Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA

Brewed by Harpoon Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Orange to amber in color. Taller, small bubbled, cream colored head. Green grass and citric hops dominate the nose. Hints of caramel and pale malt in the background along with a sniff of pine and light fruit. A sharp malt and grain start. Ripe plums and peaches are greeted and tossed aside by pine needles and grapefruit pulp. Hints of alcohol if held in the mouth too long. Bits of toasted pecans and pralines near the finish. The flavors seem to jump around. Some nice lingering thought of toasted malt and a bit of oak. Seems a bit disjointed, but this should not disappoint many hopsheads.

Bottle from Champanes in Warren, sampled in a Kuhnhenn tulip glass, has a copper pour with some amber and orange colors, I see some small particles floating around in the brew, provides a head of white and off-white variable sized bubbles, this brew appears to be viscous (bubbles float slowly to the surface), leaves medium lacing on the glass, aromas of orange, lemon citrus and grapefruit hops with malt and fruit sweetness along with toasted malt, good hop pine bitterness and citrus with toasted malt, malt sweetness, orange and lemon fruit flavors, hops appear to be a little more out front than the malt, hop bitterness is good after the finish and persists afterwards, nice mouth feel, no alcohol aroma, a hint of the 10% alc. on the palate but the alcohol is hidden well until the beer is room temperature, a pretty good offering from Harpoon.

Pours a three finger off-white head that fades slowly leaving some lace. Clear amber color. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Piney, hoppy nose. Flavor is grapefruit some sweetness, hoppy; piney finish. High ABV is totally hidden. $2.90 for a 12oz bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, MA.

Pours a crystal clear light orange color, with a small white head. Smells of a good amount of hops, with a very big maly background. The flavor was much the same, with the hops being balanced out nicely with the caramel malt and grapefruit citrus characters. Pretty typical for a double IPA, with the alcohol being masked quite efficiently. Not special, but a nice brew.

Bottle thanks to 17thfloor. Clear orange with medium white head. Aroma is citrus and orange with caramel. Sweet, orange flavor with pine, very tasty. Medium body with creaminess. All around a very good brew.

Bottle… Clear golden ale with amber highlights and a small, white head. The aroma is a pleasing swirl of honey, fuzzy fruits, grapefruit and white pepper. Full-bodied with a thick mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. Malty and sweet with flavorful hops and adequate bitterness. Mid-length, pleasantly sweet finish. Thanks to mgumby10 for providing my sample!

12oz. bottle with thanks to 46er3498 for the bonus! Pours a clear golden with a moderate tan cap. Aroma is pine/resin, light citrus and grass. Flavor is more pine, resin and grass. Thanks Tom!

12oz bottle-pours a tight foamy off white head with some lacing and gold color. Aroma is simcoe, sweet citrus-lemon/pine hops. Taste is simcoe, citrus-grapefruit rind/lemon/some pine, slight tart/harsh bitter, some light malt, alcohol. Soft carbonation. Thanks to Joe-jwc215 for sharing this.