Imperial IPA
Beerdevelopment Viven (prev. Brouwerij Van Viven) in Sijsele, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: De ProefbrouwerijIPA - Imperial / Double Regular
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Score
7.34
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5
From a bottle, 5$. Date code 6781206, whatever that means? Pop the lid and I get this odd sweet cloying nose, whew, don't bet many IPA that smells like this! The eye on this is darker brown and slightly cloudy. Yes, big bitter uptake on the first taste along with a little bit of dirt and some mild cough medicine, whew, never tasted anything like this before. Its a unique mouth coating slightly viscous farmy bomb of bitter hops, and tingling alky. This may sound weird, but there is a chance I detect a hair pf tartness way down inside beyond the forward attributes. Really really unique. But hey, these euro guys do IPA all in there own time and style. Must say, most IPA I've done from the old country is quite quirky and idiosyncratic. Whew, when I get to the bottom of the bottle, these big brown scary chunks come floating out into my glass. Large frightening nuggets, not kidding!!!
RB score 3.74
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Aroma of malts, caramel, tropical fruits, yeast, citrus, herbs, hops. Flavour is moderate sweetness with a medium bitter aftertaste. Wonderful Belgian DIPA, masterfully balanced.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Color ámbar, turbia, corona de espuma blanco hueso bien conservada. Potente aroma a malta tostada, hierba, cítricos maduros, especias... En boca es potente, amarga, llena de sabor, con mucho cuerpo, especiada...Probándola se siente claramente una cerveza orientada al estilo West Coast IPA, el cual no es precisamente mi estilo favorito ni el que yo más disfrute, no obstante encuentro esta cerveza de una calidad indiscutible. Muy buena
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle 0,33ltr: Hazy orange coloured brew with an very Americanesque bitter taste with an nice slightly sweet Belgian twist.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ home. Dark golden body under a nice tan head. Aroma has malt, toffee, ripe citric fruit, marmalade and hint of oranges peel. Taste is sweet malt, toffee, citric fruit and fine bitterness. Fine body with long lasting sweet and bitter aftertaste. Nice old school IPA with a Belgium twist.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at De Fiere Margiet, Leuven. Well, I can see why it's get kudos. It is a deep reddy golden colour. Has enormous depth and abv is nicely balanced. Wasn't Wasn't dilligent with noting, but great beer.