Emelisse DIPA - Bierbrouwerij Grand-Café Emelisse

Bierman9

New Hampshire

3.95/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I had seen a number of Emelisse biers on the menu at In de Wildeman in Amsterdam, but they were quite pricey. Well, on 06Oct12, I found them at the Cafe Frape in Maastricht and the prices were much more reasonable. Started with the 7.90% DIPA, at €5.00 for a 0.33l bottle.

Poured a deep amber/chestnut color, with a little haze. Head was tan, frothy and rocky, lasted quite well and laced things up nicely. Nose had a good dose of rindy, pithy citrus. Body was maybe a little less than medium, with a bit of prickle upsetting the smoothness.

A hint of biscuity sweetness led off before the pithy, rindy grapefruit hit the palate. The sweetness being long gone, loads of bitterness filled the void. Very flavorful; a solid DIPA all the way. Prosit!

3.95/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

1525

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2012 17:02:07 | More by Bierman9

Jeffo

Netherlands

3.98/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Got this at the local liquor store. Nice to see these guys become available locally.

From a bottle into a snifter
Best Before March 2014
Lot B
EBU: 65

APPEARANCE: Pours a one finger, medium looking, off-white head with good retention. Head fades to a faint wisp and a nice ring. Opaque burnt orange, almost maroon red, in color, with no carbonation evident. A ring and touches of wisp remain but leave no real lacing down the glass.

SMELL: Very English is style. Toffee, butterscotch, red fruits and some nutty aromas. Smells like a barleywine perhaps. Light floral notes with some melon as well, but mostly butterscotch and red fruits. Bold enough, complex, and much like a strong English IPA.

TASTE: Follows the nose with some extra hops. Toffee and butterscotch up front, with some bitter piney and floral hops at the swallow. Big and bitter aftertaste with lots of pine, floral flavors and hops lingers nicely. A light touch of toffee sweetness and sweet berries as balance, but this is very bitter after the swallow.

PALATE: Medium body and modest carbonation. Creamy enough on the palate with enough weight, goes down smooth and finishes slightly sticky. Good feel here.

OVERALL: A quality brew. This is definitely an English style IPA, but it's an English style IPA on steroids. Greatly enjoyed this and would have it on a regular basis if it weren't so expensive. Give it a shot if you see it.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2012 18:41:27 | More by Jeffo

GONZALOYANNA

Spain

4.23/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

330ml bottle. ½ pt Tumbler glass. Enjoyed on agt´12. Orangish amber color. Yellowish froth creates a close, quite creamy, crown with good retention & spots on sides. Caramel malt, yeast & ripe fruits aromas, hints of pine & resins. Caramel malt, floral bitterness at fist sip & spicy touch. Medium body. Moderate carbonation. Oily texture. Fruity notes in the middle lingers into a long pleasant resinous finish & aftertaste. Delightful & easy drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2012 23:00:50 | More by GONZALOYANNA

Absumaster

Netherlands

3.3/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This beer is clearly differend in alcohol content than the Double IPA mentioned in the list.

A burgundy colored beer with a small head and very low carbonation.

A faint smell of US hops. Just not a lot going on in the nose. Some floral and light citric whiffs.

Taste is bitter with the addition of orangy and tangerine hops. The bitter is clean and a bit harsh. It strikes me as a combination of lots of biscuitmalt and bitterhops used as aromahops. The aromatic part of the hop is not even close to any IPA I ever tasted. I am a big fan of Emelisse, but this beer doesn't do it for me.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2012 19:45:38 | More by Absumaster