Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale

22 oz. bottle served in shaker- poured a nearly transparent solid copper color, medium carbonation, very inviting one and a half finger formed and laced very well! Hearty aroma of grapefruit, pine, with notes of yeast, caramel, and pepper. Hits the mouth with a thick, heavy, and wide body, malt has just a sweetness to it, hops come crashing in from the first sip, holds up well in the middle, finish is strongly acidic and lingers for minutes on end- if you let it. One hopbomb that I think I’ll never get sick of...

22 oz bottle. Hazy amber pour,thin beige head,excellent lace. Huge grapefruit aroma with a hint of caramel. Sweet ,thick and full bodied.Very smooth balanced bittering,notes of pine,fruit and grass.Finish is dry with a lingering spicy hop bitterness .excellent

Sampled at Bruegala 2009. Lightly cloudy amber orange with a spare white head. Light cookie, average-to-heavy spruce, grapefruit nose with subtle yeast. Heavily acidic, heavily bitter flavor with a little toffee underneath- very sticky yet oily texture. Really well done.

Very cloudy amber-brown with a finger of creamy off-white head. Lacing occurs in sheets and windowpanes, obviously I got a good bottle! Nose of slight caramel (malt), mix of young pine and over-ripened citrus hops. Flavors are a mix of hoppy bitterness, creamy caramel malt, and alcohol at the finish. Sticky and a bit slick. Seems a little raw...good, but no match for Pliny!

Bruegala 2009 sampling - Pours a deep, cloudy, yellow-orange color with a very small head. Aroma has a light caramel and grainy note to it with a heavy grapefruit and pine hoppiness. Flavor is very strong in pine and citrus hops with a smooth, light caramel note to add some sweetness. Modest carbonation delivers the flavors well and allows you to feel the med/heavy beer. It has a slightly oily feel to it and the alcohol is noticeable. Overall the slightly rough hops note really works with the malt sweetness and the overly heavy pine and grapefruit are very pleasant. Good brew.

Good, but not the best double IPA I have had. Amber color. Heavy pine and grapefruit aroma. Lots of grapefruit hops, no surprise. Heavy biscuit malts add the balance. Ultra smooth, doesn’t taste as strong as it is. Hops are actually more subdued and balanced in this than in some other beers (hopslam or ruination). Minor alcohol taste in the finish.

Pours medium-orange, thin head but nice lacing. Nose is big hops, loads of caramel, not terribly complex, just massive. Nice bitter palate, huge amounts of flavor, just feels like being hit with a hop stick. I would probably have rated this higher if it hadn’t been preceded by Ruination and Pliny the Elder, but my rating stands.

Bottle a little too old, the aroma is decidedly lacking and sweet, but the bottle is not so off that the taste is destroyed. Tastes very mildly of pine, and citrus, with burnt sugar and/or caramel. Pours a golden yellow with a frothy white head, nice lacing in the glass.