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Mountain Sun I and IPA (Batch 600)

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273.82/5.03.62/5.0Special9%56.4Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
“I and IPA” is our brand new Imperial IPA. We used fresh lemongrass to compliment the citrus notes of a new hop variety called Summit. Summits are a high alpha (bitter) hop that contributes a serious grapefruit nuance to this beer. We also included 60 pounds of orange blossom honey for increased alcohol and more citrus. Weighing in at 9% ABV, we’ll only be serving this in half pints at the pub, but feel free to take home a quart or two. “I and I” is the Rastafarian terminology for a communal “we” instead of “you and me”, “we”, or “they”. Just say “I and I”. Bob Marley will be played.
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 cb (809), Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20

Aug 14, 2006  
Cloudy with moderately lasting sticky lacing. Pure hop nugget mashed together with lemon, mint and a touch of honey. Flavor was not overwhelming but assertively grassy and herbal. Nothing offensive in the finish. I’d drink it again...i don’t know if it was the honey or the Bob Marley but the mood was right for this.

 arrogantb (701), Denver, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 26, 2009  
On tap at Mountain Sun and served in a small 8oz wine glass. Smell was herbal, flowery hops. Orange color with little to no head. There was no bitterness nor citrus flavors from the hops, just a floral, soapy (in a good way) flavor and some honey. I liked this beer a lot. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 11-26-2007 03:28:44


 TAR (2093), Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/512/20
Jan 5, 2008  
Draft Cloudy peach. Uneven tiny-bubbled head. Orange rind and apricot aromas fill the nose. Whisper of garlic and honeycomb. Sharp and overly brisk carbonation. Heavily sweet and resinous, upfront. Fresh orange and a vibrant mintiness trails behind. Chewy resins silence some of the unpleasant acidity, but the acidity still wreaks havoc on the drinkability as it overwhelms the palate. Harsh notes of aspirin emerge from the depths, and the hop character remains quite unrefined from then on. Wafery malt sweetness is faintly perceptible, and what’s there is very unpronounced. Finishes with a sharp and chalky dryness as lemongrass and acidic hops linger. Nice profusion of citrus burps abound after each belch. All in all, the carbonation is overly chalky and therefore hinders the juicy hop qualities. The hop character is also disappointingly shallow, one dimensional, and far too acidic rather than sweet and succulent. Decent.


 SledgeJr (2960), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Dec 17, 2007  
On tap at the brewpub. Jolly Rancher candy aroma with lots of fruitiness. Wonderful strawberry aroma. Very smooth beer with a long hoppy floral finish. Outstanding.


 csbosox (1081), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 9, 2007  
On tap @ Power Plant Strong Ale Festival. Candi sugar & citrus aroma (orange & grapefruit). Hazy orange color. Initial taste is sweet, wildflower honey, & candi sugar followed by brown sugar and a pronounced pinyness and to a lesser extent, citrus.


 beerheart (237), Erie, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Nov 25, 2007  
This is a nice "extreme", "double", or as the waitress termed it, "American", IPA. The lemongrass tames the bitterness of the piny hops but not the bite. What’s left is a grapefruit, apricot, and floral bouquet.


 goldtwins (4080), Nesconset, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 1, 2007  
Tap @ Mountain sun: Poured a slightly hazed amber color with a large off-white head. Big sweet grapefruit hop aroma. Sweaty and grassy. The smell is thick and sweet. Caramel malt flavor starts then the hops take over from the middle to the finish. Piny bitter dry finish. Moderately bitter. Medium to full bodied. Some warmth and almost silky.


 CaptainCougar (5458), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 27, 2007  
On tap at the brewpub on 10/14/07: Pours a transparent dark bronze amber with a full, airy, clingy-lacing light tan head. Aroma of fairly fresh grapefruity hops and nice caramel and pale malty undertones. Starts rich and pale malty sweet with nice resiny citrus and piny bittering and flavor hops. Finishes slightly warming and bittersweet, but is pretty drinkable and flavorful. A good IIPA.


 kp (8399), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 21, 2007  
Name: I&I IPA
Date: 10/14/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

hazy dark copper, creamy dirty white head, sudsy lace, big sweet pine and tangerine aroma, creamy body, lots of rich hop flavor, citrus and fruity character, nice caramel backed sweetness provide a great flatform for hop delivery,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4



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