Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale

Bottle. Musky-earthy hops nose with lots of fruity sweetness. Orange, pine, grapefruit, pineapple, cherry, and strawberry. Thick gold-amber with lots of slow-rising carbonation and a half-finger bubbly head. Big thickness is the first impression with lots of bitterness and light citrus flavor. I need to try a more fresh bottle, but what’s here is nice. Strong lingering bitterness.

Crushed with Jakebra. This brew was the highlight of the weekend. Yes. Like a popsicle made out of hops. So bitter and yum on the finish. A ultimate hop paradise. Excellent.

As SurlySober said after we both took a sip from the bottle he brought to my house, "Moylan’s knows SOMETHING about hops that other brewers don’t." He’d had this beer before; I had not. I think his opinion is dead-on - this is (to my taste) what hops are meant to do and this beer is a tremendous showcase for those who like hoppy bitterness and an example of what hops can be. Color is a rich, golden amber with a head of tiny bubbles that quickly fades to a scummy lily-pad appearance. Aroma is a sweet sweat hop smell with plenty of hoppy citrus notes of pineapple (delicious). Flavor is extremely hoppy with hop notes that I perceived as citrus-y, piney, and grassy. Wonderful hoppiness is balanced with a significant malt presence. Mouthfeel is crisp and extremely dry. This is an excellent beer. It is around $10/bottle at my local liquor store, but this is one beer that might be worth that price. Highly recommended.

Very Bitter citrus hops, yet very enjoyable. Great color with a fast faiding head. Underlying sweetness and a good dry finish/

Bottle, 9.2% at LCRBM08. Distinct caramelly aroma, from the hops. The flavour has the same caramelly hoppiness as the aroma along with some sweet flavour. Very nice cleansing bitterness.

Bottle@LCRBM08. The aroma is hoppy with a lots of fruitiness (aprikot). Hazy, orange coloured with an off-white head. The taste is heavy hoppy with citrus and aprikots. Bit one-dimensional. Nice one for the hopheads.

Bottle@LCRBM08. A clear yellow/golden colored beer, with an off-white head. The aroma of American hops, malty with some grassy. in the back tones of fruit. The taste is hop bitter with fruits like peaches. It’s also spicey. The aftertaste is long spicey and bitter.

LCRBM08: 22 fl oz bottle, courtesy of bierkoning. Pours almost clear orange with a slowly collapsing off-white head. Dense hoppy wooden and pine aroma. Dense hoppy pinewood and light marmelade note from the hops. Subdued caramel malty base. Ends dry and spiced hoppy.