Hoptimum (-2016)
(has 6 batches)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Triple Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.63
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*** Admin Note: Hoptimum vintages 2016 and older should be rated under this entry by vintage. Since 2017, the rotating hops have been well-documented so please use the individual entries to rate more recent vintages.
A group of hop-heads and publicans challenged our Beer Camp (#19) brewers to push the extremes of whole-cone hop brewing. The result is this: a 100 IBU, whole-cone hurricane of flavor. Simply put- Hoptimum: the biggest whole-cone IPA we have ever produced. Aggressively hopped, dry-hopped and torpedoed with our exclusive new hop varieties for ultra-intense flavors and aromas.
Hops, hops and more hops are the stars of this big, whole-cone Imperial IPA. Resinous ‘new-school’ and exclusive hop varieties carry the bold and aromatic nose. The flavor follows the aroma with layers of aggressive hoppiness, featuring notes of grapefruit rind, rose, lilac, cedar and tropical fruit – all culminating in a dry and lasting finish.
Beer specs:
ABV: 10.4%
Original Gravity: 22.8 Plato
Final Gravity: 4.5 Plato
Bitterness Units: 100 IBU
Color: Orange Amber
Bittering Hops: German Magnum
Aroma Hops: Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety
Dry Hops: Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety
Torpedo Hops: Citra & Chinook
Malts: Two-row Pale, Golden Promise, Munich & Wheat
Yeast: Ale
A group of hop-heads and publicans challenged our Beer Camp (#19) brewers to push the extremes of whole-cone hop brewing. The result is this: a 100 IBU, whole-cone hurricane of flavor. Simply put- Hoptimum: the biggest whole-cone IPA we have ever produced. Aggressively hopped, dry-hopped and torpedoed with our exclusive new hop varieties for ultra-intense flavors and aromas.
Hops, hops and more hops are the stars of this big, whole-cone Imperial IPA. Resinous ‘new-school’ and exclusive hop varieties carry the bold and aromatic nose. The flavor follows the aroma with layers of aggressive hoppiness, featuring notes of grapefruit rind, rose, lilac, cedar and tropical fruit – all culminating in a dry and lasting finish.
Beer specs:
ABV: 10.4%
Original Gravity: 22.8 Plato
Final Gravity: 4.5 Plato
Bitterness Units: 100 IBU
Color: Orange Amber
Bittering Hops: German Magnum
Aroma Hops: Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety
Dry Hops: Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety
Torpedo Hops: Citra & Chinook
Malts: Two-row Pale, Golden Promise, Munich & Wheat
Yeast: Ale
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask gravity at 2014 GBBF. Amber colour with a loose off white head. Aroma is big c hop, slight floral and piney with orange peel. Flavour is also big and in your face, grapefruit pine and orange tempered by rounded caramel malts. Warming alcohol in the finish. Big and fairly chewy palate. Very big and well made DIPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2014
at 13:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 355ml. Couleur orangée trouble, mousse beige crémeuse. Arôme de houblon résineux, agrumes, citron, alcool, malt. Goût d’agrumes, beaucoup d’alcool, houblon, sucré, malt caramel, longue amertume. Carbonatation moyenne-élevée, corps moyen-dense.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2014
at 04:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
4 oz draft pour at ChurchKey. Clear amber with off-white head. Aromas of biscuit, citrus, floral notes, pine, resin, booze. Tastes of citrus, grapefruit, pine, resin. Medium body with a dry finish. Medium carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2014
at 17:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Kurtkeller 014: Almanac-tastic 01 on 06/27/2014. Pours a lustrous hazy copper-orange color with a medium off-white head that diminishes slowly. Rings of lacing on the glass. Citrus, floral hops and malt in the nose. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops flavor that has grapefruit and herbal characteristics. Caramel malt undercurrent throughout, as well as floral notes. The finish is fruity, both citrus and tropical, with a hoppy aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2014
at 18:10
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. A- Piney, hoppy, caramel, malty, spruce. A- Orange copper color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Piney, bitter, caramel, floral. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- Had hoped the citra hops would shine through more, but the citrus notes were very weak. Very bitter and reserved only for hop heads.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2014
at 19:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle pours out a crisp golden topped with a white head. Nose is heavy hops pine citrus caramel and some spice. Taste is as the nose with lots of hops a nice malt bill for the back bone. Not a heavy bitterness on the end a tast one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2014
at 20:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 4
Overall 9.5
Reviewed from notes.
Being that this bad boy is a DIPA, it has always been poured in a snifter.
The appearance was a nice looking hazy amber to brown color with a decent one finger white foamy head that lasts for about a minute and gently settles at a decent pace leaving some stringy lacing sticking to the glass.
The smell was a strong resinous aromatic grapefruit drastically intensifying the more I sniff it. The more it warms, the more the bitterness qualities come out.
The taste was almost a perfect combination of bittersweetness indulging my every taste bud and more than satisfying in every aspect. The aftertaste was a nice long lasting grapefruit of sorts pounding my taste buds into submission. The finish is long and dry.
On the palate, this one sits about a medium on the body with a decent sessionable quality to it. The carbonation is just a tad abnormal than most DIPA’s as this one scorches me more so than any other DIPA.
Overall, if Sierra Nevada ever wanted to rename this beer, they could call \"I Will Pound You Into Submission.\" Actually, I really do love this beer.
Being that this bad boy is a DIPA, it has always been poured in a snifter.
The appearance was a nice looking hazy amber to brown color with a decent one finger white foamy head that lasts for about a minute and gently settles at a decent pace leaving some stringy lacing sticking to the glass.
The smell was a strong resinous aromatic grapefruit drastically intensifying the more I sniff it. The more it warms, the more the bitterness qualities come out.
The taste was almost a perfect combination of bittersweetness indulging my every taste bud and more than satisfying in every aspect. The aftertaste was a nice long lasting grapefruit of sorts pounding my taste buds into submission. The finish is long and dry.
On the palate, this one sits about a medium on the body with a decent sessionable quality to it. The carbonation is just a tad abnormal than most DIPA’s as this one scorches me more so than any other DIPA.
Overall, if Sierra Nevada ever wanted to rename this beer, they could call \"I Will Pound You Into Submission.\" Actually, I really do love this beer.
Tried
on 31 May 2014
at 18:12