Coronado Hoppy Daze IPA

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

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.

22oz bottle. The aroma was of flowery hops, citrus zest, apricot, pale malt, and spices. Poured a clear medium orange color. The head was short and off white with decent retention and lacing. Surprisingly fruity with distinct peach and grapefruit up front supported by pineapple, pale malts, and a hint of clove. The pineapple asserted itself even more toward the end and there was a hint of graham cracker. Ample sweetness mitigated the hop bitterness somewhat, which peaked at about 3-4 out of 10. Good stuff.

On Tap at main tap tavern. Pours a hazy amber orange with medium white head Aroma is full of floral hops grapefruit some pine. Flavor is about the same very sweet with belgian yeast. Alcohol is well hidden. By far the best from coronado brewing.

Pour a cloudy amber orange with a white head. aroma is of pine, grapefruit, apricot, and belgian malt and yeast. flavor is hoppy at first with a lot of pine, cedar, grapfruit, tropical fruits, apricot, and then you taste the belgian yeast and malt. mouthfeel is thick and the alchool well hidden. overall, a very unqiue and tasty DIPA.

Bomber from South Bay Drug. Slightly hazy orange tinged amber color with a minimal white head that quickly degenerated into a few bubbles. My nose knows there’s a lot of pine in here, but it’s not sure whether there is also grapefruit. It’s a very strong aroma. Very full bodied with creamy carbonation. The flavor is like chewing pine needles, with a little malt sweetness. Finish is quite definitely bitter, but it’s smooth, balanced, not harsh. There’s a lot of hop, it’s just not harshly bitter. Damn, but it’s a fantastic drink.

Golden-orange in colour with a long lasting medium sized white head, excellent lacing. The aroma is very hoppy, lots of pine, cedar, grapefruit citrus, pineapple, quite tropical. The flavour is of grapefruit upfront, lots of citrus, big and chewy, some spice and a bit of alcohol. Very hoppy mouthfeel, medium/large body, high carbonation. Finishes long, hoppy and moderately bitter.

Pretty damn good. This did not have the alcoholic blast that I come to expect from other douple ipa beers. Instead this had an excellent blend of citrus and tropical fruits.

<i>650ml bottle obtained in a trade with TheCheeseMan, thanks Dan.
Opened on May 22, 2008
Bottled on March 27, 2008.</i>

Pours a bright orange/gold color with a medium off-white head. Aroma is a pine forest. Reminds me of living in Oregon...walking outside leads to an explosion of evergreen tree aromas. Flavor is hops, citurs and pine with a decent amount of malt balancing the taste. Body is medium and pleasant. Overall a very good IIPA...I’ve been very impressed with the beers from this brewpub.

Pours turbid dull gold with off-white head and spare lace. Nose is resiny hops, citrus, tangerine, pineapple, with a hoppy flavor, backed by solid malt, and a plethora of citrus fruit flavors. Well hidden alcohol in this. Starts a tad sweet but finishes hoppy and citrus fruity. This one is outstanding, and a beer that I will buy again.