SKA Decadent Imperial IPA

Brewed by SKA Brewing
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Durango, Colorado USA

Bomber bottle from cbkschubert; Thanks Craig; Nose of hops, caramel, and a little fruitiness; claer amber with a small beige head; flavor is nice and hoppy with background bitterness, mixed in with some caramel malt, friutiness, and citrusin a medium body. The finish is mild hop bitterness.

Bomber, looks just like the photo. Clear gold with a small yellowy head. Lightly bitter candied orange and sweet malt nose. Flavor follows, really well balanced. Like Arrogant Bastard lite or something. Very good! A few points for the bottle - Ska has some really cool labels, and the wax adds to the effect.

This is better than the ratings reflect. Hazy orange pour with an oily brown head. Aroma heavily hopped with a good amount of resin. I agree with AlcheistAZ that this borders on a heavily hopped barleywine with the amount of malt. Still has a nice hop bite with the resin and citrus that belongs in an IIPA.

Orange in color with just some hints of brown and a nonexistent head that leaves just a ring around the edge of the glass though it laces nicely. Not as much hop as I expected in the nose for an Imperial IPA. The hop seems to be Simcoe and there is a pretty good malt foundation. This has the flavor and balance of a big or double pale ale or American barleywine but not an IPA. They should have researched this one a little more but it is a good beer. After trying it (and I always try not to read labels or research a beer too much before tyring it so I have no preconceived notions of the beer) I could not believe this is 10% ABV. The alcohol does express itself too much but maybe it will age out. I am going to hold onto my other 2 bottles for awhile.

Blind rating, American Beer Tastings at Sk8viking´s. Pours a clear amber with a tanned head. Smells nice of American hops (amarillo?). Very nice and fresh hoppiness with a sweet caramel backbone. Hoppy finish.

Clear, light amber body with a creamy, off-white head. The aroma is pine, some grapefruit and lots of caramel. The flavor is quite sweet, lots of bread and caramel, resinous pine. Medium body, slighty thin, bitter finish.

Bottle. Orange pour with a yellowish-white head. Aroma of some citrus and some caramel malt. The flavor held some grapefruit more caramel malt an a bit of pine. Medium body, malty in the front going to a bitter end and finish.

22 oz bottle-pours a light tan head with a copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt, floral, citrus-grapefruit hops. Taste is floral, citrus-grapefruit hops, balanced with medium malt. OK carbonation.