Imperial IPA
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
IPA - Triple Regular|
Score
7.45
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Made popular by the craft brewers of America, Imperial IPA is a revived style of beer that pushes the boundaries of well-hopped, high-strength ales. Imperial IPA's are traditionally brewed with a high proportion of crystal malt. Our unique take sees UK hop varieties Target, Goldings and Fuggles added to the copper at multiple points during the brew, delivering a piney, earthy aroma and a distinct edge of bitterness. For extra intrigue, we've also added a hint of black pepper - giving the beer a unique spicy twist. Bottle conditioned.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
500ml Bottle - Copper red with a slight haze. Dried fruit including raisins and cherries in the aroma plus notes of pine. Bitter, fruity and moderately sweet taste with raisins, sultanas, caramel, pine and some herbal notes. Slightly warming finish. More like a hoppy barley wine in my opinion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2018
at 23:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from local SB Eriksberg cons 2018-10-27 Göteborg AR: orange peel marmalade, apricot purée, AP: dark hazy amber, fizzy orange beige steady lid F: orange peel marmalade, warming feeling, bitter grapefruit zest, grainy feeling, thick,
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2018
at 17:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flaska från SB. Mörk rubinröd/mahogny med khakifärgad, försvinnande krona. Söt och maltig med toner av karamelliserat socker, engelsk fruktkaka, fikon, bröstkaramell, tjärpastill, granskott och apelsinskal med drag av hostmedicin i avslutningen. En större kropp med viss värme från alkoholen. Stor sötma som nästan överskyler beskan tillsammans med något mer rostade toner än vad en är van vid för stilen. Fortfarande väldigt brittisk i utförandet, om än i större ”amerikansk” tappning. Stilmässigt drar det nästan åt en barley wine med lite drag av en sötare porter. Fin vintervärmare och dessertöl. Hade säkert utvecklats av några års lagring.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2018
at 19:56
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
F: bit pale tanned, medium, average retention. C: coppery, light hazy. A: malty, biscuits, citrus, vaguely fruity, caramel, pine, tropical fruits traces. T: malty backbone, grapefruits, pine, orange, caramel, biscuits, medium to full body, medium carbonation, bit warming alcohol, hmm English version for IIPA and not very suitable for ageing yet BBF: 2027, sample from 50cl bottle @ RBBSG 10/2018.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2018
at 16:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
06/10/2018 - sampled from bottle on RBBSG 2018 Amber coloured, small lacing. Nose is malts, some fruit, bit syrup. Taste starts sweet malty, bit fruits, caramel, bit bitterhops, thick texture. Feels a bit like a barley wine. Weird but not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2018
at 10:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thank you! 500 ml. bottle sampled @ RBBSG 2018. Near clear dark amber, little tanned head. Nose is quite malty, syrup, grain, sweet malty, herbal, sugar,… Taste is sweet malty, bread, herbal, bit of pine but low, bread, grain, insecticide,.. Soft carbonation malt soup body, IPA this is not, possibly older bottle but bottle doesn’t tell you the bottling date & actually says BBF2027 (really?). Weird like a too thin barleywine in a way, not terrible but sure as to what I should make of it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2018
at 17:10
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Imported from my RateBeer account as Fuller's Imperial IPA (by Fuller's Brewery (Asahi)):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.5/5
6/X/18 - 50cl bottle @ late RBBSG, Brouwerij Totem (Evergem), BBE: 2027 - (2018-1531) Thanks to Rubin77 for sharing the bottle!
Clear amber to chestnut brown beer, small creamy beige head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very sweetish impression, caramel, sugary, dried fruits, some vanilla. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: pretty sweet, caramel, dried fruits, sugary, slightly sourish. Aftertaste: some alcohol, sugary, bit malty, lots of caramel, alcohol, fruity notes, good stuff.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.5/5
6/X/18 - 50cl bottle @ late RBBSG, Brouwerij Totem (Evergem), BBE: 2027 - (2018-1531) Thanks to Rubin77 for sharing the bottle!
Clear amber to chestnut brown beer, small creamy beige head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very sweetish impression, caramel, sugary, dried fruits, some vanilla. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: pretty sweet, caramel, dried fruits, sugary, slightly sourish. Aftertaste: some alcohol, sugary, bit malty, lots of caramel, alcohol, fruity notes, good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2018
at 20:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 500ml. -at Pivoteka Zagreb. Dark amber/ruby red coloured, medium sized off-white head, sticky malty nose. Sweet malty, raisins, moderate alcoholic and touch of wood with again heavy alcoholic/malty sweetness in the finish. Imperial IPA no way...barleywine is much closer definition.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2018
at 09:32