Livery Double Paw Imperial IPA

Brewed by The Livery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Benton Harbor, Michigan USA

Objectively speaking: Hazy amber big IPA where the house yeast is more apparent than usual.
I like: Exquisite hop blend produces a very complex aroma. Incredibly piney, powerfully aromatic, but ultimately not so bitter at all. Concentrating on aromas and these are concentrated indeed. Also surprisingly not very citrusy at all. Original in that regard.
I dislike: The yeasty sourish breadiness takes a lot of room here and attenuates the toasty feel. Surprisingly has very little carbonation at all, though I’m not sure it’s something I disliked. Not much happens outside the hop scope, but well-focused.

On tap at the brewery. This clear and dark golden ale poured with a thin off-white head and a floral aroma. There is a nice blend of malts and hops with a little bite at the finish.

GTMW! Hazy orange pour with a thin white head. Skunky hop and caramel aroma. Flavor was caramel, pineapple, coconut, orange peel...and a bit more funky hops. Bitter finish.

GTMW ’08. Poured a hazy medium orange color. Topped with a white head. Attractive fruity aroma including the likes of mango, orange, and melon. Medium bodied (without being syrupy) and slightly sweet. Mild to moderate hop bitterness. Lots of fruit in the flavor, as foreshadowed by the aroma. I tasted orange, mango, and apricot. There was also a crushed pine needle accent. Very nice.

Draft: Poured at the brewpub...clear, light bronze color with a nice white head, good retention and lacing noted. Nose hints at grassy hops, resin, flowers and lemon. Big, lemongrass taste that is bittered up to the heavens...some pale malts and floral notes are their along with a light citrus accent.

Hazy golden pour floating a medium fluffy white head and emanating a pretty robust PNW citrus and pine aroma. Biscuity caramel malts, sweet and bread-like with tons of orange. tangarine and pine needles throughout the palate make this IIPA very satisfying for those seeking an over-the-top hop bite.

(Draft) Pours a hazy yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of orange, tangerine, grapefruit, caramel, toasted grain, and herbs. Flavor of hops (citrus, herbal) and caramel malt.

ACBF on 6/21. Nice malt in the beginning, nice citrusy hop at the end. Enough said... but this one is much better than it sounds. Turns out you can get a ton of flavor and complexity out of one hop variety and one malt. Well done.