Isotope PU240 Imperial IPA
Auburn Alehouse (CA) in Auburn, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.12
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle, pours a cloudy orange amber with a small beige head. Nose brings out loads of caramel malt, resinous hops, tropical fruits, and residual sugar. Flavour is well-balanced between the hops and malt, with loads of resinous hops, pine, and caramel malt that doesn't cloy. Extremely well-balanced, with a big piney bitterness that lingers on and on. Great IIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2014
at 20:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ 13th Bistro Double IPA Festival, Hayward, CA. Pours a pale amber color with a white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2013
at 07:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On draught at the brewhouse. Pours and orange-gold with off-white head. Aroma is of massive pine. Flavor is all hops with some nice citrus in addition to the pine. Nice bitterness, and the alcohol is well-hidden in this balanced DIPA.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2012
at 21:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium offwhite head. Hazy amber body with strong carbonation. Citric tropical fruit aroma with pineapple notes. Dry-sweet strawy tropical fruit taste with resiny notes. Mid-bodied. Sharpish mouthfeel. Dryish mealy resiny aftertaste with citric pineapple and biscuit notes. (0.65l bottle from City Beer, San Francisco.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2012
at 01:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle purchased at City Beer. Pours with a murky golden body and a minimal white head that fades rather quickly. Aroma of orange, dirt, caramel, tea, marmalade. Orange peel. Seems malty. Flavors of bitter (really bitter), caramel, bread and tea. A little bit of orange. Hop flavor is mostly gone (if it was ever there). Out of balance, with no floral (aroma or flavor) qualities from the hops at all. Lingering bitterness. Light bubbles. Not very good at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2010
at 20:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream colored head. Grapefruit and big summer fruit aroma with pine. Sumemr fruit and pine flavor with some earth. Medium bodied. Nice bitterness. Summer fruit and pine linger with earthiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2010
at 14:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft, The Bistro, DIPA Festival. Well, I hate to be a wet blanket, but I didn’t much like this one. There was a very odd off note, almost a playdough or rubber taste. Otherwise, it seemed like a decent DIPA. Fairly good and hoppy nose with a lasting bitter aftertaste. I hope that I didn’t get a pour from a dirty pitcher or something, but everything seemed alright. I’ll make sure to retry this beer if I get the chance.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2010
at 18:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Bistro DIPA festival. Dark amber color with a creamy off-white head. Nice citrus/pine aromas. Wonderful hoppy flavor over malt. Finish is a bit indescribable - not bad - just different. Overall a great ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2009
at 23:47