Tyranena Bitter Woman From Hell Extra IPA

Formerly brewed at Tyranena Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

5/08/2007: An evening of Tyranena IPAs (in order tasted): Tyranena Bitter Woman IPA, Tyranena Bitter Woman From Hell Extra IPA, Tyranena Hop Whore Imperial India Pale Ale...

Tyranena Bitter Woman From Hell pours a cloudy golden-orange/amber color. There is a moderate level of visible carbonation and small, fluffy, and puffy beige-colored head. The lacing left behind is thick, but as the same time quite delicate. The aroma is rich caramel and toffee malt with notes of mellow citrus and floral hops. Orange citrus and grapefruit hops pair with a deep caramel maltiness to form the balanced flavor. The bitterness deeps with each passing minute. In the end it still doesn’t seem very bitter, but is does have a slightly mouth numbing effect! The body of this beer is medium-full. It seems to be slightly sticky on the lips, but smooth and satisfying in the mouth. Overall Bitter Woman From Hell is a little bit more intense than the Bitter Woman IPA, but I enjoyed the unique peach and apricot qualities of the latter as well as its extreme drinkablity slightly more than the intensity and bitterness of former...

12 oz bottle from buckybeer via trade (Dec 2006). Thanks Mark!

Bottle courtesy of hopdog. Cloudy, rusted amber with a tall tan head. Aroma is big hops. Grapefruit juice with soft pine and orange oils. Soft sweet malts. Taste is bitter and very hoppy. Pine notes, grapefruit is dominant, and orange peel. Sweet malts are a bit too much in the background. Soft caramel as well. Body is soft and creamy. Oily feel with mild carbonation. Finishes with more grapefruit juice, orange peel, and pine notes. Lighter caramel here too. Not bad!

Bottle shared with Hogtown Harry, biegaman, and blankboy, Harry’s bottle. Strong hop aroma - some malt as well. Orange pour, white head. Very strong bitter taste - lots of chewy malt. Orange like citrus. Long bitter linger - tons of citrus. Nice stuff very drinkable.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, tupalev & biegaman -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a cloudy orange with an average size mostly-lasting creamy off-white head. Aroma: Oh yeah, that smells nice! Lots and lots of hops: piney, floral, resiny and citrus. Big resiny hop flavour along with some malt backing it up and a pleasant long bitter finish. Medium bodied. A fantastic IPA!

Bottle (12oz). Shared with blankboy, biegaman and tupalev - my bottle, via trade with zathrus13. Slightly hazy light orange, solid creamy off-white head. Slightly carbonized malt aroma, leafy and mildly resiny hops. Taste - big resiny hops, toasted malt, simple and powerful - long finish. Average IPA body, solid astringency, decent carbonation. Excellent.

From a 12oz Bottle. Purchased at Riley’s Wines of the World in Madison, WI. Pours a deep caramelly amber color, slightly cloudy, with a thick layer of off-white frothy head. Lots of fresh, floral hops with an herbal euro-hop quality. Plenty of bitter hop aromas, but not overly citrusy or piney. Light to medium bodied, tingling carbonation that creates a dancing mouthfeel. Lots of caramel malts on the tongue, as well as some biscuity graham cracker. Very bitter, clean floral finish, perhaps warrior hops. Decent flavors, but nothing mind-blowing as far as complexity is concerned. There’s plenty of hop bitterness, but not a whole lot of layers of hop character to make it overly interesting in that regard. The malt character is also tasty, but again, nothing special. Together, the caramel malt and bitter hop characters combine to create a beer that is too bitter and malty to be sessionable, but not bold enough to be satisfying on their own merits.

This IPA pours a deep golden brown color from a 12oz bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is lots of hops, piney, floral and a touch of citrus. A medium to full bodied IPA. Malts are caramel and sweet. Hops are piney and grapefruity. Lots of hop flavors and hop bitterness in this one. Nice balance. Good carbonation. Not over the top, but a nice hoppy IPA. Nice clean finish. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is bitter.

Bottle: Thick hazy caramel, moderate spritzy off-white head, lattice like lacing, slight sediment floats about.   Definite hoppy nose, slightly on the side of citrus rind and astringency.   Decent citrus bitterness based hoppiness on the tongue.   Pairs well with its moderate malt backing.   Fairly clean, definitely on the "abrasive" side as compared to the standard Bitter Woman.   Fairly smooth as well, with a finish that seems to be a healthy dose of citrus rind like bitterness.   Moderate body and mouthfeel.   At the finish I wished it would have a bit more malt backing... but if it did then would it really be considered a "Bitter Woman From Hell"?   Decent beer, but ultimately on the bitter side of the fence.   Any more malts on this one and perhaps it would be considered an IIPA.   Thanks Matt for this one!