Atomic Torpedo Imperial IPA
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.38
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This imperial hop collision fuses West Coast and Juicy IPAs, unleashing atomic flavors of lush fruit, citrus, and sticky pine.
First released as a DIPA, we kicked Atomic Torpedo up from 8.2% to 9.2% ABV for bigger and bolder Imperial IPA intensity. Brace your taste buds: Damn the Torpedoes, Full Hops Ahead!
First released as a DIPA, we kicked Atomic Torpedo up from 8.2% to 9.2% ABV for bigger and bolder Imperial IPA intensity. Brace your taste buds: Damn the Torpedoes, Full Hops Ahead!
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear copper with a decent white head. Caramel and pine. Old school double IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2022
at 05:41
7/10
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Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2022
at 20:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz bottle. Pours golden with a lot of fine particles and a white head. Piney grassy hops aromas, moving on to citrus and tropical aromas. Flavor has more citrus and tropical hop flavors, still some pine. This is quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2022
at 03:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle. On the sweet side, with a big juicy hop tone. Bright orange, candy papaya. As with most fusion IPAs, it doesn't really capture the best of either style. Considering this was brewed almost 4 months ago, the aroma is really intense and fruity still. I would guess Mandarina Bavaria hops, on the edge of artificial tasting to me. Better than the regular Torpedo but not one I'd revisit eagerly either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2022
at 08:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Big boiii pint can. It pours clear golden - orange - amber with a thick, fluffy white head. It's a looker for sure. The aroma is sweet, juicy, tangy orange marmalade, grapefruit, green, piney, touch of sherbet, verbena, gummy bears and some brioche. The taste is fairy firm and dry, bitter - sweet, resinous, juicy, pine needles, grapefruit, orange marmalade sandwiches, weedy, west coast dankness, gummy bears, herbal, peppery spice, light alcohol and some floral accents with a drying, zesty finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy. Good fun. I probably prefer regular torpedo, but this is a good beer nonetheless.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Apr 2022
at 16:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tall boy can at home. Pours clear amber with a medium to large frothy white head. Nose is mandarin orange, pine, black pepper, bread malts. Flavour is pine, orange rind, citrus, caramel, bread, some slight cheddar note. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2022
at 17:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Tropical fruit and light grapefruit aroma. Tropical fruit and grapefruit flavor with malt. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and grapefruit linger with light summer fruit and malt.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2022
at 21:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz bottle pours out amber topped with a sand head. Nose is grapefruit some citrus and a lite malt. Taste is more of the citrus hops some pine notes and a little grain.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2022
at 02:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
19.2 % oz can. Medium, clear golden, thick, fluffy head, active carbonation. Malty aroma, mild sweetness. Taste brings some classic NW hops, sweet caramel malts leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2022
at 00:23
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can/Fest. A- Pine. A- Gold color, clear liquid, white head. T- Pine, citrus, bitter. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- A traditional SN brew which I haven't had something like in ages. Good for the memories but still not a fan.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2022
at 16:28