High Peaks Imperial IPA
F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) in Utica, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.67
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The First in our series, Saranac Imperial IPA, is brewed with ten different malts and ten different hops to make a delectably flavored and complex Imperial IPA. AT 85 IBU’s and 8.5% alc/vol This is a beer that is truly meant to be savored.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from De Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Reddish amber pour with a medium sized, lingering off white head. Nose and flavour had some piney hop, summer fruit and caramel malts in attendance. Thickish mouthfeel. Drinkable enough but balance seemd a bit off and somehow lacking any subtlety or real depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2011
at 06:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cloudy amber with a small off-white head. Soapy citrus hop aroma with a herbal touch, not unlike nettles. Sweet malty flavour with pine and orange and a bitter finish
Tried
on 14 Mar 2011
at 12:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Zly Casy beershop, Prague. Pours cloudy amber with a small creamy white head. Grass and citrus. Piney and bitter flavor with notes of grapefruit and soap. Smooth and sticky. Very bitter end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2011
at 04:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (from bierzwerg.de). Amber colour with a mediumsized fluffy white head. Aroma is fruity and floral hops along with some sweet malts. Also some slight stinging alcoholic notes. Flavour is alcohol, some fruity and floral hops along with some mild bready and sweetish malts. Flavour ends quite much directly after you swallow the beer, so no real aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2011
at 23:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Almost clear, amber coloured, small off-white foamy layer; fruity (exotic fruits) and bready-caramelly aromas beneath the dry floral to peppery hoppy nose; moderate to solid bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied; dry fruity and citrussy-hoppy finish, the hops stick to the palate. Not bad, but there are better samples of this style....
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2011
at 10:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
(bottle, 35.5cl) Hazy, amber colour with a dense mid-sized and slightly beige foamy head. Mildly sweet cara-malty aroma with fruity (grapefruit, lemon) and woody hoppy notes, accompanied by notes of black tea and a tinge of cinnamon. Slightly sweet and bitter flavour, medium bodied with a mild carbonation. Caramel-malty base with fruity hops and a moderately dry mouthfeel; mildly malty and bitter hoppy finish with fruity and slightly woody aroma hops. Pleasant but not overly inspiring for an IIPA. 24.XI.10
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2010
at 13:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
355 ml bottle. Slightly hazy amber with big off-white head. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit, dry and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2010
at 11:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Light malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Coconut! notes. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Dry. Creamy palate. Good beer but not a great IIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2010
at 12:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
clear amber, smooth offwhite head. Dry aroma. Dry hops, faint flowery. Faint aroma overall but i still sense a potent beer6 . Quite sweet caramelly flavor with a powerfull bitterhoppy balance. Sweet malts. Hop profile is quite complex faint flowery notes, exotic fruits, pine, grapefruit. Overall the hops are pretty bitter and this is needed as the malty caramelly sweetness is a bit too much. 7
Tried
on 11 Oct 2010
at 13:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.Clear medium to dark amber orange color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus - orange, wood - tobacco. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dry. Body is medium to medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100815]
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2010
at 13:44