Imperial / Double IPA Beer Reviews
Bigger is better! A huge hop bomb that has a pungent, bitter blast and minor malt profile. Hello flavor!
by Tom Smillie | American IPA, Beer Reviews, Colorado, Great Divide Brewing Company, Imperial / Double IPA, Mug, Pint Glass, Snifter, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass, Wood-Aged Beers |
I kept this bomber in my fridge for a year in order to see how it would age. Would the hops fade? Will the abv turn it into more of a barleywine? What about the oak aspect? These were all questions I asked myself throughout the year as I waited 365+ days to enjoy...
by Tom Smillie | Colorado, Imperial / Double IPA, Oskar Blues Brewery, Snifter, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass |
I’ll be honest…I’m having the toughest time figuring out how to pronounce this beer let along what it means. I’m leaning towards it meaning Governor. Anywho, regardless of these factors it is apparent that Oskar Blues mean for this Imperial...
by Tom Smillie | BridgePort Brewing Company, Imperial / Double IPA, Oregon, Snifter, Tulip, Wet/Harvest Hop Beers, Wine Glass |
What a glorious beer! Instantly I knew my grade based on two factors. The first being that it poured a light golden color letting me know the malt was only there to act as a sweetener and second, the hops were bursting with a vibrant fruity quality that filled the air...
by Michael Larson | California, Imperial / Double IPA, Snifter, Stone Brewing Company, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass |
Contradictions. Green Tea and Beer. An American beer described in Japanese. Stone and Being Nice. And yet, this most recent Stone collaboration has all three. The most shocking of the trio, Stone being nice, comes in the form of profits from this particular beer being...
by Noel | Imperial / Double IPA, O'so Brewing Company, Snifter, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass, Wisconsin |
Imperial beers are as much about creativity as they are extremity. So maybe I shouldn’t have been quite as surprised as I was to spy O’so’s Lupulin Maximus on a shelf in a Milwaukee liquor store and think, “Does that label really say what I think it says?” Upon closer...
by Tom Smillie | Illinois, Imperial / Double IPA, Snifter, Tulip, Two Brothers Brewing Company, United States, Wine Glass |
Once again it is a hot and humid day here in the Chicagoland area. Wanting to enjoy my Sunday afternoon I found myself yet again hunkered down in my cool basement for a bit of relief from the heat. Upon dozing off to some old episodes of The Office, I figured it was...