Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale

Brewed by Moylans Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Novato, California USA

some biscuit malt. but manly this is a big leafy green hoppiness. mostly citrus but some spruce. this is a very nice raid from socal.

22oz bottle. Aroma: Really nice hop aroma. Floral, grapefruit, resin, and pine all coming through very strong. Some light maltiness and caramel behind all the hops. Appearance: Dark amber in color bordering on red and fairly clear. Off white head was big and foamy with great retention. Great lacing. Flavor: Some toasted malt and caramel come through, and then the hops begin. Grapefruit, pine, floral, grassy, earthy, and a strong resinous flavor. Fairly dry finish. Bitterness is strong, sharp, and lingers a long time. Palate: Medium bodied. Medium carbonation. Light alcohol warming in back of mouth. Overall: Loved the aroma, liked the flavor, but the bitterness was a little over the top for me. Needed some water to help wash this one down. Still, a great beer and hop lovers will certainly dig it.

Bottle. I have had IIPAs with a higher average rating that I liked less than this beer. My first experience with Moylans and a very good one. This is an excellent Imperial IPA with all the classic characteristics of an IPA plus a full feel in the mouth and an alcohol presence. Very smooth and very balanced. A repeat buy for sure. My full rec.

Bottle. Clear, clean copper color. No head. Limited carbonation. Sweet, apricot, simcoe, hoppy assault before the tasting. Tangerine, tangy aroma overall and flavoring follows with a bmore bitter ending on the tongue. Somewhat watery given how rich the aroma started out but a very high quality beer in my view. I’d avoided these guys for a while and not entirely sure why.

22oz bomber. Pours a cloudy, deep orange with brown and ruddy red highlights and a thick but shortlived off-white head that leaves large swaths of lace on the glass. The aroma is thick with green, sticky, delicious hops and is cut with a thick malty sweet honey and caramel nose. The flavor begins as a resiny hop jelly with amazing hop character - fruity, citrusy, and spicy. There is an undercurrent of malts - a light toasted breadiness with subtle toffee sweetness. The bitterness is strong, earthy, and citrusy at mid-palate (like dried grapefruit rind). It is slightly resiny at mid-palate with a slight sweetness that helps cut the big bitterness slightly. It all leads to a dry and hoppy finish with some breadiness and a light wood character. The mouthfeel is spritzy - surprisingly firm level of carbonation - with a very thick and full body. A light tingling on the tongue at mid-palate results from the tingly carbon dioxide, ethanol, and extra-firm bitterness. Overall, a super-bad-ass west coast hop-bomb of a brew. Whoah...

From bomber. Pours orange/brown with nice white foam ring. Good lacing. Aroma is piny and hoppy. Flavor is similar - pine, citrus, strong hops (as expected). Mouthfeel is fairly thick. Aftertaste is bitter with some alcohol burn. Really enjoyed this fine IPA. Californians certainly do know how to brew a good IPA. Good value also at $6 a bomber.

Flaske: Hop burns for første gang siden en maximus da jeg lige havde startet med at drikke velhumlet øl. Flot ravfarvet klar farve med fint skumhved. Duft af humle. Smag af humle, meget bitter og brænder i ganen af humle. Fin fin øl.

nice orange pour with a thin cream head. grapefruits, fresh hops and oranges on the nose. nice and smooth on the palate with an awesomely smooth flavor of hops and a really bitter piney hop finish. awesome imperial ipa.