Imperial I.P.A.
Garrison Brewing Company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.98
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Launched and enthusiastically received at the first annual Halifax Seaport Beer Fest in August 2007, this ale has quickly become known as the hoppiest beer in Atlantic Canada! Imperial Pale Ale is a robust, medium bodied west coast style ale with a lingering hop bitterness complimented by a malty caramel backbone and a strong citrus character. This beer is for the true hophead!
Appeared on cask dry hopped with Comet Hops as Comet IIPA.
Appeared on cask dry hopped with Comet Hops as Comet IIPA.
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8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
I’m in love!!! Huge amounts of citrucy, sweet piney hops! Medium mouthfeel, some subtle honey notes, and another grapefruit hop smash of a finish. The bitterness clings in my throat, I love it! I’m going to buy this by the case when it hits the lcbo shelves.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Seriously aged sample Small cream-coloured head over almost clear ruby-shot copper beer. Oxydation, biscuit a mile out, bit liquorice, billberry bushes. Bitterish, bitter (cheese)cookies, apéritif snacks. Oxydation less outspoken than in the nose. Autumn leaves, dry, oakleaf, but also (dry) caramelmalt. Almost wry in the finish, walnutpeel. Medium bodied at best, bit thinnish but nowhere empty. Low carbonation. Its hoppiness and good ABV saved it for all those years. Must have been quite impressive fresh. Txs to Stef!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2025
at 09:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
65 cl bottle (8,0%) @ Timo A’s Maritimes Tasting. Thanks!
Aroma has sweet and heavy fruity tones. Also nettles. Flavour has nettles, grapefruity hops, menthol and biscuits. Alcohol in the finish. Aroma was promising bug flavour is somewhat harsh.
Aroma has sweet and heavy fruity tones. Also nettles. Flavour has nettles, grapefruity hops, menthol and biscuits. Alcohol in the finish. Aroma was promising bug flavour is somewhat harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2017
at 09:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber between four at the 25th Oct 2016 Shrewsbury Beer Share. One of a box Mat and I traded with Duffman. Cheers mate. Poured a misty amber, small off-white topping. Aroma was caramel first and foremost before the piney hops kicked in. The taste was also semi-sweet caramel with plenty of piney hops on top. My thoughts ran to marmalade at one point, so there must be some fruitiness in there somewhere too. I liked it.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2016
at 23:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bomber @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Oct 16. From trade with Duffman. Many thanks! Pours a deep amber, small off-white head. Aroma is prominent caramel, pine and sweet malts. Taste continues with a big caramel malt presence and vibrant resinous hops. Not my preferred style of DIPA, a bit too malt-laden, but I can appreciate this.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2016
at 14:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a combination of onion and citrus with a sweet grain backbone. Flavor has sweet grains, sweet citrus and a touch of resin with a hint of onion underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Oct 2016
at 08:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery. It pours clear deep amber with a small white head. The nose is soft, juicy, bitter-sweet, orange citrus, guava, papaya and resin. The taste is rather bitter, oily, resinous, dry, piney, varnish, big hit of grapefruit, waxy rind, earth and peppery spice with a lingering bitter-dry finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Punchy, yet rather drinkable. Good double IPA.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2015
at 11:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed golden amber ale with floaties, and a thick frothy light mocha head. In aroma, pleasant fruity caramel malt with loads of floral resinous hops, grapefruit pulp, light menthol, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet caramel malt with loads of resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice alcohol warmth, very nice.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2014
at 11:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at Atlantic Beer Festival Moncton. Clear golden amber color. Aroma of summer fruit and citrus. Taste is very bitter resin.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2014
at 07:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle from the LCBO. Pours a very deep hazy amber with a generous off white head that clings to the glass. Nose is heavy pine and citrus with a good dose of bread thrown in. Taste is great bitter pine and grapefruit and spice with some sweet caramel and honey to keep it under control. Nice long resinous bitter finish. Mouth is medium slick with slightly soft carbonation. Excellent Imperial.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2013
at 19:28