Powell Brewery Hopdemonium IPA (-2015)

Hopdemonium IPA (-2015)

 

Powell Brewery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production
Score
6.94
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 88 Ticks: 10
In the spirit of reminiscing, we’ve brought back an original core brand Hopdemonium IPA as a small batch limited release to celebrate our 8th Anniversary. This Pacific Northwest Style of IPA is one of the reasons we fell in love with beer in the first place. The prominent floral, piney, and citrus hop profile is counterbalanced with a significant malt base consisting of Pilsner and Crystal malts, giving the beer a wonderful golden hue.
 

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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Nice meringue head and crystal copper body. Aroma of dry hops with some sweetness. Good hop flavour with malt hints. No doubt that this is a well made IPA, one of the better ones in the city. Not sure about the world though.

Tried on 26 Dec 2015 at 22:37


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On June 20, 2015. At Powell Street Craft Brewery, in Vancouver, British Columbia.Hazy golden color, off-white head with lacing. Hoppy, alcohol, green taste. Warming alcohol. Sweet, hoppy aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Hoppy, citrus scent.

Tried on 08 Jul 2015 at 11:36


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled at the brewery. Orange Amber, creamy lace Resiny grassy hops on a medium light biscuitty base. Dry grassy/herbal finish, citrus retronasal . Ok

Tried on 20 Dec 2014 at 03:29


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear, amber orange with off-white head. Very heavy malt (light sweetness) with resinous hops plus mild citrus hops. Body is a little on the lighter side overall.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2014 at 00:15


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sparkling amber,small beige head.Nice piney spicy hop nose. Light sweet malt start with a balanced mid , and a long bitter hop finish

Tried on 30 Nov 2014 at 17:59


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Hazy light tan. Aroma is light mandarin, bit biscuity and earthy. Balanced character, little bit of bitterness in the finish and biscuity mellow maltiness up front.

Tried on 17 Jun 2014 at 21:24


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ Vancouver Craft Beer Week Festival 2014, Vancouver, BC

Malty, caramely and hoppy DIPA with some pine and resinous notes. Okay.

Tried on 07 Jun 2014 at 11:09


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft - Fresh sweet pine. Clear gold with a thin white head. Very resinous and dry, but a well balanced bitterness. Nothing spectacular but very solid and easy drinking.

Tried from Draft on 19 Oct 2013 at 13:15


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

650mL bottle, pours a hazy copper with a small white head. Aroma is on the maltier side for a IIPA, with syrupy caramel malts, resinous hops, fresh red fruits, and some citrus fruits. Flavour is extremely fruity and malt-heavy as well, with under-ripe berries, syrupy caramel malts, and then some citrus and resinous hops fight their way to the front. Something doesn't mesh so well here - the under-ripe berries are quite pronounced and the malts are quite syrupy. The hops aren't that far forward - perhaps not enough were used to balance the malt? Anywho, it's decent, but quite flawed. Good local attempt at a IIPA, but needs refinement.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2013 at 20:31


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8


2014-06-26, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 7-5-7-5-14=38
Hazy dark amber color with compact head. The aroma is a bit musky; round but lean mouthfeel; good caramelly malt flavor, but a bit too chewy, and hence hiding some of the hop qualities; strong bitterness, quite strong hop resins, but also a bit fruity.
I enjoyed other batches more than this one.

2014-04-09, draught at the brewery, 8-5-8-5-16=42
Hazy orange-golden color with medium sized creamy head. Powerful fruity hop aroma, some jam, also very light butter; bag of hops, a bit sweaty and feety. The mouthfeel is round but quite lean; the malt flavor is very good, with accents of fudge and toffee, moderate sweetness, and then a very strong yet perfectly integrated bitterness, carrying plenty of hop fruity goodness and piney resins; there is maybe still a trace of butter.
Besides the possible diacetyl minor flaw, it’s a very enjoyable beer.

2013-01-24, bottle from Brewery Creek, Vancouver, 7-5-7-4-15=38
Amber color, darker shade, hazy, with creamy head, quite persistent. The aroma is interesting, very hoppy-forward; initially fresh fruity and zesty, with some citrus fruits; then an earthy and sweaty component joins in. The mouthfeel is quite dry; flavor of malt and toffee, quite strong, turning into some caramel later; the hopping is strong, with powerful bitterness and bold aromatic components; a lot of piney resins, citrusy fruitiness, bergamot, and medium earthy character too (soil and yeast). Long final, with tongue-scraping hop resins.
Powerful, still a bit rough, but with some fresh and fruity components.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2013 at 03:58