Wolf359
02-14-2005, 06:38 PM
Served on draft at Big Dog's Brewing Company, 16oz glass.
This beer was deep golden in color, with just a hint of orange highlights. Quite hazy (from the dry hopping in the serving vessel as I'd later find out). Wardog had a small head, but was very good at lacing the glass.
Aroma was subtle citrus with noticeably stronger pine notes. Surprisingly there were also some grain in the nose - a bit of caramel and something Munich-like.
Bittering dominates the first sip, nothing harsh though, just a long, clean, well defined bitterness. A good dose of malt sweetness comes in to balance things out, a bit doughy, but needed. Hops swoop in and finish things out with a lingering finish.
Imperial IPAs are all about hops, and this beer didn't let me down. It was like a roller coaster of hop flavors - pine, orange, grapefruit, lemon, dandelion. There was also a slight resinous thing going on, like hops sticking to my palate. Overall, one of the best beers that I've seen brewed locally.
Grain bill - pale, aromatic, caramel, carapils
Hop bill - simcoe, warrior, chinook, cascade, anthenium (sp?)
This beer was deep golden in color, with just a hint of orange highlights. Quite hazy (from the dry hopping in the serving vessel as I'd later find out). Wardog had a small head, but was very good at lacing the glass.
Aroma was subtle citrus with noticeably stronger pine notes. Surprisingly there were also some grain in the nose - a bit of caramel and something Munich-like.
Bittering dominates the first sip, nothing harsh though, just a long, clean, well defined bitterness. A good dose of malt sweetness comes in to balance things out, a bit doughy, but needed. Hops swoop in and finish things out with a lingering finish.
Imperial IPAs are all about hops, and this beer didn't let me down. It was like a roller coaster of hop flavors - pine, orange, grapefruit, lemon, dandelion. There was also a slight resinous thing going on, like hops sticking to my palate. Overall, one of the best beers that I've seen brewed locally.
Grain bill - pale, aromatic, caramel, carapils
Hop bill - simcoe, warrior, chinook, cascade, anthenium (sp?)