Titanic Brewing 2XIPA

Brewed by Titanic Brewing Company (USA)
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Coral Gables, Florida USA

A: Poured a nice golden hue with a nice foamy head. The head hung around nicely, and left sheets of lace. S: Nice big floral aroma. Tons of citrus with a touch of cut grass. There was a sweetness underlying that made this extra nice. T: Wow big on flavor. Tons and I mean tons of grapefruit taste. There was a nice malty sweet backbone that held this beer together nicely. It finished with a little bite from the hops. M: Nice and thick like maple syrup.

On draught at the brewpub in Coral Gables, FL. Pours a semi-hazy amber colored brew with a thick off-white head that sticks around. Aroma of light tangerine, grapefruit, some grassy hops and a hint of caramel malt. Taste is medium bodied, fruity and citrusy with some character of tangerine and orange peel. Finish is semi-sweet, lingering sweet bitterness and leaves the mouth with a film/soapy texture.

Enjoyed on tap at the brewpub. My ratings on DIPAs are aboe average because I’ve had so many fresh. No exception here. Deep golden with brown highlights. Lots of lace. No exceptional aroma, but hey a disinfected bleached glass. Good full hop dose.

Poured at the Jupiter brewfest. Nice beer. Big fluffy head gives way to a multitude of hop aromas...earthy, citrus, floral. Beer has a nice mouthfeel and is full of citrus notes wtih some good malt balance. I really enjoyed this. Matt is making some damn good beers.

Rockiest head ever seen on a beer: a thick whack of foam like scoops of ice cream on top of an orange cloud. Gorgeous looks. Leafy, grassy, earthy, slightly floral potent hop aroma. Excellent quaffability and fruitiness and is not at all sticky! Unusual fruit bouquet begs thought: there is no mango but there is spice. A great IPA that is not at all derivative. Must drink this one fresh--sampled a few weeks later and it was unfortunately off the mark.

Re-rate: A couple of revisits have proved disappointing. Diacetyl is overabundant in this beer, and the hops on my Feb/09 sample were nowhere near as rich and bold as last summer. I am downgrading this beer until the diacetyl problem is dealt with. It affects appearance, mouthfeel, aroma and palate.

On tap at the brewpub
Insane head - thick and mountainous with whipped cream topping. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. Orval would be embarrassed by this austentatious head. Opaque golden-bronze. Absolutely gorgeous. Lovely orangey, piney, kumquat and lime aroma. Fresh and clean. Smells like I should be fishing for marlin. Chewy, sticky malts. Rich, woody, resiny hops. Nice balance. Altogether quite tasty, despite a little bit of diacetyl in the finish. (overall 4.0)

On tap at the brewpub. Pours orange-amber with off white head. Aromas of grapefruit and pine. Sweet flavor with lots of citrus and malt. Not the greatest but very drinkable for 9% abv. Medium body with mild carbonartion and a sticky mouthfeel.

Draft… Cloudy orange ale with a mid-sized, creamy, white head. Decent retention. The earthy, floral aroma proffers notes of caramel, grapefruit and dried flowers. The flavor is much the same. A decent share of lupulin, however, there’s more of a caramel malt aura here than in the nose. Medium-bodied with lively carbonation. Lengthy, crisp, citrus and caramel finish.