Papago Hop Father Imperial IPA

Brewed by Oak Creek Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Sedona, Arizona USA

Draft at Papago Brewing Company. light orange color. Great lacing. killer hop bitterness. sweet citrus flavor. medium-heavy bodied.

Draft at papago. Foamy white head that laced the glass. Aroma of lots of hops, some citrus, and pine. Taste was pretty hoppy with some grapefruit and pine. Excellent double ipa.

hot damn this was pretty fuckin decent. some grapefruit, orange, and lemon present, along with some serious alcohol, hops, and a verry bitter harsh mouthfeel. burns so good. there was definitely some candi sugar and some perfume/ floral essence.

Draft at Papago. Slightly hazy orange color with a foamy white head that laced the glass. Smelled of cotton candy and distinct grapefruity hops. Medium bodied and slightly sweet on the tongue with an ample splash of alcohol. tatses of citrsuy hop, especially grapefruit, and light malty caramel. The sweetness is well balanced by the generous hop bitterness. great beer.

Tasted on tap at the 2006 Pizza Port Strong Ale Fest. This Imperial IPA pours a medium orange color. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is orange and piney hops. A medium bodied 2x IPA. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are grapefruity and citrusy with a touch of pine. A medium to highly bitter IPA. Lots of orange and citrus highlights throughout this beer. Good balance. Nice carbonation. Juicy hops. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is bitter.

On draught at Papago: Pours to a mostly clear, bright golden yellow color with a large white frothy head that lasts, though eventually fading from atop the beer. The aroma shows tons of grapefruit, fresh floral citrus hops. Taste is pure hops - grapefruit, citrus, fresh bitter grass, very much showcasing the classic american hops, and clearly dry-hopped. Medium bodied, medium carbonated, finishes with extended bitter citrus & pine hop flavors.

Alpha King Competition 2006: This made it to the finals but I couldn’t get past the diacetyl. Aroma of butterscotch over pine. The flavor was much lower with the butterscotch. Piney and bitterness made most of the flavor. Some malt backed it up. 6/3/7/3/13/3.2

GABF 2006:Hazy golden color with an off-white head. Nice grape fruit and citrus aroma big but not overpowering. The flavor had pretty big grapefruit notes with some malt showing up mid-way and a decent bitter finish. Don’t know why I had so much diacetyl in the first try.

Cask... Pre-GABF ’06 at Falling Rock Tap House, Denver... Hazy amber ale with a small, fizzy, off-white head. The aroma is of caramel, grapefruit and pine. The flavor matches the nose and provides medium bitterness. Medium-bodied with almost no carbonation. Lengthy, bitter finish.