Sockeye Hopnoxious Imperial IPA

Brewed by Sockeye Brewing
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Boise, Idaho USA

On Tap at the brew pub Medium red-amber with medium sized head and thin but sticky lacing. Sharp citrusy hop aroma and quite sharp biting biterness in the flavor as well. Lacking an equaly bold malt backbone. Fairly thin feel.

Reddish amber with a frothy white head and sticky lacing. Slightly hazy. Citrus and pine aroma. Some floral notes and sweet caramel. Great bitter bite with a tone of citrus; orange and grapefruit. Really sweet malts. Great bitter tail. Chalky mouthfeel.

Not hoppy enough for me. Did not have the dry bitter finish I come to expect from an Imperial IPA. Extremely fruity in taste and smell.

Finally!!! Death to Daggar Falls.(Sockeye’s previous IPA release) Hopnoxious is a treat... Nice and crisp. I agree with ontario about the alcohol...you’d never know it if it didn’t hit you and at almost 8%, it does. Good job guys.... This brew may save the Sockeye handle @ Bardenay from becoming another Euro Piss pour. (Just Kidding) I’m gettin’ a growler this week.

This has a nice citrus/grapefruit hoppiness that boasts a prevalent, but certainly subservient, toasty and caramelly/nutty malt base; not a harsh bitterness, as Bück says, but there is no quarter given here in the complex hopping; also, the body is quite viscous without being thick; the alcohol is there, but you only notice after you’ve had a few.... this is one nice brew

Murky mahogany, very little head, sticky lacing, lightly shimmering. Nose of citrusy hops, some pine & grapefruit; fruit. Very little carbonation on the mouthfeel, sort of like a cask ale in that regard. Nice rich malts & an over present bitterness that’s intense but managable.Some flavors of apricot & wormwood. Not a harsh bitterness like some hop monsters though. The finish is malty, rich toffee & sweet caramel. This is pretty good, almost like a british bitter with the hop profile but the brute strength of the american ones.