Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) Impale IPA

Impale IPA

 

Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  IPA Regular
Score
6.43
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 50 Ticks: 51
Impale IPA delivers hoppy insurrection, through biting bitterness and big tropical fruit aromas derived from the combination of Cascade, Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin & Citra hops used.

Ed Young's recipe was originally winner of an IBD homebrew competition. Not only did he win the chance to brew it with us, he came to work for us for a number of years. Ed has now moved on but he beefed up the original recipe with an increased dry hop before he left.
 

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5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Aroma hoppy, fruity, earthy. Light caramel. Clear golden to orange colour. Rather short lasting head. Taste is quite surprising with its up front hoppiness. Almost no balancing malt, which also results in a thin body. Fruity, zesty, earthy, moderate bitterness with a definite touch of sourness in the very beginning. Might just be a good beer in some way, but does not fit me at all.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2014 at 17:37

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Voldby. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light fruity and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 181214
Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2014 at 13:14

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle, 5.5%. Slightly hazy amber with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop, grass, little caramel and a little herbal. Flavour is malt, fruit, caramel, grass, little herbal, hop, little sweet and medium bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2014 at 04:52

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from bottle park, Bratislava. Golden color with thick persistent white head. Very light malty grapefruity aroma. Malty taste with very shy floral hops, grapefruit, pines. Long floral bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2014 at 10:18

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours golden amber, sweet fruit, dry toffee, little bit of a harsh finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2014 at 12:38

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
dorato carico limpida buona schiuma persistente floreale lieve metallico agrumato lievi noyevmaltate discreta secchezza buona beva buona amaro note citriche
Tried on 01 Jul 2014 at 04:55

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled@Public Corner, Vaasa. Much to my surprise, Public Corner in Vaasa has stepped up their selection again. Amber colour, mediumsized slightly off-white head. Aroma is floral, mild fruits with some resin and mild pleasant malty sweetness to it as well. Flavour is rather imilar, and it turns out this was a rather nicely balanced mellow IPA, more of the UK style, than the US.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2014 at 00:20

2.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 4 Overall 1
Opening the bottle and huge DMS, aroma of corn from the can, mixed with what was supoposed to be hoppy note but is a sour note that tastes like white wine. Nice top and clear look but still DMS kills everything, very low bitternes. Just an extremely bad beer, I definietely not recommend it!!!!!
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2014 at 16:26

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein goldenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch nach Citrus, Blumen. Geschmack sehr malzig, fruchtig herb, leicht nach Kräutern.
Tried on 16 Feb 2014 at 08:01

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Yellowy-orange amber colour, foam white head and aroma is citrus, peach. Taste of malt caramel with earthy pine bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dryish bitter finish. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2014 at 14:37