Coronado Idiot IPA

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

On tap at the brewpub. Dark goldenrod color, slightly hazy, with a creamy tan head. Aroma is plainly crystal malty with that always-annoying iced tea character. Luckily there are other things in this beer to smell, namely hops. Lots of lychee, tangerine, orange, grapefruit etc. Flavor is identical. Citrus cornucopia + iced tea. Maybe some maple syrupy notes as well. Decent resiny bitterness in the finish, but not really DIPA caliber. Slightly above-medium body, a little cloying, a little sweet.

22oz bottle. Pours a crystal clear, bright orange body with a thick, off-white head that dissipates slowly and leaves lots of lacing. Aroma is big, dense caramels and sweet, juicy citrus. Lots of oranges, pineapples, and chewy melonfruits. Flavor is heavy and deep caramels. Lots of sweet citrus, but pretty dense earth as well. Really nice balance with lots of lingering taste after a dry finish. Overall, a really nice IPA. A little different than most with its bigger body and heavier caramels, but very tasty. I love the slight change of pace and the great balance. Good one.

On tap at Stone. Pours with a large white head over a clear gold-to-amber body. Aroma is hoppy with orange, tangerine, sap and caramel. Taste is pine and kumquat, with a caramel back bone. 8.5% is really well hidden. Bubbly carbonation with a somewhat dry mouthfeel.

Pours from bomber a hazy dark orange, plenty of off-white head and serious lace. Aroma was lovely, big, fresh, piney hops that really hits you hard. Some grapefruit citrus is mixed in as well. The flavour was of big hops, some pine, some citrus fruits, perhaps even mango. Definitely a sharp little bitterness in there. Simply a well made and tasty beer. Coronado does it again!

Bomber. I can’t believe the lower score on this beer. I usually think right around the average. This may be the best beer I have had in a LONG time. I’m so glad I bought 2 bombers. This is very similar, perhaps a tad less strong, than the Stone 10th anniversary beer was. Huge citrus mango and pineapple flavors. I would buy this beer all day long (well, i may be to toasted to do that). Amazing and just the right beer for me.

excellent aroma of some tropical fruits and pine, with notes of something meaty and delicious, and maple syrup; the flavor is one meaty grapefruit slathered with malty, hop glaze; it’s absolutely drinkable with the perfect carbonation and mouthfeel for what it is, which is what it is; this is what is great... I don’t know why, exactly, but this brew really hits the spot for me.

22 oz bomber .Pours a cloudy dark amber with a nice fluffy head. Huge floral aroma .Taste is grapefruit, pine. finish is dry and bitter with light sweet malt kick

Sampled @ 9th AZ Strong Beer Festival. Good citrus aroma. Copper body with off white head. Like most good citrus flavor with some bittering hops. Good refreshing brew.