Imperial IPA
Epic Brewing Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.55
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This tawny-orange ale immediately assults the senses with the character of hops from the Pacific Northwest. An aroma that combines grapefruit pith and pine resin foreshadows a strongly bitter beer. The flavor is spicy and juicy with citrus dominating over honey and floral notes, then giving way to a dry, chalky bitterness. The almost sweet finish is accentuated by the strength of the alcohol.
Release #1 : 9.5% ABV
Release #2 : 10.1% ABV
Release #3-6 : 9.9% ABV
Release #7-8 : 9.3% ABV
Release #9-10 : 8.7% ABV
Release #11 : 8.9% ABV
Release #12 : 9.0% ABV
Release #13 : 9.6% ABV
Release #14 : 9.4% ABV
Release #18 : 8.4% ABV
Release #27 - 9.6% ABV
2011 GABF Bronze Medalist for Imperial Pale Ale
Release #1 : 9.5% ABV
Release #2 : 10.1% ABV
Release #3-6 : 9.9% ABV
Release #7-8 : 9.3% ABV
Release #9-10 : 8.7% ABV
Release #11 : 8.9% ABV
Release #12 : 9.0% ABV
Release #13 : 9.6% ABV
Release #14 : 9.4% ABV
Release #18 : 8.4% ABV
Release #27 - 9.6% ABV
2011 GABF Bronze Medalist for Imperial Pale Ale
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Conf 3-26-16 Draft at Berkeley Untapped
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2021
at 19:41
7/10
Hazy gold bod sml wht head. Resiny floral arma. Resiny floral flav. Med full bod mod carb. 7/3/8/3/15 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2019
at 14:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On draft pours out a brass color top with a small white head. Nose is nice hops some tropical Citrus notes and a sweet malt. Taste is more of the nice tropical fruit hops a little pineapple some sweet malts and a honey sweetness on the end.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2017
at 16:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ BRLO Brwhouse, Berlin. Pours dark orange with a smooth foamy head. Aroma of caramely malts, toffee, pine, resin, herbal hops and grass. Taste is sweet, malty and heavy with caramel, toffee, pine, resin and grass. Finish is sweet, lingering caramely malty and slightly bitter with some pine, grass, resin and hints of gooseberries. Sweet and heavy, old skool resin bomb.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2017
at 08:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at BitterCreek. Medium brass color, small silky head, lacing coats the glass. Gentle hops aroma, grows bolder in taste. Really nice feel. Doesn’t present itself as an IIPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2017
at 19:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours clear deep gold into a tulip. White head with little retention recedes to skim surface. Caramel and pine aromas. medium bodied with sweet hot caramel upfront turning to resin and pine in the lasting finish. Closer to a barleywine.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2016
at 08:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home, thanks to James, 22/10/16. Golden orange with a decent off White head. Nose is caramel malt, orange pith, toasted grains, tangy melon, grapefruit. Taste comprises pine resin, citric doused straw, grapefruit, caramel malt, punchy hops. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with lightly aggressive hop bitterness. Decent DIPA with an do skool lilt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2016
at 13:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle from GBBF 2016 and drunk at home. Clear orange colour lasting cream coloured head. Mosaic hops I think the label said. They bring a lovely tropical fruit to it. It’s a lovely DIPA. Enough malt but not overly sweet, hoppy without being too bitter. Almost easy drinking apart from a little heat on the finish. Lovely mouthfeel. Fresh hops. Really lovely. Top marks. Mango, pineapple grapefruit. Tangerine. Lovely fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2016
at 13:06
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at the Aldgate, Tokyo. Pours hazy golden with white head. Hoppy, fruity, citrus, pine, grapefruit. Resiny. Nice malty backbone. Medium bodied. Lasting bitterness. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Aldgate
on 07 Aug 2016
at 12:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz. bottle, shared by Albert. Release #49, 9.6% ABV. Light yellow pour, with a small, off-white head. The nose is resin, butterscotch, strong floral notes, and basil. Sweet flavor up front, with a mild and very easy bitterness through the finish. Medium body, creamy, lightly bubbly, and easy. This is a straightforward IPA, but wonderfully aromatic. Showcases hoppiness in an unusual way, subtly and elegantly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2016
at 00:42