Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale
Reviewed on 5/20/08 Poured from bottle into pint glass. Clear, copper body. Beautiful rocky, off-white head that holds through the entire serving. Great lacing as well. Smell...mmm hops and more hops. Seems to be good amounts of dry-hopping. Strong smell of citrus and grapefruit. Some nice piney notes. Mild sweetness. Taste has a very strong, TIPA, aftertaste. Great amount of bitterness w/strong and lots of grapefruit. Simcoe and Chinook shine well in this beer. You can feel the hop resin cling to your throat. Very mild malt presence as well. Mouthfeel is medium body, very oily, good carbonation with a slight stickiness. Drinkability for me was great. Even with 9.2%, it hides it very well.