Pantius Droppus
Poured from a 22oz bottle into my Sam Adams pint glass. Poured a murky caramel color with a thin white covering on top of the beer. The head settled out pretty quickly but left some good lacing on the sides of the glass. The aroma is very sweet and malty with some sugary caramel flavors coming through. It also has a pretty big hoppy aroma with a a lot of citrusy grapefruit present. The taste is a lot like the nose in that it's very sweet and hoppy with a big malt presence not unlike a lot of barleywines. It finishes with a very strange tart quality that doesn't fit very well at all with the beer. It's also too sugary sweet in my opinion for me to really enjoy the taste much. Mouthfeel is on the heavier side with moderate to low carbonation. Drinkability isn't good, it's too sweet and the tartness to it doesn't do it any favors either. I'm not sure how this is classified as an imperial pale ale. I love a lot of their other beers but this isn't one of them.