Tyranena Hop Whore Imperial India Pale Ale

Brewed by Tyranena Brewing
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

Big sticky resiny hops. Ends on a bitter astringent note. Malts are very minimal, if at all. Meh, just another huge hop IPA. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing really memorable either.

Pour produces a bronze body that is transparent excepting a suspended cloud of stagnant, thick particles. Sticky lace in abundance. Aroma is soft and earthy; lots of mineral sweetness and bitter yerba relaxes the burly honey and biscuit push. Resinous and zesty, with hints of urinal cake, grapefruit pistachio, and caramel. Punchy grapefruit and lychee flavor gives a feathery texture of floral hop against the back of the mouth; crystal malts linger underneath, but these are so reserved initially that they contribute only a slight and comfortable sweetness of iced tea, though with its usual tactlessness it eventually begins to envelop and suffocate the rest. Palate is medium bodied, gently carbonated and sticky in texture; finishes with lots of bitter pine and lavender, with a bit of alcoholic aerosol interaction. Decent, but hardly well made or memorable.

Bottle pours clear red with small head, some lace. The aroma is resinous sticky hops; perhaps some grapefruit in the nose. The flavor is of the same hops found in the aroma with some ale fruitiness. Perhaps some lingering peach flavors. The palate is pretty rich and lightly carbonated. This is good.

Bottle courtesy of iowaherkeye. The pour reveals a cloudy dark amber color with a thin offwhite head. Very good aroma of resinous, woody hops. Good flavor of resinous, woody hops with some malt and a bitter finish. The body is medium with a liquorous texture and gentle carbonation.

Botlles courtesy of Ofortuna and Capt. Cougar. Poured a copper/amber color with a big frothy off white head. Aroma is all floral and earthy hops. Flavor is the same big floral hops with a huge resiny pine and patchouli finish.

Trade from ogglethorp. Thick golded color with smallish off-white head. Big hoppy nose with a hint of mait. Great big hoppy front with medium body. Even with all the hops, still has a tad of malt that mellows out the hops. Very nice.

Bottle (12oz) shared with HogTownHarry & tupalev -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a hazy copper-orange with tons of tiny floaties and a small diminishing off-white head. Aroma: Shazam! -- that’s a powerful hop aroma! Huge, pungent, resiny hops and I love it! Flavour’s also quite hoppy with a huge, long bitter finish. Medium to full bodied. Awesome, I loved it.

Bottle. Aroma perfumey and piney. Poured a nice copperish amber. Flavor is just one big hop rag, sopping. Palate is good, slick and just wringingly bitter. Overall, damn yummy. Thanks Facto!!