5 Seasons Big Hoppy Monster

Brewed by 5 Seasons Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Date: 03/07/2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Hazy amber, thin white head, big bold ciitrus hop aroma, lots of hop flavor on top of a big malt base, very good for 6%,
-------- /> Date: 04/04/2003
Source: taco mac
Words: athens

clear dark amber, headless, citrus hop aroma that is subdued compared to last year, big malt body with lots of citrus hop flayor, very dry, quick bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 10/03/2004
Words: 5 seasons

huge piney nose and flavor, all resion and bitterness with a perfect amount of sweetness, the bigger malt profile allows for more sweetness to balance out the big hops without the piney chraracter overwhelm everything or being overly bitter

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: **4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

This beast pours a clear copper amber with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is bold and hoppy, no real surprise there. Some caramel and earthy malt also comes through. Starts mildly sweet, turning somewhat bready and bitter toward a crisp hoppy finish. My only complaint is that the malt and hops don’t seem to mesh together as well as they could. Nonetheless, this goes down very smooth and flavorful. Many thanks to TheBeerCellar2 for this treat.

Tap @ brewery. Huge floral hop aroma. The citrus tastes are of grapefruit, limes & lemons. This is certainly a great IPA. The malt isn’t all that present but that’s ok with me. This baby kicks ass at about 70 ibu’s. Taste is sweet, dry and bitter with a ton of crystal malts.

While I really consider this a 5 Seasons brewpub beer, I had this under the Terrapin Beer Co. label. I've also had it at the brewpub. The reason is that the two breweries share a brewer in Spike Buckowski. The Monster is pretty hoppy, although it seems not all that much of a monster next too the Terrapin Rye P.A. It's possible that this is a pretty malty beer as well and while the Rye P.A. is no malt wimp, Rye seems to accentuate hops to me. This also has a fruitiness to it that makes it seem a little more British than some of the cleaner American IPAs.

I will always enjoy my visits to 5 seasons. This one isnt huge but it does acheive some balance. A nice hop bite followed up by some caramel and malt explosion. A dark reddish brown apperance with a moderate head. Its gotten even bigger since the 6% law was overturned, but even before this was awesome

A big IPA in the West Coast style. Nice deep amber/light brown. Decent head. Hops from beginning to end, but reasonably balanced by the malt.

Oh back in the days of Spike. Its been awhile since I Have tried this, long before the days of Terrapin. A decent session IPA at the most. This was really well balanced though, just the right combination of hops and malts make this something you could drink everyday.

Clear Amber with a reddish tint and a beige creamy head. Delicious hop scent, plenty of citrus peel but not overwhelming at all, in fact the sweet malts are just as (if not more) noticeable. A full-flavored, chewy feeling beer. More of an English IPA. Well balanced with plenty of hops but just enough for balance, not the astringent Left Coast hops we’ve come to know and love.