Rampage Imperial IPA
Black Diamond Brewing Company in Concord, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.29
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We didn’t want this to be Jagged Edge on steroids. Thus rather than using the same hop combination, we chose more fruit forward hops to balance out the alcohol in the beer. The medium crystal malt adds a very subtle color and sweetness.
Nugget and Millenium hops are used to bitter. Citra is a new variety to the market that has some similar properties to Simcoe but a more pleasant fruitiness; pineapple/mango aromas mixed in with pine and cat’s pee. Centennial brings candied orange and Amarillo adds big grapefruit.
The liquid in the fermenter is dry-hopped three times- each dry hop equal in weight to the dry hop of Jagged Edge. This multi-stage dry hopping is meant to layer the different hop aromas.
The beer is fermented cool to suppress fusel alcohol development, and dextrose is added to allow it to attenuate out highly, leaving very little residual sugar. The idea was to avoid that syrupy "gumsmacker" effect that’s sometimes found in Imperial IPAs. Other than barrel aged beers, this is by far our most labor intensive and expensive beer to make. Rampage fans are legion and we believe they deserve nothing less than the very best we can give them.
Nugget and Millenium hops are used to bitter. Citra is a new variety to the market that has some similar properties to Simcoe but a more pleasant fruitiness; pineapple/mango aromas mixed in with pine and cat’s pee. Centennial brings candied orange and Amarillo adds big grapefruit.
The liquid in the fermenter is dry-hopped three times- each dry hop equal in weight to the dry hop of Jagged Edge. This multi-stage dry hopping is meant to layer the different hop aromas.
The beer is fermented cool to suppress fusel alcohol development, and dextrose is added to allow it to attenuate out highly, leaving very little residual sugar. The idea was to avoid that syrupy "gumsmacker" effect that’s sometimes found in Imperial IPAs. Other than barrel aged beers, this is by far our most labor intensive and expensive beer to make. Rampage fans are legion and we believe they deserve nothing less than the very best we can give them.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle, split 4 ways, pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma of piney and resinous hops, with just enough caramel malt backing. Flavour of lightly spicy hops, resin, buttery hops, and just sufficient caramel malts. Beautiful balance with slight spice. Enjoyed this more than the average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2011
at 23:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Wooden Keg in Hagerstown, MD. Pours a hazy orange color with a medium frothy white head. Good head retention. Aroma of resiny and citrus hops. Big aroma... almost sticky. The taste is earthy, citrus and resin hops. Some mango and tropical fruits. Full bodied. All hops with lingering bitterness. Some maltiness is there, but it lacks character. Lingering bitterness. I’d like more balance, but I recognize this is from California, where they don’t like balance. ;)
Tried
on 05 Oct 2011
at 22:59
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
22oz bottle from Bevmo
Appearance: Pours clear golden with a medium sized white head and good lacing
Aroma: Tropical fruit, dusty caramel and hot alcohols
Taste: Sharp bitter pine resin and hot alcohols
Bitter extract flavor, drinkable
Appearance: Pours clear golden with a medium sized white head and good lacing
Aroma: Tropical fruit, dusty caramel and hot alcohols
Taste: Sharp bitter pine resin and hot alcohols
Bitter extract flavor, drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2011
at 19:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to bleeng shared at May tasting. Pours a cloudy orange gold with a small frothy white head leaving spotty lacing along the glass. The aroma is floral and hemp. Bitter flavor upfront with dry grapefruit finish. A good IIPA from Black Diamond.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2011
at 17:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from a trade with Chickencoop. Pours dark golden color with off white head. Grassy hops and cat pee aroma. Astringent bitter flavor with some pine and toasted malts. Slight burn going down. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Jeremy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2011
at 18:54
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Awesome beer. It’s not the most pungent DIPA, but the hop notes are strong enough and come through with some very nice aromas. It smells like a mix of tangerine rind, pineapple and pine needles. It even picks up some apricot and grapes, as it warms. It’s a sweetly citric, inviting aroma. And the taste is almost better. The sweetness is quite light; not much crystal malt flavor here. The finish is dry and almost perfectly bitter, in that it’s strong but never drowns out the hop notes. The aftertaste is a very long-lasting pine resin hoppiness. Mouthfeel is happily dominated by hop oiliness. Appearance is a light copper with a creamy head, white tinged with yellow. Kudos to Black Diamond for another step in the right direction.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2010
at 22:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a cream colored head. Grapefruit and light pine aroma with caramel. Grapefruit and light pine flavor with light summer fruit and caramel. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger with earth and caramel.
Earlier Rating: 3/2/2010 Total Score: 3.7
Draft. Amber beer with a big off-white head. Grapefruit and citrus aroma. Big grapefruit flavor with light pine. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Big grapefruit lingers with light pine.
Earlier Rating: 3/2/2010 Total Score: 3.7
Draft. Amber beer with a big off-white head. Grapefruit and citrus aroma. Big grapefruit flavor with light pine. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Big grapefruit lingers with light pine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2010
at 14:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Pizza Port San Clemente’s Hoptoberfest. Pours with a clear golden body and a white head. Aroma is crystal, spicy, citrus, fruity and pine. Orange Peel. Flavors is grainy, alcohol, light smoke and florals. Dry and alcoholic. Pretty standard, run of the mill DIPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2010
at 20:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Nugget Market in West Sacramento, CA. Pours copper/amber with a foamy off-white head. Grapefruit/citrus aroma. Medium body; foamy carbonation. Is there malt? Yeah. Barely. This sucker is so grapefruit. Extreme. Well done. BD is definitely on the comeback trail. Kudos. Congrats.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2010
at 17:13