Rated XX (2008)
Amager Bryghus in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
IPA - Imperial / Double Special Out of Production|
Score
7.37
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1000 bottles produced.
In American Rated X means that something is not allowed for kids, With Rated XX we’ve made a beer that’s SERIOUSLY not suited for kids. But on that note we have to admit, that we’re just kids ourselves. Nothing but geeky kids who love to play around with….hops. Most things have already been tried in the wondrous world of beer, but we seriously doubt that any other brewery has ever released a beer that contains: Zeus, Mittelfrüh, Brewers Gold, Crystal, Simcoe, Perle, Mt, Hood, Hersbrücker, Challenger, Fuggles, Liberty, Styrian Goldings, Columbus, Chinook, Amarillo, Bramling Cross, East Kent Goldings, Willamette, Palisade and Saaz hops in the same brew. Yep, you got it right, we’ve added no less than 20 (XX) different hops during our 120 minute boil. A new addition of hops every 3 minutes. To balance this hoppy hell we created a solid malt bill consisting of English Crystal and Maris Otter malts. Out of all this rises a fairly solid Imperial IPA that – not surprisingly – is rather hoppy. In your glass you’ll find a complex mist of hop aroma with the smooth peachy notes being the most prominent. Rated XX is the ultimate wet dream for all you hopheads out there. Try it now, ‘cause you’ll never get the chance again.
In American Rated X means that something is not allowed for kids, With Rated XX we’ve made a beer that’s SERIOUSLY not suited for kids. But on that note we have to admit, that we’re just kids ourselves. Nothing but geeky kids who love to play around with….hops. Most things have already been tried in the wondrous world of beer, but we seriously doubt that any other brewery has ever released a beer that contains: Zeus, Mittelfrüh, Brewers Gold, Crystal, Simcoe, Perle, Mt, Hood, Hersbrücker, Challenger, Fuggles, Liberty, Styrian Goldings, Columbus, Chinook, Amarillo, Bramling Cross, East Kent Goldings, Willamette, Palisade and Saaz hops in the same brew. Yep, you got it right, we’ve added no less than 20 (XX) different hops during our 120 minute boil. A new addition of hops every 3 minutes. To balance this hoppy hell we created a solid malt bill consisting of English Crystal and Maris Otter malts. Out of all this rises a fairly solid Imperial IPA that – not surprisingly – is rather hoppy. In your glass you’ll find a complex mist of hop aroma with the smooth peachy notes being the most prominent. Rated XX is the ultimate wet dream for all you hopheads out there. Try it now, ‘cause you’ll never get the chance again.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange almost murky with a lacing white head. Pine and orange fruity hops aroma. Flavour is pine, liqourice and a sweet caramel malt base. Goes into a solid bitter finish, very dry yet with a light fruity note. 7-3-7-4-15=3.6
From bottle before release - quite fresh. Pours dark orange and hazy. Heavy hoppy aroma. Complex heavy hoppy flavour, it simply has all. Ends with a lingering sweet caramel malt base to a dry hoppy flavour on top. Funny how the hops oil constantly changes between the different hops on my palate. Nice. 8-4-8-4-16=4.0
From bottle before release - quite fresh. Pours dark orange and hazy. Heavy hoppy aroma. Complex heavy hoppy flavour, it simply has all. Ends with a lingering sweet caramel malt base to a dry hoppy flavour on top. Funny how the hops oil constantly changes between the different hops on my palate. Nice. 8-4-8-4-16=4.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2008
at 02:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of Storm. Pours a slightly hazy amber golden with a creamy, beige head. Fat, oily and very complex hop aroma. Quite full-bodied with plenty of caramel malts. But otherwise completely dominated by the fat, citrusy hops that leave a substantial bitterness. I feared the worst from this hop monster, but it actually came out very decent. 120108
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2008
at 09:08