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Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale

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99
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bottled
common

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8023.97/5.03.96/5.09.2%96.8Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
"In celebration of the Hop. . . . This is a "Hop" tribute, worthy of a King’s Imperial Court! Enjoy the blast of fresh Cascade, Simcoe, Columbus, Ahtanum, and Chinook Hops as they stimulate the taste buds in a truly Imperial Fashion. Pucker Up!
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 WickerBrew (312), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/513/20
Jan 28, 2008  
Another DIPA that doesnt live up to the hype in my book. Its just too thick with one dominating flavor. Too sweet as well. It is packed with flavor, but if i am in a sipping mood I am going to go elsewhere. I think I have been spoiled with Dreadnaught on the style


 BabyJoe692 (109), Pickerington, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Jan 25, 2008  
Bomber bottle. Pours amber in color. Strong aroma of hops (citrusy and piney). Tastes strongly bitter, very piney/resinous.


 msante79 (814), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 24, 2008    Updated: Jul 26, 2009
Bomber. Pours hazy copper. One finger off white head. Nice lacing. Aroma of hops, citrus, pine and more hops. Taste is citrus, pine, and malt. Finishes very bitter to hops. Nicely balanced for amount of hops. This is not for the weary.


 estoppel (1028), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 22, 2008  
Bottle. Orange body, medium white head with good retention and lacing, very hoppy, resinous nose. Some sweetness noticeable under the massive IBUs, hoppy flavors predominate. A bit over the top.


 hapjydeuce (767), Del Mar, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jan 22, 2008    Updated: Jan 24, 2008
Goddamn! Talk about seriously bitter stuff right here! Bottled pour produces a clear orange-amber color with a sticky vanilla head and heavy duty lacing. Aroma is impressive. Grapefruit rind, sticky pine sap and hops resin take over the senses upon the first smell. Peppery spice, pumpkin and butterscotch is noticeable in the aroma as well. The Simcoe really brings out this beer’s flavor, with a huge malty backbone that mixes well with other flavors of cheescake, rum and more citrus. The finish absolutely oozes with high alpha hops bitterness that sticks to your mouth for minutes...and I mean minutes. Hell, the last sip I took was 3 minutes ago, and my tongue is still wrecked. Awesome. Balance is alright. Not too syrupy or dry. Bitterness? Well, it almost goes over the top. But I like it!


 hopson (594), Williamsville, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 22, 2008  
mmmmmm. Sticky thick resinous hops and corresponding body. bracingly bitter, and I like that a lot. But, the bitterness does not overwhelm the hop flavor, which is extremely complex and delicious. Liked it a lot.


 kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 20, 2008  
Pours an clear orange/amber color with a biege head and soft carbonation. Strong aroma of pinesap, grapefruit, papaya and caramel malt. Flavor is juicy orange, grapefruit, and a sweet caramel pine. A bit acidic. Big creamy mouthfeel. Finish is spicy long bittery goodness.


 mkgrenwel (420), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/53/102/57/20
Jan 15, 2008  
Strange washout of flavors. Aroma is so supremely hoppy that you expect that in the taste, but instead get a strange soapy flavor with some alcohol mixed in. Hop biitterness is all over the finish. Just doesn’t have that juicy resin and citrus in the nose. Very solvent-like. A little malt sweetness hangs around, but is primarily decimated by the bitterness. Hard to say what the problem really is here. Dare I say there could be too much hops? This does remind me a bit of that overwhelming solvent-like flavor I’d get when sucking on a hop cone (which is why I usually spit like I’m dipping, instead of swallowing the oils. I never thought I’d taste it, but i think this beer is just too damn hoppy. Not unbalanced by malt, like a Stone IPA or victory Hop Wallop, but just too much hops in general. I never thought I’d say that. This is jugely dissappointing because I love their IPA and Double IPA.



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