Hop Lanterns Imperial IPA
Taihu Brewing 臺虎精釀 in New Taipei City, Taiwan 🇹🇼
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.90
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tasting at Erik's, can; packaged March 2019, 5 months old
Cloudy blond colour. Nice aroma of juicy and citrusy hops. Lean body, modern concept, not sweet, the hop is mild but juicy.
Not very fresh, but I'm confident this was competently brewed.
Oakes (33097) reviewed Hop Lanterns Imperial IPA from Taihu Brewing 臺虎精釀 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Blonde, some haze. Smells like stale hops, and some alcohol. On the palate, it's ok. I mean the hops aren't fresh, but the malt balance isn't bad, and the alcohol blends in. Moderate bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500mL can, pours a cloudy golden with a medium white head. Aroma brings out earthy hops, some juicy notes, and biscuity malt. Flavour is quite vibrant for a 6-month old IIPA, with plenty of tropical stone fruits, dank hops, and biscuity malt. Fruity, vibrant and citrusy. Pretty damn good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
500ml can from HK Brewfest at home. This says Galaxy on the can but was labeled as Sour Galaxy at the booth I think, and it definitely seems to fit the latter description. Hazy slightly dull orange gold pour with fine frothy white head. Aroma is fizzy sour orange citrus, peach, faint biscuit malt and some light alcohol. Very nice. Taste follows - very sour but booziness and malt balance it out. Orange zest, slight sweet juiciness. Very nice. Slightly heavy body helps dull the sharp tartness. Lingering tart dryness with alcohol warmth. Sourness is a bit too much for me, but I like it with the double IPA heaviness. Had several subsequently. Most recently 6/2019 the Classic version. Delicious. Raised from 3.7-3.9