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New Glarus Unplugged Imperial IPA

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1573.77/5.03.73/5.0Special10%76.8Snifter, Tulip
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"Some people paint, some sing, others write...I brew." --Daniel Carey A few times a year we will cut Dan loose to brew whatever he chooses, uncensored, uncut, unplugged. The bottle you hold is handcrafted for the adventurous soul. We brewed this one small batch, and make no promises to ever brew this style again. Warning: Caution. Our Imperial IPA will smack you In-Your-Face. This is an aggressively hoppy IPA. An explosion of hops including East Kent Golding, Cascade, Tomahawk, Warrior and Chinook dominate this pale summer brew. IBUs delivered like you've never enjoyed before. Our imperial IPA is alive with a bottle fermentation that catapults hop aromas to the front with bitter notes that will dance till dawn on your palate. Serve immediately at 45 degrees F. Thanks for Supporting the Arts. --Daniel & Deborah Carey
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 Alcoholist (570), Peoria, Illinois, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20

Sep 18, 2005  
Yellowy amber in colour with a medium head. Fruity aroma with grapefruit pineapple and herbal notes. Taste is slightly sweet with a mild resiny hop character. Very well balanced, a quality brew. Thanks for the bottle Gasspasser.

 BelgianBeerGal (1291), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2009  
Traded bottle. Pours a nice clear bronze colour with an off-white head and nice lacing. Pleasant pine, hop aroma plus a little caramel. Hops in the flavour are more piney than citrus (not bad). The finish is what gets me though...seems fairly medicinal and ethanol-y. Okay.


 Tmoney99 (4742), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2009  
Bottle shared by shigadey. Poured clear copper color with an average fizzy off-white head that was mostly diminished with minimal lacing. Moderate to heavy sour citrus hop and small malt aroma. Medium body with slick texture and flat carbonation. Medium smooth bittersweet hoppy flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. This is was a good beer.


 Rciesla (3645), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Dec 9, 2008  
Bottle at pauls tasting. Pours a pale golden body with half inch white head. Sweet pine and grapefruit dominate the nose. Lost of earthy undertones in the flavor, grassy hop resins light butter and a malty caramel. Good brew.


jj21 (84), Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/519/20
Feb 4, 2008  
12 ounce red-foil topped bottle Out-f$^#ing Standing!!!! Pours a fantastic hazy light orange with a 1-1/2" white fluffy head. Great lacing left. Moderate carbonation streams to the top. Big on the nose. Very hoppy, earthy, citrusy grapefruit, piney, all the usual culprets in a great IPA. The taste was amazing. Great hops up front balanced very well with the malts. Buttery mouthfeel. Very easy to drink as the alcohol is undetectible. A damn shame that it won’t be brewed again anytime soon, if ever.


 badbeer (433), Iowa, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 23, 2007  
Review from notes from summer 2005, bottle as part of a mixed Unplugged 4-pack. Beer pours a brilliant orange, think sun-setting orange. Head is an off-white color that leaves a pretty good lacing. Smell is hoppy, but not the typical piney/resiny hops you normally find in a double IPA, this has a more floral smell to it. There are a bit of citrus-like hops hidden in there as well. In the taste I found a bit of caramel from the malt, but the hops lead the way throughout this beer. The hops are a nice mixture of floral and citrus flavors. Medium bodied and a decent amount of carbonation. Really drinkable, as this seems to be a more tame version of a double IPA. This doesn’t necessarily fit the "Unplugged" label, but it’s still a damn good beer.


 ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 6, 2007  
Golden, orange colour with a white head. Light caramel sweet aroma with hoppy fruity and pine bitter notes. Sweet malty flavor with fruity and hoppy notes. Light dry and bitter finish.


 kp (8399), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 06/17/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

dark yellow, thin white head, frothy lace, floral hop aroma, big hop flavor, a touch of alcohol, lots of bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Score: **4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 6, 2007  
Bottle. Golden clear colour with a huge white head. Very nice aroma of citrus and high alpha hops. Nice flavour of hops, specially citrus-like, very tasty and nice.



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