Sierra Nevada Hoptimum Imperial IPA - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Krakistophales

Connecticut

4.43/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours light red with a big fluffy off white head

S: Huge piney hops, hints of caramel/bready sweetness, and little bits of tropical fruit, pineapple mostly

T: Huge piney hops up front, bits of citrus after that, the middle being creamy sweetness, and the end finishing with a bitter, highly alpha acidic hoppiness. Awesome.

O: Quite nice, and at the price is an insane bargain. Definitely go get you a 4 pack.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2012 08:02:54 | More by Krakistophales

Curloftheburl

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-26-2013 03:47:39 | More by Curloftheburl

BGsWo22

New York

2.5/5  rDev -40.3%

05-26-2013 02:37:02 | More by BGsWo22

markhobbs1

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-26-2013 02:32:28 | More by markhobbs1

Sparty55

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-26-2013 02:21:25 | More by Sparty55

stanowsf

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-26-2013 02:12:53 | More by stanowsf

Stevotex

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-26-2013 01:53:18 | More by Stevotex

NateMac13

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-25-2013 18:47:42 | More by NateMac13

MPSTARR

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-25-2013 18:27:00 | More by MPSTARR

BillHem

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-25-2013 17:06:11 | More by BillHem

dcloeren

Texas

4/5  rDev -4.5%

05-25-2013 17:05:39 | More by dcloeren

vidguy17

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -16.5%

05-25-2013 13:41:04 | More by vidguy17

elNopalero

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Wow! This beer is intense. In a good way.

Pours a caramel-tinged golden-amber with some light foam.

This has a beast of an aroma. It’s intensely piney with some orange citrus notes. Big and assertive, even at first sniff.

This has a sharp, bold bitterness upfront that’s full of hop intensity—piney, citrusy orange, and resiny with a long bitter finish. I found this beer much more of a palate wrecker than the eponymously named beer.

This seriously scratched my itch for a big, bad, over-the-top bitter DIPA. Fan-tas-tic! And with such great distribution. A great value too.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 05:05:14 | More by elNopalero

foxyaardvark27

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-25-2013 04:00:13 | More by foxyaardvark27

HeadyMusicalTopper

New Hampshire

5/5  rDev +19.3%

05-25-2013 03:17:14 | More by HeadyMusicalTopper

Bones10

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-25-2013 02:15:48 | More by Bones10

adamhand

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-25-2013 01:03:54 | More by adamhand

RummyRedbeard

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

(copied from blog - written May 6th, 2013)

Appearance – Slightly cloudy light-goldish-orange in color. Actually doesn’t look much different than a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Solid one finger white head. Leaves heavy lacing that washes away quickly.
Smell – Allergies/cold prevent me from revealing the scent… From what I can tell through a mostly stuffy nose – strong pine and citrus with an earthy note.
Taste – Up front a blast of hoppy bitterness and orange juice, grapefruit, underlying caramel sweetness. Lingering bitter piney flavor.

This big imperial offering from Sierra Nevada is quite the monster. Its appearance is OK… surprisingly straw looking for the huge amount of flavor that comes out of it. As I said, I unfortunately can’t smell much out of my nose, but then again that might say something about this brew since I CAN smell something from the top of the glass! The taste when you drink it is pretty cool because it starts off basically tasting like super hoppy OJ (or otherwise just regular grapefruit juice) and there is this caramel sweetness that weaves in and out making it appear balanced at one moment and at the next next seem like a hop head’s wet dream wrapped in pine. The 10.4% only reveals itself once you stop drinking for too long and you feel that boozy warmness in your belly. After one and a half beers I’m feeelinggg quite niiice.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 22:40:53 | More by RummyRedbeard

BigEZ_VZ

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

05-24-2013 21:40:14 | More by BigEZ_VZ

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-24-2013 21:32:21 | More by RedneckBeerz

Spaz7

California

4.75/5  rDev +13.4%

05-24-2013 21:04:44 | More by Spaz7

Boone757

Maryland

4/5  rDev -4.5%

05-24-2013 19:18:26 | More by Boone757

Icarus

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -4.5%

05-24-2013 19:08:49 | More by Icarus

henskejk

California

4/5  rDev -4.5%

05-24-2013 14:58:52 | More by henskejk

Tom_Gilman

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

05-24-2013 11:37:02 | More by Tom_Gilman