Legend Imperial IPA

Brewed by Legend Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Richmond, Virginia USA

Thanks to zrrbrrt for bringing this one to the tasting... Appears a lightly hazed orange/gold with a small white head. Streaks of lacing are left around the glass. Smell is of caramel, spices, pine, and citrusy hops. The aromas are actually very addictive. Taste is of a slightly astringent version of the aromas. There is a mild, unrefined grain presence, along with mixed sugars, fruit, and bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, grainy, sugary, and bitter. There’s balance there but it’s just a bit loose and not held together...if that even makes sense. Basically, the bitters and sugars are standing on opposite corners of the room, when they should be mingling in the middle somewhere. Overall, not a bad brew though.

Pours a lightly hazy golden amber with an average off white head. Aroma was king of vegetable...with hints of citrus, pine and caramel. Seems like if they dry hopped this one the hops may have sat around a little too long in the vessel. Also getting light hints of citrus and pine along with some caramel and bread. Flavors of the same...lightly bitter. But the hops still have seemed to get a bit vegetable. Would be interested to find out which hops were used in this one.

On tap at the Green Leafe....big translucent dark amber pour. It’s served too cold so the initial nose isn’t much to write home about..some sweet malt and light hoppiness. Taste is big hoppy bitter with some definite sweet malts.....hops are spicy, citrusy, some piney-ness. I like the hop profile, but something about this brew doesn’t have me flipping like many double IPAs do. Medium bodied....ends with adequate hop dryness. Good, but not great.

Bottle. Pours hazy golden with a medium sized head. Feels somewhat alcoholic and perfumed. Hoppy and kinda sharp. Hints of pines and flowers.

Bottle. Golden colour with a huge white head. Malty sweetness, grapefruit, hop aroma and a light sweet malty, dry, floral hop, perfumed taste. Medium body with a dry finish.

Amber haze color, small white head, aroma and tast of grapefruit and bitter taste at the end. Very good Beer

Bottle from jolly ol’ st. nick. Piney, strong hop aroma with a strong underlying malt. Kind of astringent. Flavor is similar, with a scalding, soapy start, giving way to hop drenched caramel. Pour is too dark for a IIPA, which is noticable in the flavor with too much caramel and malt.

Orange pour with a creamy white head of tiny bubbles. Aroma is really very attractive. Fresh, light refreshing hops. Nice stuff.