Clipper City Heavy Seas Winter Storm (2003-2004 -- IIPA)

Formerly brewed at Clipper City Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Small greyish head, hazy dark orange body. Nice hoppy aroma with nutty tones. Quite dry hoppy, fruity and nutty flavor. Foamy mouthfull. A nice and easy IPA.

Bottled: Light amber coloured. Unclear. Light beige medium sized head. Fruit, malt and loads of hops in the aroma. Very fresh. Flavour is fruity as well and wiht loads of hops notes. Some spice notes present. Ends in a nice bitterness with long lasting.

An unclear amber beer with a small disappearing orange head. The aroma is lovely sweet with nice notes of hops. The flavor is very sweet with notes of hops, oil, grass, and alcohol.

Bottle pours amber, large fluffy off-white head, fairly attractive lacing, with light carbonation.   Hops, citrus, light malts, and caramel on the nose.   Nice hop flavor up front, quite a bit of citrus is involved, with a soft malty backbone.   Medium body, spritzy mouthfeel.   Finishes with with a citrus based hop bitterness, but fades rather quickly.   For an IIPA, its rather palatable.   Not half bad!   Thanks goes out to jeffc666 for the trade!

Appealing hop fragrance, earthy, spicy and citric, with hints of pepper, grapefruit, pine needles, some slight leafy mint and crystal malt sweetness. Medium copper color, lightly hazed from the dosage of yeast in the bottle and with a lasting, bubbly head. Flavor profile presents an extraordinary balance throughout, the generous hop flavor and bitterness playing well off of the lightly toasty, sweet malt and features a nicely refreshing, juicy and resinous finish. Body is medium-full, the effervescence perhaps just a bit too lively. Still, features a high degree of drinkability, being so well-balanced. Thanks to jeffc.

Smells a lot like fresh oranges and grapefruits. Huge, foamy head that lingers for a good while. Clear, amber body. Flavor is very tangy. Huge grapefruit taste with some yeast and a little sugar. Very tasty.

Pretty big creamy off-white head that is nice and lasting. Nice amber body. Grapefruit pine aroma with sugary caramel. Mostly grapefruit though. Not overly powerful in the aroma. Flavor is a bit weak, but not bad at all. Grapefruit, sweet bready malt. Loses a palate point because of the carbonation. It doesn’t really burn the mouth, but it fizzes up. Maybe its just me.

This IIPA pours with a beautiful amber body topped by a thick, off-white head with a good amount of lacing. The aroma is swet and slightly malty with some citrusy notes, some appricot and lots of hops. The flavor is bitter and hoppy with a nice sweet maltiness. There’s a slight citrus and appricot note as well. Full bodied, tingly on the tongue, slightly dry and warming.