Harpoon Leviathan - Imperial IPA - Harpoon Brewery

Harpoon Leviathan - Imperial IPAHarpoon Leviathan - Imperial IPA

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rAvg: 4.07
pDev: 11.3%
Reviews: 665
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Brewed by:
Harpoon Brewery visit their website
Massachusetts, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial IPA |  10.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (596), on-tap (60), growler (9)

Notes:
Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA will challenge your senses and your palate. As the vibrant aroma rushes out of your glass you will notice the blend of piney and tropical fruit notes. At first sip, this big beer starts with a powerful hop bitterness up front and an aggressive hop flavor and character throughout.

Leviathan Imperial IPA is brewed with tons of pale malt and just enough caramel malt to provide a sweet malt body to balance the hop intensity. We used copious amounts of a variety of hops including Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe, and Amarillo at various points during the boil to create a complex hop flavor and clean lingering bitter finish. We then fermented the beer with Harpoon’s own versatile proprietary yeast. Finally, we dry hopped at a rate of over 1 lb a barrel to produce this beer’s massive aroma.

120 IBU

Reviews

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Reviews by beerbully:
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beerbully

New Jersey

3.68/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a pint glass

A-Golden, light copper, not cloudy at all. Lighter in color than other Imp IPA I have sampled 1/2 inch head that holds its consistency for some time. good lacing that hangs on the glass

S-Citrus hops--Greatfruit, orange quite aromatic

T-Initially, a bit grassy, piney and no citrus but some of citrus kicks in later not the citrus hop bomb of some ImpIpa. more citrus in the aroma than the taste this beer seems to mellow a bit as it comes to room temp. Carbonation mellows hops are more pronounced

M-Smooth, enough carbonation to tingle the mouth

D-3 might be my limit on this one. The after taste of this one lingers quite a bit so I would probably have my fill after 2 or 3

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2009 18:31:31 | More by beerbully
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Harpoon Leviathan - Imperial IPA from Harpoon Brewery
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