Ninja Vs. Unicorn
Pipeworks Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.58
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Ninja Vs. Unicorn celebrates the epic battle between two of the biggest hop-heads of lore. Brewed with over five pounds of hops per barrel, this unfiltered double IPA is sure to please the most discerning hop lover. Whether you're rooting for the mythical horned horse or the deadly assassin of the east, we hope you'll enjoy Ninja Vs. Unicorn.
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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can at THT thanks to me and Santa bytemesis. Hazy golden with white head. Massive tropical fruits up front, some lime, marmalade, mango, pineapple, lychee all the works. There’s a nice sugary sweet maltyness underneath, with some biscuits too. There’s also a lot of dank marijuana and some resin here. Medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2016
at 16:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can sampled at THT. Hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of resinous hops, grapefruit, peach and caramel malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2016
at 16:25
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from my untapped bud, Rob. Thanks a ton, man!
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a hazy burnt yellow to almost orange color. A light filmy white head maintained a nice level look to it. Filmy white lacing.
The smell had some sweet grapefruit up front with a nice sweet danky onion coming in and rounding out really nicely. Light pine as it warms.
The taste was present with the sweet danky onion flowing into the grapefruit with a light pine underneath. Aftertaste is dry and semi-bitter.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium in body with a crisp dry sweet feel laying down on my tongue. Bitterness feels nice and dry on my tongue.
Overall, hot damn, what a nice DIPA that comes across nice and dry.
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a hazy burnt yellow to almost orange color. A light filmy white head maintained a nice level look to it. Filmy white lacing.
The smell had some sweet grapefruit up front with a nice sweet danky onion coming in and rounding out really nicely. Light pine as it warms.
The taste was present with the sweet danky onion flowing into the grapefruit with a light pine underneath. Aftertaste is dry and semi-bitter.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium in body with a crisp dry sweet feel laying down on my tongue. Bitterness feels nice and dry on my tongue.
Overall, hot damn, what a nice DIPA that comes across nice and dry.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Feb 2016
at 20:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tasting at Matt's; 8.5% ABV
Hazy light amber color, small head. Dank aroma, orange peel, perfume, some piney hops. Nice pale malt profile, but also a bit cheesy (Parmigiano), sign of age; the hops are still bitter, resiny, but no freshness is left here.
Not fresh, but probably a very good beer it was.
Hazy light amber color, small head. Dank aroma, orange peel, perfume, some piney hops. Nice pale malt profile, but also a bit cheesy (Parmigiano), sign of age; the hops are still bitter, resiny, but no freshness is left here.
Not fresh, but probably a very good beer it was.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2015
at 18:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Light golden amber color. Frothy white nose. Lovely intense nose of pine floral and some bready malty notes. Low carbonation with very light body for the style. Medium bitterness, with a resiny finish. Very quaffable and super dangerously drinkable for the ABV. well executed IIPA
Tried
on 26 Nov 2015
at 19:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; cloudy orange pour with a thin creamy beige head, aroma has orange, a hint of melon and pine, taste has a grapefruit, some pine, IBUs taste pretty big, resinous hop, some mango action, has some sweet caramel in the background, fine stuff tastes pretty fresh. Artwork on bottle is excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2015
at 14:20