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

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

I am not a big fan of this company, but took the opportunity to try this one as it was new to me. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very light caramel color with a small tan head. The aroma is sweet and hoppy. The flavor has a strong hop presence and has a light caramel and nut undertone. The body is overall lighter than I would have preferred.

Bottled beer of the month club. Nice solid IPA. Double is pushing it. Nice hop taste to it. Well balanced. Not to dry. Not to floral.

12 oz bottle. Big white head that sticks around for awhile. Heavy taste but a bit on the sweet side. Nice semi-dry finish. I picked this one up just to have something a bit different and I am sure glad I did. Pretty decent stuff.

I’m surprised to see that this is a double IPA because I wasn’t thinking that at all while I was drinking it. I didn’t notice a "huge amount" of hops and I didn’t love it. It was decent and got better after the initial sip, but it was nothing to write home about.

12 oz bottle: Lasting large off white head w/a medium amber body. Lemony/grapefruit citrusy hop aroma @ first, then perfumey pine alcohol as it warms. Hints of malt, but seems one dimensionally hoppy. Well balanced, but has a soapy hop flavor w/ some light floral citrus notes. Bland, flat malt character in the middle that carries into the short bland finish & aftertaste. Semi dry finish; again, one dimensional. Smooth body, low carbonation, lighter body. I was not certain what type of beer this was when I was taking notes, but I thought it was a weak, one dimensional pale ale. I see the alcohol is 7.5 which surprises me. It’s well hidden, but it’s also a mediocre beer that needs more malt character to make this more interesting to me.

Good god... That is hoppy.....Delicious. No 60min IPA but excellent....got pretty drunk without knowing till I stood up.

Beautiful ruby-golden pour with a super rich, rocky, long lasting off-white head. Strong hop floral aroma promises and does not disappoint once tasted. Grapefruit-orange notes with a signature bitter bite in the aftertaste, nicely balanced by the restrained sweetness of pale malts. Quite nice brew. I think I’ll have another.

Reddish gold color. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is floral and grapefruity hop, a touch sweet. A medium to full bodied Imperial IPA. Malts are fruity and sweet, touch of caramel. Hops are grapefruity with a touch of pine. Medium bitter, fairly hoppy imperial India Pale Ale. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.