Butte Creek Organic Revolution XI Imperial IPA

Brewed by Butte Creek Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Chico, California USA

purchased at 99 bottles in federal way, washington. pours cloudy amber orange with a small off-white head that goes away quickly, not much on the lacing. smell of hops, floral, some citrus, pear. taste is thick, some grapefruit hops, iron, light caramel, sweet fruit, ends a little bitter, metallic aftertaste. overall this is not the "hop monster" that is "over the top on hop flavor", i would not call this an imperial IPA, not impressed.

resiny hops, watrermelon, white bread—aroma a bit muted. light amber color with almost no head. thick and a ltle oily ni the mouth. the hops go right for the tongue, bitter and piney, slight honey flavor in the back, just enough to keep it from being radical.

bottle, from trade with 5000. Good aroma, bitter. Grassy, lemony, Soapy, honey. Little cardboard. Hazed brownish orange color, Good head that faded quickly to almost nothing. Ok lace. Bitter flavor. Big on bitterness, some sweet & sour. Grassy, little gamey too. Thick body, creamy mouthfeel, bitter finish. The aroma was nice, the flavor had that gamey thing I don’t care for. Cold the aroma was at it’s best, lost it;s citrus as it warmed, imo.

Bottle: Deep amber, fiery, some haze and sediment, moderate frothy off-white head, spotty lacing.   Resiny nose, but not pungent, also seems mildy sweet.   Kind of reminds me of an aged IIPA.   Mild citrusy like bitterness on the tongue, mildly malty, not as much as X though.   Maltier than your normal IPA, somewhat sweet, bitterness is there but not that biting.   This to me is like a 1½ IPA, or an aged IIPA.   Mild IPA like finish, a little bit sweet and malty.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Pleasant beer, almost as good as the X.   Makes a better IPA than an IIPA.   Lingering semi-sweet citrus rind like bitterness.   Worth a try at least.

Bottle from BevMo. Slightly hazy medium amber color upon pouring. Slightly sweet caramel aroma with light hoppiness. Malty cardboard flavor with a little hoppiness. Not a very good 2IPA. Last years was much better. This is drinkable, yet pretty sub-par. Alcohol is pretty well hidden. Decent as a good strong, but not as an impy.

From a 22 oz bottle this poured a cloudy orange with small head and not a lot of l;acing. Nose was kind of a harsh piney hops, and a little differerent. Mouthfeel was quite rich, and flavors were also a bit odd. Overall this seems to be missing something. Tastes a little like some homebrews I have seen recently from friends who are still honing their skills. Having said all that, when I finally swigged down the last drop, I was ready for another. So what gives?

Bomber. Pours moslty clear copper with a frothy head. Aroma is fusel alcohols solvent and grassy hops. Hot flavor with some harsh sharp sweet caramel malts- grassy hops, citrus and a bit metallic. Weak finish and stale hops all the way through.

This tastes more like an average homebrew than commerical imperial IPA. Slightly fruity hops, but they come through more as a harshness in the finish than a true hoppiness. The flavor has that apple-like quality that some of the dump and stir beers I’ve had.