Coronado Hoppy Daze IPA

Brewed by Coronado Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Coronado, California USA

On tap at Coronoda Brewery in Coronado, San Diego, CA--Hazy copper-amber body with tiny white swirly head. Lots of piny, citrus hops, fruitiness and piquancy. Boozy, yeasty, estery, yeasty nose. Hybrid of Belgian saisan and American IPA> Big hops nose. Very interesting and complex flavor profile. Bubblegum, yum!

On tap @ brew pub and in bottle. Nice Amber color, super nice, hoppy aroma. Flavor is bitter, a little tart and interesting. The fruity American hops work fairly well with the Belgian yeast, but there is quite a bit of alcohol in this one. Definite burn on the way down. I liked this on tap much better than bottle.

Pours a clear, brassy amber color with a dense, spongy, off-white head. Thick, splotchy rings of lacing appear as though they are etched into the glass. The nose is unique, showing heaps of the requisite citrus hops (both orange and grapefruit), apricots, light candy sugar, and a touch of medicinal alcohol. The unique part comes in the form of a very dry, toasty, bread-like yeast not commonly found in American IPAs. Similarly, the flavor marches to its own drummer. Definitely very hoppy and citrus driven, the yeasty notes set this one apart. Purely Belgian in style, the yeast is very dry, spicy, and toasty. Medium-full bodied and smooth, this one finishes very dry for the style, with lingering spicy bitterness. It feels like a West Coast IPA crashed head on with a Belgian IPA. The result is unique and highly drinkable, but not exceedingly impressive.

22 oz. bottle courtesy of CelticBrew- thanks much for this one, Jim. Pours out a deep amber with just the faintest haze, and a spare, fading off white head and some spotty strands of lace.

Complex aroma with lots of citrus, some spice, yeast, light fruit, floral hops, and I think there’s even a very distant hint of funkiness. Medium body. light carbonation, some astringency, and mildy resinous as well. Flavor solidly supported by sweet maltiness, toffee like, but the bitterness starts quickly and continues to build into a spicy, dry, and long finish. Alcohol is never really apparent, except for the effects.

If nothing else, this is certainly unusual, although I really enjoyed it. It’s almost like a hybrid of an IPA and a saison.

22oz bottle. Golden orange color with a thin film of white head. Juicy citric and pine hops and bubblegum ester aromatics. Spicy and fruity esters up front, quickly squashed by citric metallic hop character. Subdued malt character underneath a continuing grassy hop flavor. Vestiges of yeast ester flavors in the finish, with pine and floral hoppiness. Mouthfeel is medium, somewhat dry.

tap @ brewpub. Belgian-style IPA. Orange amber color, thin white foamy head with lacing. Fruits and flowers in the bouquet. Some candy sugar. Great lingering dry yeasty finish with a little bitter flair. Very nice.

Draught, two tries, both pretty different, points are an average Red amber to pale ochre with some haze under an ultra-thin head, leaving lace somehow. Banana ester, phenols, Lapsan Souchong tea and dry, ureumholding hops. First sample full of phenols, less hops, and slighlty smoked, retronasal some caramel; second sample very bitter, seriously dry and a long flowing main taste: bitter and malt cookies. Medium bodied, slightly harsh in the palate, the phenolic sample giving some caramelfeel. Strange - bit crude, and, once more, very un-Belgian.

Super thanks to stefanje for this fantastic bottle of gold! Pours a hazy orange amber with a huge white head than disappears quickly. As I was pouring the hops just flew out of the bottle....big citrus, pine, fruits and flowers....lots going on in this beer, it was like I unleashed a caged animal. The nose on this beer will be burned into my memory for years to come. Flavor is just as good as the nose. The base is a rather sweet malt flavor, but the hop depth, tropical fruit and spices on this beer integrate so well....fantastic balance for a DIPA. Finish was long I think, but I kept drinking so fast it was hard to tell. After each sip was a, "Damn, this is good beer." Highly recommended. Thanks again Stefan, for making my night so memorable.