Imperial Pelican Ale (2008-)
Pelican Brewing Company in Pacific City, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.43
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Imperial Pelican Ale is a classic Pacific Northwest IPA. We’re not exactly objective, but we consider this beer to be among the top tier of craft brews – and it’s won enough medals to prove it! Imperial Pelican is one of our first core beer styles (originally named “India Pelican Ale”) and we think of it as part of our own heritage in a bottle. Huge Cascade hop aroma, subtle malty sweetness, and a spicy, citrusy flavor; this ale is all that a Northwest Imperial Pale Ale should be.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Pelican Pub & Brewery Pacific City OR. Pours out a Very nice copper topped with a off white head. A Great Hop aroma. A nice floral aroma as well.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2006
at 22:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fairly clear medium golden colored body that holds an average sized white head. Fresh grapefruit and pine aroma come easily. Plenty of body delivers a well balanced, brew that ends with a long bitter finish. Very nice IPA. You need to drink one of these just to remind yourself that Cascades hops are still doing the job as well as any of the newer hop varieties and will be around for a while with good reason.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2006
at 19:20
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Golden orange IPA with a thin white head. Funkuy floral hops, very classic and pleasant, pinhey and coniferous. Im seeing tall sequoias. In mouth, refreshing casi-menthol, with floral hops, covering the mouth. Rich and complex. Like a clover field. Sampled with Mtl crew, April 16 2006.
Tried
on 22 May 2006
at 10:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Golden-amber colour. Rich piney aroma with grapefruit and breadcrust accents. Fresh, rich hops - grapefruit, pine needles and wood mix with toffee and breadcrust. Dry, substantial body but never resiny nor cloying. Outstanding example.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2006
at 21:34
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Thanks to cmaruschak for providing me with this superb IPA. Pours a bright bronze/orange color with tiny rising bubbles and a medium white fluffy head. Nice lacing streaks the glass. Big citrusy hops aroma. Medium-bodied with an excellent hops flavor. Citrus and a bit of malt and herb flavors are very well-balanced. The finish retains the flavorful hops throughout. This is probably the best "regular" IPA I have had, beating out even Alesmith and Buckeye Hippie IPA. Excellent!
Tried
on 08 Dec 2005
at 08:24
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
[At Stockholm Beer Festival 2005] A hazy orange beer with an orange head. The aroma is very sweet and very hoppy. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy from a good Cascade presence - going in the citric direction, and with dry grassy end.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2005
at 17:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Dark golden colour, mediumsized beige creamy head. Apricot/peach and other fruits in aroma along with hops. Strong hoppy and fruity flavour. Long hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2005
at 14:33
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled, alc. 7.8%
Dark golden, nice medium-sized brownish head. Strong hayish hoppy nose. Medium-bodied. Good balance in the hopping with a late bite. Long hoppy aftertaste, some malts in it too.
Dark golden, nice medium-sized brownish head. Strong hayish hoppy nose. Medium-bodied. Good balance in the hopping with a late bite. Long hoppy aftertaste, some malts in it too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2005
at 14:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Bronze colour, creamy head. Lychee like hop aroma. The extreme amount of hops are balanced by a solid malt body. Sweet, dominted by the hop flavours: lychee, peach and grapefruit. Lingering very bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2005
at 07:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle Pours a hazy light golden orange witha large dense beige head. Lots of clinging lacing. Very sharp up front pine like hop aroma. Flavorsa were not as hoppy as I expected but apropriate for the style. Not much of a malt backbone but a nice flavor overall. Palate was rich and smooth and there was a quite sharp bitterness at the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2005
at 19:56