Hoptimum (2014)
(Batch of Hoptimum (-2016))
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Triple Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.18
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Whole-Cone Imperial IPA
A group of hop-heads and publicans challenged our Beer Camp (#19) brewers to push the extremes of whole-cone hop brewing. The result is this: a 100 IBU, whole-cone hurricane of flavor. Simply put- Hoptimum: the biggest whole-cone IPA we have ever produced. Aggressively hopped, dry-hopped and torpedoed with our exclusive new hop varieties for ultra-intense flavors and aromas.
Hops, hops and more hops are the stars of this big, whole-cone Imperial IPA. Resinous ‘new-school’ and exclusive hop varieties carry the bold and aromatic nose. The flavor follows the aroma with layers of aggressive hoppiness, featuring notes of grapefruit rind, rose, lilac, cedar and tropical fruit – all culminating in a dry and lasting finish.
A group of hop-heads and publicans challenged our Beer Camp (#19) brewers to push the extremes of whole-cone hop brewing. The result is this: a 100 IBU, whole-cone hurricane of flavor. Simply put- Hoptimum: the biggest whole-cone IPA we have ever produced. Aggressively hopped, dry-hopped and torpedoed with our exclusive new hop varieties for ultra-intense flavors and aromas.
Hops, hops and more hops are the stars of this big, whole-cone Imperial IPA. Resinous ‘new-school’ and exclusive hop varieties carry the bold and aromatic nose. The flavor follows the aroma with layers of aggressive hoppiness, featuring notes of grapefruit rind, rose, lilac, cedar and tropical fruit – all culminating in a dry and lasting finish.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Kurtkeller 014: Almanac-tastic 01 on 06/27/2014. Pours a lustrous hazy copper-orange color with a medium off-white head that diminishes slowly. Rings of lacing on the glass. Citrus, floral hops and malt in the nose. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops flavor that has grapefruit and herbal characteristics. Caramel malt undercurrent throughout, as well as floral notes. The finish is fruity, both citrus and tropical, with a hoppy aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2014
at 18:10