Hoptopod
Royal Docks Brewing Co. in Canton, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.03
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Hills Market. Hazy orange-gold color with a medium ivory white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Strings of lace. Aroma of citrus, hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of grapefruit, grassy hops and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2018
at 17:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 4/7/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel, light pepper/pine, light caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel, pepper, pine, light caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus rind, pepper, pine, light caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Mildly increasing warmth of 7.6%. Overall this is an excellent IPA. All around great complexity, robustness and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Fairly aggressive, but not overwhelming. Great juicy/dank balanced hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. Ohio grown Cascade, Columbus, Centennial, Crystal, Celeia, Cluster, and Citra hops. 7C's. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2018
at 00:35