Lupulin Maximus Imperial IPA - O'so Brewing Company

jwinship83

Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle with a different label traded to me by some guy at dark lord day. he offered this bottle to me after i gave him a pour of something. details are a bit fuzzy. if this was you, thanks! drank from my sierra nevada hop tulip glass.

A- just as the bottle would indicate, there is a hop cone floating in here! pretty gimmicky, but pretty cool also. as far as i know this is the only beer out there like this. the beer itself pours a hazy glowing golden colored body with a small bright white head on top. the head has decent retention and leaves behind small marks of lacing.

S- very hoppy. lots of pine notes coming from my glass. a lesser amount of grapefruit, but it still makes itself known. an even lesser amount of tropical fruits such as pineapple and mango. some caramel malts sneak through towards the end of my whiff and try to offer up some sweetness and a little bit of balance. alcohol is pretty strong also.

T- the taste starts out with some of those sweet caramel malts that i could smell, but theyre no match for the hops this beer has. lots of pine and grapefruit. very fresh tasting. the pineapple i could smell comes through a little, but the mango seems to have vanished. the alcohol isnt as well hidden as i would have liked.

M- the body is full and syrupy. palate coating. the carbonation is very low. a nice level of bitterness. there is moderate warming from the alcohol.

O- too strong to have more than one of in a sitting. the hop cone in the bottle was a nice touch. this is an under appreciated DIPA from a brewery that no one really talks about. check it out if you get the chance.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2011 03:03:59 | More by jwinship83

superfriend

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.8%

06-11-2013 15:45:31 | More by superfriend

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

06-08-2013 02:15:25 | More by ygtbsm94

Rihup

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%

06-03-2013 02:03:11 | More by Rihup

Woodman70

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

06-01-2013 02:37:27 | More by Woodman70

DTown

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-27-2013 20:24:27 | More by DTown

Larrygto

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-27-2013 18:41:39 | More by Larrygto

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Big IBU yet still not a palate eraser. Fear and trepidation as I pour the bottle, examining for the pine cone. Liquid hop pellet level of IBU, very craftily malted down and therefore drinkable. Cloudy appearance. Fresh bottle from 20 West Wine and Spirits.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2013 03:44:20 | More by northyorksammy

ShanePB

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%

05-22-2013 12:12:01 | More by ShanePB

martyl1000

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-18-2013 21:42:11 | More by martyl1000

Dactrius

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-06-2013 02:38:47 | More by Dactrius

jreindl

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -10%

04-20-2013 06:36:38 | More by jreindl

drunkciclista

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +22.1%

04-20-2013 02:11:25 | More by drunkciclista

clausm76

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-10-2013 02:55:02 | More by clausm76

barnzy78

Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle, pours a hazy, rusty-tangerine color with a frothy, off-white head that holds good retention, and leaves nice, thick lacing on the glass. Aromas are fresh pine & citric hops, earthy, sweet bread; caramel malt noticeable on the nose as well. Huge bready malt backbone with loads of caramel, followed by fresh, dank, piny hops with pungent grapefruit pith. Super creamy, maybe a little too full, but the creaminess is nice. Finishes bitter with lingering pine. Overall, it's a nice unique DIPA. Not sure that I'd get it again, but I did enjoy it.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 12:13:01 | More by barnzy78

TheSSG

Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a HUGE, dense, frothy off-white head oozing in hop resin that has insane persistence and clings desperately to my glass. A WHOLE HOP CONE IS IN MY GLASS! Nice, resiny hop aroma blends with the sweet malt to make for a candied citrus rind aroma (but not that sweet). Straw and a slight burnt sienna color. Starts off bitter and bright with HUGE notes of hop resin. As the bitterness builds, it becomes dry and notes of grapefruit and citrus rind. The bitterness lingers and lingers. This almost tastes sticky it is so resiny.

Overall, I like this. It's very hop-resiny, which I don't typically like, but this works pretty well.
If you like your hops RESINY and sappy, then this is for you!

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2013 02:16:24 | More by TheSSG

MostlyNorwegian

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%

03-29-2013 12:23:32 | More by MostlyNorwegian

polishkaz

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

03-28-2013 00:23:16 | More by polishkaz

Gotti311

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

03-25-2013 13:31:20 | More by Gotti311

UWBadgerFan4Life

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -10%

03-23-2013 20:18:17 | More by UWBadgerFan4Life

SerialHiker

Illinois

4.26/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Pours a hazy caramel brown with a touch of golden orange…a thin layer of off white head did form and remains…could be more…(3.5/5)

Smell: Tons of bitterness…strong dank, woodsy, piney hops aroma…this thing is very much a hops driven wagon…caramel malt balance out things a bit with some nice sweetness and borderline creaminess…a very strong, almost intoxicating hops explosion…(4.25/5)

Taste: Whoa, this is heavy handed with hops! Tons of fresh woodsy/dank/earthy hops up front…it’s not overly bitter, just strong (and powerful) with hops flavor…bitterness does come in after I swallow, but again, not as strong as I would expect with all this hops flavor…there is a noticeable sweet caramel presence that rounds out the overall flavor and sweetens this runaway hops freight train…robust, rich, mildly creamy and flavorful…Yum! (4.25/5)

Moutfeel: Medium to full body with tons of carbonation…fluffs up bringing woodsy/dank hops flavor and slight bitterness to the palate…it’s got a bite to it that touches the outside of my tongue and a heavy hops feel on the back of my tongue…chewy, mildly creamy and somewhat smooth for such a strong brew…(4.25/5)

Overall: This is a wonderful brew…I’ve been delving deep into the imperial india pale ales lately and this one is stands out in strength and flavor categories…it doesn’t rely on any of the citrus or floral fluff to stand on, it’s straight up robust earthy/dank hops hitting the palate…a true palate wrecker…one thing I loved about this beer is that there was a hop cone in the bottle! I’ve never seen that done before…it was floating at the top of the bottle when I bought it, a sign of freshness I presume…I have to admit, I was excited to try this brew and it hasn’t disappointed…if I see this again, I will definitely buy it again…(4.5/5)

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Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 01:36:49 | More by SerialHiker

durlta

Iowa

4/5  rDev +2.8%

03-20-2013 03:21:40 | More by durlta

kendrahayes

Iowa

4/5  rDev +2.8%

03-19-2013 17:53:39 | More by kendrahayes

wmobley

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.8%

03-13-2013 20:36:46 | More by wmobley

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

03-12-2013 18:33:36 | More by Zachtheporter