Piled High - Imperial Fresh Hop Ale (2022)
Bale Breaker Brewing Company in Yakima, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.40
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Brewed in the middle of a hop field, Piled High Imperial Fresh Hop Ale just might be one of the freshest Fresh Hop Ales around. It took just five minutes to get these wet Simcoe® and Mosaic™ hops out of the picking machine and into the brew kettle. This recipe uses exclusively fresh hops, from bittering to “wet” hopping, and at 25 pounds of fresh hops per barrel, it’s meant for only the most serious of hop heads.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Growler fill from Hop and Hound, filled at Fresh Hop fest, year 7. Love that this classic fresh hop brew is still going strong all these years later. As good as any of the others. Clean and clear golden pour. Tons of resinous hops with both a classic bitter, and tropical juicy feel at the same time. Caramel malts lay constant on the palate, keeping this balanced. Finishes on the smooth end. Excellent fresh hop.
Tried
from Growler
on 11 Oct 2021
at 00:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Elizabeth Station, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out piney hops, some resins, and biscuity malt. Flavour is bright and piney, with piney hops, a hint of resins, and biscuity malt. Piney and bright, with almost no residual sweetness. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2019
at 20:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Elizabeth Station with Ash. Pours a clear coppery golden with a tan head. Aroma is sweet tropical fruits, very fresh. Taste is pretty the same with piney and herbal bitterness. Strong piney bitterness aftertaste. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Oct 2016
at 21:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Crowler fill from Growler Guys. Aroma is clean, fresh hops, herbal; not a hop explosion, kind of subtle. Pours clear copper with a thick cream-colored head with great retention and curtains of lace. Taste is lightly bitter backed by a faint candy sweetness; flavors of grapefruit, herbal tea, pine. Nice enough, but I was expecting more.
Tried
from Crowler
on 15 Oct 2016
at 21:18