Imperial IPA - Mendocino Brewing Company

facundoCNB

New Jersey

3.03/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

a hazy dark amber pour with 2 fingers of off white head which turned into a 1/8" for the rest of the glass. great lacing.

smells of pine, peaches, grapefruit, honey

malt heavy taste with a weird sour/bitter after taste. can't tell if my palate has been tampered with from previous iipas from tonight but it just feels off for some reason.. tastes a bit like burnt plastic. very bitter hops fill in for the backbone of the beer. dirt, burnt toffee, fermented grapefruit.

medium body, slightly creamy, well carbonated.

overall, this is a pretty weird iipa. everything is on par with the "book definition" of iipa, except for the taste.. it's just off.. i can't get down with that. not sure if this is an old bottle or if it's just the way this one is, but it tastes like old grapefruit or something.. just odd.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2012 04:32:37 | More by facundoCNB

snohojimbo

Washington

4/5  rDev +11.1%

05-24-2013 16:35:33 | More by snohojimbo

mcdsports

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-24-2013 02:12:14 | More by mcdsports

Illos

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +11.1%

05-20-2013 21:05:24 | More by Illos

neil2me

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-20-2013 02:15:14 | More by neil2me

JakeDebus

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-13-2013 17:02:31 | More by JakeDebus

Mike099

New York

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-12-2013 06:04:50 | More by Mike099

Bill235

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-09-2013 21:34:27 | More by Bill235

bmurray10

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

04-22-2013 18:10:52 | More by bmurray10

JHurley

Alabama

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

04-21-2013 02:01:47 | More by JHurley

Ajlvt

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +11.1%

04-20-2013 23:19:04 | More by Ajlvt

pheelingIt

Tennessee

3/5  rDev -16.7%

03-22-2013 03:23:14 | More by pheelingIt

kjkinsey

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

01-25-2013 00:14:03 | More by kjkinsey

ruckus232

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

01-24-2013 01:37:19 | More by ruckus232

dbell23

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +11.1%

01-20-2013 01:37:46 | More by dbell23

mdaschaf

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

01-13-2013 07:50:48 | More by mdaschaf

Eddsdds

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

01-12-2013 23:27:52 | More by Eddsdds

blackcloud

Alaska

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

01-03-2013 22:21:37 | More by blackcloud

Lukass

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

01-03-2013 01:22:27 | More by Lukass

GhostKidd956

3.23/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into a duvel glass

Appearance - Dark Orange color with a slight amber look

Smell - Citrus Hops, piney,

Taste - Citrus hops, piney taste, orange peels, hops is forward in this taste, very well balanced

Mouthfeel -very pleased with the CO2 added to this beer

Overall - I could have used a little more hops in this beer since in fact it is a imperial IPA with means "double hops" but it is a very good beer mendocino has very good beers such as the american strong ale which they should be very proud of my personal fav. But this Imperial was cut a little bit short. maybe push the IBU levels in the brewing? guessing its aroung the 60's should be aroung the 80's and 90's

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 07:43:57 | More by GhostKidd956

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

12-17-2012 15:04:21 | More by grahamboudreaux

tobelerone

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

12-07-2012 05:01:30 | More by tobelerone

skyisland

Missouri

3/5  rDev -16.7%

12-02-2012 11:52:15 | More by skyisland

AmitC

Indiana

3.88/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 fl oz bottle into a large snifter glass.

Aroma : Excellent empowering earthy and floral hop aroma. Just a little hint of malt. Some citrus.

Appearance: Poured with almost two finger thick white head with good persistence and lacing. Amber to golden orange in color. Opaque. Cloudy.

Taste : Flavor is more malt than should be there in a DIPA. Hop presence is huge but they are mostly aroma hops and not very bitterness heavy. After taste is good too. However perceived bitterness is sorely missed. Good dry finish, with slight bitterness.

Mouth feel :Medium to slightly full with excellent hidden alcohol. No carbonation, hop or alcohol derived astringency whatsoever.

Style Rate: 4.0
Personal Rate: 4.0

Good brew. Slightly under-performing for a DIPA in almost every aspect. Hop bias in the rating.

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2012 04:48:56 | More by AmitC

fredmugs

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev -23.6%

11-21-2012 14:31:04 | More by fredmugs