Volcelest - Brasserie Vallée de Chevreuse Rotten Skull American IPA

Rotten Skull American IPA

 

Volcelest - Brasserie Vallée de Chevreuse in Le Perray-en-Yvelines, Île-de-France, France 🇫🇷

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
6.71
ABV: 8.5% IBU: 70 Ticks: 19
A humble tribute to American IPAs, this one is particularly strong and hoppy. American and Australian hops, first wort hopping and dry hopping: a bomb of hops, and aromas, because too much is just enough!
 

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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared. Pours hazy amber orange with an off white head. Aroma of grapefruit, caramel, sweet malts and some booze. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2012 at 11:40

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
33cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Nice grapefruit aroma. Thick white head. Hazy golden amber pour. Nice zesty taste. A good brew!
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2012 at 11:36

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
4th August 2012
ChrisOs Marvellous Pre GBBF Mega Tasting. Hazy amber beer, little pale tan head. Palate is dry and airy. Good nettley hops with bitter pine. Okay malt base. Dry finish but the hops keep on going.
Tried on 09 Oct 2012 at 17:23

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig, 2012, London. Pours hazy amber with a strong, white foam head. Sugary malt nose with a bit of caramel. Big sweet flavor, plenty of caramel, some booze, leaves and grass. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish with dirt, grass and toast. Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2012 at 09:44

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

2012-10-09, draught at La Fine Mousse, Paris, 7-5-8-4-15=39
Dark amber, red color, with generous creamy head. The aroma is initially hoppy, quite fruity; later it shows some cheese. Good body strength; the mouthfeel is quite round; it has a quite good caramel flavor and moderate sweetness; maybe a bit too much of crystal malt impression; strong bitterness level, with some fruity hop, bitter oranges, and light earthy character. Definitely better than from the bottle.
Bold..

2012-09-05, bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris; bb 18/01/2013, batch IIPA 180112, 7-4-7-3-14=35
Cloudy light amber color with compact head, reducing to a sticky layer of foam. Aroma of malt, crystal malt, caramel, hops, some mold, light vegetables, light cereals. Medium body strength; flavor of caramel, malt, some cereals (more than in corresponding American beers), some veggies, crystal malt, enough fruits from the hops, medium level of residual sweetness and quite strong bitterness
A bit dusty and earthy, quite rough; decent, not the amazing one.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2012 at 02:47

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Express de Lyon, Paris. Dark golden/amber coloured, medium sized white head, intensive fruity hoppy nose. Moderate malty, very fruity and hoppy with notes of caramel and alcohol. Bitter sweet finish. Nice beer.
Tried from Draft on 29 Aug 2012 at 03:28

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled@chriso pre-gbbf shindig 2012. Aroma is fruity, sweet malty with some floral and quite sweet alcoholic notes. Flavour is being quite much the same with some slight herbal notes as well.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2012 at 21:52

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig, 2012. It pours clear amber with a thick beige head. The nose is pine, citrus (particularly grapefruit), caramel and light spice. The taste is sherbet, resin, pine, hop sack, citrus pith, and metal, with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and lively, prickly carbonation. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2012 at 10:42

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle at chrisO ... amber ... thin white head ... soft sweeer toffee malt nose... soft sweet toffee malts ... over sweet and not me
Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2012 at 09:34