Imperial IPA
Mendocino Brewing Company in Ukiah, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.89
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours hazy amber into a Sam glass. Off-white conglomerate head with excellent retention recedes to coat surface leaving spider lacing. Sweet bready caramel and resin aromas. Bitter resin with hint of sweet caramel from front to back. Lasting grapefruit finish.
Tried
on 29 May 2011
at 14:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
This IPA poured a clear amber colour with a nice, white, creamy head. To the nose there are scents of malt, ripened fruit, specifically apples and hay. First sip had medium carbonation and a explosions of bitter hopps immediatly. Flavours of tea, hopps and flowers most prodominant. Finish is ultra bitter with flavours of hopps lingering forever.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2011
at 13:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. Slightly hazy orange-tan with a steady beige head. Pungent, resinous hop aroma, sweet orange-pine tones. Creamy mouthfeel, relatively moderate carbonation. Rather big and brutal for 8%, there is a big oily hop resin feel, some burnt pine tastes. A little too alcohol forward, still a pretty decent effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2011
at 20:44
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
Thickish orange yellow pour with visible CO2. Cloyingly sweet overripe hops flower fragrance. Thick double indian pale ale blast. Two yoke oxen dredging across my tongue and around the rooftop. Some CO2 on palate. Perfectly on style, but heh, I’m no expert on DIPA. Long rude nasty soap dish soaked green graperfruit rinds, wew. On style, so if you have a beef; simply subtract my score from 5 to get yours.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2011
at 13:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours a reddish amber with a thin head and aromas of grain dust and herbal/medicinal hops. Flavor is thick and chewy with malt and grain dust. The hops presence is disappointing. A little of that sterile hospital astringency is about all there is to pull against the malty sludge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2011
at 19:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle, pours dark orange amber with a medium beige head. Aroma of piney hops, orange rind, grapefruit and caramel. Flavour is more muted than the aroma suggests - with caramel malts and citrus hops upfront, with a piney palate, and a dry, slightly bitter finish. Pretty good, but underwhelming for an IIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2010
at 22:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the Co-op in Davis, CA. Pours dark copper with a foamy 3 finger yellowish/beige head that clings a lot.. There’s a lot of citrus in the aroma. Full bodied with foamy carbonation. The hop flavor is really bitter, but there’s a lot of malt to balance. Citrus and roasted malt. Well paired. Really good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2010
at 19:02