12 oz. Bottle
Pours a golden amber with a bit of white foamy head. Smells of honey and mild piney bitter hops, maybe a bit of citrus in there as well - orange perhaps. Smells fresh - make sense since it was bottled on 1/17/14 (about 3 weeks old at this point). Pleasing, but nothing exciting on the nose. Nice honey and orange flavors to the beer to start - followed by an intense hit of hoppy bitterness. The hops calm down after about a second and the bittersweet combination lingers on the dry finish of this Imperial IPA. The hops are really there though, I don't think I've ever had a beer that hits that strong with the hops.
Carbonation is apparent visually as well as when drinking. ABV of 10% very well hidden.
A very strong showing from Bell's. Not my favorite IIPA though. I understand the idea of intense hop flavor, but unless the rest of the flavors can support that flavor, I don't really appreciate the overall product as much. Don't get me wrong, this is not a bad beer by any means, I just don't think it lives up to the hype that surrounds it.
Overall Rating: 4/5
Pours a golden amber with a bit of white foamy head. Smells of honey and mild piney bitter hops, maybe a bit of citrus in there as well - orange perhaps. Smells fresh - make sense since it was bottled on 1/17/14 (about 3 weeks old at this point). Pleasing, but nothing exciting on the nose. Nice honey and orange flavors to the beer to start - followed by an intense hit of hoppy bitterness. The hops calm down after about a second and the bittersweet combination lingers on the dry finish of this Imperial IPA. The hops are really there though, I don't think I've ever had a beer that hits that strong with the hops.
Carbonation is apparent visually as well as when drinking. ABV of 10% very well hidden.
A very strong showing from Bell's. Not my favorite IIPA though. I understand the idea of intense hop flavor, but unless the rest of the flavors can support that flavor, I don't really appreciate the overall product as much. Don't get me wrong, this is not a bad beer by any means, I just don't think it lives up to the hype that surrounds it.
Overall Rating: 4/5
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