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HopTown DUIPA Imperial IPA

HopTown DUIPA Imperial IPA

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
HopTown Brewing Company

Pleasanton, California USA

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803.87/5.03.84/5.09.5%78.6 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
"What can I say, this beauty weighs in at 9.5% abv and above (depending how I feel when I brew it). Though it's monster aromatics and hoppy bitterness are its predominant characters, the rich caramel malting balances the complex profile of this brew. Available in draft only, both in co2 and nitrogen....a whole keg of whoop ass!"

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 Eyedrinkale (3105), Beer Town, New York, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/519/20

Dec 15, 2003  
I so love this on nitro. Nice light orange color. Sweet hop taste on this GIANT hoppy ale. So friggin good.

 AgentSteve (784), Livermore, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
May 15, 2008  
On tap @ the Valley brewery, beautiful copper pour with decent head and indredible floral hop nose. Same in the flavor and dry finish. Great stuff.


 bikesandbeers (419), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/105/516/20
Feb 6, 2008  
sampled on tap at the San Diego Strong Ale Festival Nov 2008, an event share with what seemed liked hundreds of ratebeerians and enjoyed mostly through a straw, since my face was a bloody mess of scabs and stitches. This beer was on nitro, which made the otherwsie average DIPA a super creamy and interesting treat.Tons of hops with a decent amount of malt which went down smooth thanks to the nitro pour


 UselessGdTaste (359), Long Beach, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/516/20
Jan 7, 2008  
Ok...it’s on NITRO. And... It works. Totally looked like it was going to be wayyy too thick. And...yes...I was right. It was wayyy too thick, but I actually liked it that way. It really gave the hops an odd quality. I would love to try the nitro and CO2 version side by side. I’m going to give it a high number because I really love the unusual quality that works, and I think that should be rewarded.


 Taverner (441), San Ramon, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 22, 2007  
Pours gold to amber. Two finger head that quickly recedes, leaving nice lacing. Flavor is piney and woody - not a bad IIPA!


 hapjydeuce (564), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/516/20
Dec 6, 2007  
Pizza Port Strong Ale Fest ’07. First time for me trying a IIPA on nitro tap...it actually turned out better than I expected. The nitrogen really kicked up the appearance and aroma a notch upon pouring, talk about some serious thickness and cascading for an IPA. Frothy white head, bad-ass appearance with sticky caramelized malts and bread in the aroma. Blast of sweetness on each sip (my only big complaint), with lots of pine forest. Damn chewy palate, one of the most viscous IIPA’s Ive tried. Based on my level of coherence, I’m lucky I didn’t try to eat the flesh of my cheek. Ouch.




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