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Wynkoop Imperial IPA 3.06 15

Wynkoop Imperial IPA

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
153.1/5.03.06/5.0-9.1Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
The I.P.A. is a classic English pale ale, cask conditioned and dry hopped with Cascades. The I.P.A., like our other cask beers, is served through a sparkler on an English hand-pull faucet. The pale ale is bittered with Bullion hops and is finished with Cascade and Willamete hops.

Note: the word Imperial here does not refer to a double/Imperial IPA, and is simply the name of the beer.
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 Ungstrup (15430), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 2, 2005  
An orange beer with a small disappearing off-white head. The aroma is lovely hoppy combined with sweet caramel notes. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel and oranges leading to a dry end - but before that the body seems weak in the begining.


 JorisPPattyn (5192), Antwerpen, Belgium
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 1, 2003  
(cask) Slightly hazy dark gold. Flimsy white head, reasonably stable. very fruity nose (exotic fruit as passion) and yeasty - smelling like green beer. Well-bitter taste with both noble and bitter hops. Enough malts underneath to support, without sweetening. Well-bodied. Aftertaste turns out malt-sweet. Nice one. But Imperial?


 ¾ (5009), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/55/102/512/20
Sep 30, 2003  
Cask at the Appaloosa Grill in downtown Denver, owned by Wynkoop. Cascase hop aroma. Slightly murky, with some soft orange colors and a white head. A little thin, lacking the needed carbonation, even for a cask conditioned IPA. some chalcky and stale wheat flavors. Aroma sets it up, but the flavor is a let down.


 motelpogo (4399), Plzen, Czech Republic
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 3, 2004  
pretty standard. some pine and lychee in aroma, but way too sticky, hint of mango nectar, lower bitterness than expected


 Aubrey (2781), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 9, 2002  
Very sweet-smelling nose. Mouthfeel was smooth as a baby’s bottom; maybe too smooth. Lovely aroma. Malty backbone. Not too bitter at all. Tangy in the middle, with lingering hop flavors in the finish. Tasted a lot like their ESB, only charged-up.


 jgb9348 (2515), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 16, 2003  
Light amber colour with a thin white head. Served at cellar temperature. A pleasant english hop aroma comes from the beer. In addition to the hops, there is a bit of sweetness. The taste is almost purely of malt and english hops. Once again this is a tiny bit watery, but not as much as the others. Aftertaste is a subtle malt with prominent english hops. This was most closely related to a bitter, but possibly could be considered an EPA, but definately not an IPA! Overall, better than the average bitter, and one of my favourites from the brewpub. I had this on tap at the brewpub in Denver, Colorado on 12-August-2003.


 Volgon (2490), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 6, 2003  
On tap at the brewpub: Clear orange with a big white head. Citrus aroma, solid body. Starts and ends moderately bitter. If this beer had a high ABV, I didn't notice it.


 jsquire (2123), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
May 23, 2002  
This beer was served at cellar tempature pumped out of the cask. It had a nice, rocky head but not much of a nose, which may have just been the smoker sitting next to me. It drank very smooth with strong citrus flavors like a sweet grapefruit. Nice bitter finish to balance out the flavors.



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