Legend Imperial IPA

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

Poured golden in color with a white head. Aroma is very hoppy (grapefruit) with a hint of malt in teh background. Flavor was a bitter grapefruit but not too overpowering.

legend redeems itself w/ another decent brew after its imperial stout. a typical american ipa, but not overpower. it’s still very hoppy, mind you, but there is enough body to justify the hoppiness. floral, bitter, malty and well balanced; this is perhaps the best brew from the state of virginia.

From bottle. Pours gold with a decent white head. Nose is grapefruit and light berries (strawberry?) Lacing is nil. Flavor is grapefruit and hops, with some maltiness. Malt becomes more apparent in the finsih, which is smooth and slightly bitter. This is on par with the best IPAs I have had, (including DFH), and a bargain to boot!

Medium sized rocky tan cap on a clear copper base, lacing is bountiful and lasting. Pungent, juicey hop nose, citrusy and grassy with a hint of toasty malts backing them. Body ia med/large, lightly resiny with a solid carbonation. Malt/hop balance is good, lightly sweet malts and a nice fruitiness, apricots and berries. Hop bite is solid, fairly resiny. Finish is lightly sweet, hoppy and fruity. Props to the The_Beer_God for this one!

Perfumey, strong hop nose has plenty of citrus and resiny pinelike characteristics and some herbal, leafy, woody notes. Clear, copper coloured body is topped by a low, white head that recedes rapidly to ring. Citrus and resiny pine flavours are strong with bitterness aplenty, but there is a definite sweet malt backbone here. Medium body is quite dry with moderate, fine bubbled carbonation. Sampled on the PA trip 2005.

Bottle, from trade with The_Beer_God. Good nose, sweet. Orange, pine, honey. Some caramel as it warmed. Something like a oaky/whisky crept in also as warmed. Cloudy brownish orange color, good head that faded to nothing, no lacing to speak of. Bitter flavors, Big Bitter flavors. Grapefruit, lemon, little grassy metallic too. That whisky thing too. Medium body, Creamy mouthfeel, bitter, grapefruity, finish. Kind of dried out from bitterness, This is a big puckering beer. Maybe lost a point or two for being one sided, but still enjoyable for the hophead in you. Thanks TBG.

Great head with light carbonation. Very frothy and reduces to leave a nice lacing. Great aroma. Peaches, oranges, citrus, hops. Crystal clear orange/amber. Light fruity flavor with more peaches hops and light malts. I love peaches. A little warming from the alcohol. Clean finish. Slightly bitter. Distinct peaches in the aftertaste. Did I mention that I love peaches. A great fruity double IPA.

Pours clear orange and a foamy off-white head. Clementine and hop aroma with an oily tone. Lots of hop in the flavor, oily mouthfeel. Good bitterness specially in the finish. Very fruity for a IIPA. Nice.