 skoisirius (480), Seattle, Washington, USA
May 23, 2006 Updated: Jan 10, 2007Tasted at Elysian downtown and at Tangletown (Elysian offshoot pub) on cask. This Imperial Red/IPA was made specifically to be tasted from the cask. Pours a very cloudish copper orange color. The aroma is very intense on the hop side, also contains hints of citrus. At first taste this brew comes off INCREDIBLY intense on the hop side of things, which then moves into a sweeter note with butterscotch candy. Hops are tasted all the way through the finish, which is where the bitterness really sets in. I’m not a huge hophead, but the complexity of this one is very intriguing, and I found it to be quite nice (while extremely wild and intense!).
glkaiser (999), Seattle, Washington, USA
May 17, 2006 On this on cask a month or two back at Elysian Tangletown. They said it was a tribute to one of the PNW brewing pioneers...Very strong brew. Good hops...very alcoholic. Wish I would have wrote more.
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