On the Wings of Armageddon
DC Brau Brewing Company in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.63
|
|
And so it was written.......
According to Mayan and Hopi calendars the "transition from one world age to another'' will happen on December 21, 2012.
As an homage to the "transition" DC Brau has concocted an Imperial IPA named "On the Wings of Armageddon".
OTWOA is a single hop blend* beer utilizing Falconers Flight™. Brewed with just enough Pale malt, Cara-60, CaraPils and Malted wheat to carry the intense hop character onto the pallet.
At first glance, it has an orange hue in the glass with a viscus, rocky head that refuses to dissipate. Upon first sniff there are dominate aromas of citrus, white grapes and grapefruit with light bread and biscuit notes. After the first sip we taste a mellow bitterness that only grows as more is consumed. Moderately carbonated, deceptively smooth, refreshingly dry and extremely heady for a beer at 9.5% ABV.
According to Mayan and Hopi calendars the "transition from one world age to another'' will happen on December 21, 2012.
As an homage to the "transition" DC Brau has concocted an Imperial IPA named "On the Wings of Armageddon".
OTWOA is a single hop blend* beer utilizing Falconers Flight™. Brewed with just enough Pale malt, Cara-60, CaraPils and Malted wheat to carry the intense hop character onto the pallet.
At first glance, it has an orange hue in the glass with a viscus, rocky head that refuses to dissipate. Upon first sniff there are dominate aromas of citrus, white grapes and grapefruit with light bread and biscuit notes. After the first sip we taste a mellow bitterness that only grows as more is consumed. Moderately carbonated, deceptively smooth, refreshingly dry and extremely heady for a beer at 9.5% ABV.
Sign up to add a tick or review
6.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at R.F.D. in DC. Coming from the NW, this IIPA came off in taste at least, as a normal NW IPA. The extra oomph from the elevated ABV wasn’t readily apparent .Hoppy for some palates, but tame for others.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2016
at 22:46
9/10
This is wondrous. Similar to Heady and Shape.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2016
at 12:13
9.2/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Aroma: pine, citrus, floral, Appearance: clear golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, average carbonation, bitter finish, Delicious
Tried
on 28 Jan 2016
at 18:54
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Many thanks to travlr for this can! Nice intense floral and not too sticky Imperial IPA. Nice darker floralness, pine, resin combined with hints of sweetish malt. Nice and round, full-bodied with nice hop-character. Good example of this style!
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2015
at 08:01
7.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can courtesy of Travlr. Poured a hazy medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is rich piney glue resin citrus. The flavour is strong bitter with a big smooth alcoholic liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2015
at 13:04
7.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Travlr cheers Gene; hazy orange pour with a thin bubbly white head, aroma has big tangerine, resinous pine, taste has pine, sweet caramel, tangerine, mellow carbs, bitter grapefruit.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2015
at 13:01
7.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Chriso’s Travlr last minute tasting. Many thanks to Gene. Translucent yellow / straw coloured pour with a small frothy head. Aroma is light caramel, lemon, dank hop, Flavour is composed of sticky resinous pine, dank, light lemon, Palate is chewy hop, resinous, highish carbonation. Really good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2015
at 16:05
6.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Into a tulip showing a well filtered amber with no head. The nose shows a lot of intense dry pine and cannabis. The palate shows a lot of the same flavors with a very sharp and cutting pine. Light bodied, well carbonated, and a moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2015
at 19:06
6.6/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Thanks, Gene! "Travlr") Can. A- Juicy, citrus, caramel, bitter, malty. A- Orange color, cloudy liquid, tan head. T- Citrus, bready, caramel, malty, bitter, juicy, balanced, chewy. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Not knowing a lot about this beer going into it I imagined a very bitter and aggressive IPA. I was wrong in the best way possible. Very balanced with a nice citrus, bitter, malty combination. Didn’t like the yeast floating around in there but that can be overlooked.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2015
at 20:34
8/10
Thanks Fletch.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2015
at 18:53