Imperial IPA - Epic Brewing Co.

FickleBeast

New Jersey

4.15/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at the George St alehouse in New Brunswick, NJ.

Arrives in a pint glass with a finger of off white foam. Beautiful lacing as the beer recedes. Aroma is very hoppy with a bit of caramel sweetness. Grapefruit and citrus hops dominate the nose.

Aroma is backed up by a huge hop flavor. Completely imba hoppy, but in a good way. This is what I crave in an IIPA. I taste influences from many different hops... maybe simcoe, amarillo, cascade? There is a nice malty backbone to the beer, that is only detected in the substantial body and for a brief instant between the rush of hop flavor and the rush of hop bitterness.

All in all, this is a nice IIPA. Never would have guessed it came from Utah.

Serving type: on-tap

07-12-2011 23:12:49 | More by FickleBeast

JG-90

New Jersey

3.84/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4

22oz pured into glass gives a medium/large creamy almost pure white head, that becomes slightly rock as it receds. The beer is orange in color and pretty hazy. Leaves moderate/heavy lacing. Has a stale bread/uncooked dough aroma, floral hops, and a bit of orange and lemon.

Tasts starts with a bready/doughy taste, then floral hops,a good amount of lemon, a little orange. Has a resinous, floral, bready, malty, sweet finish. Moutfeel is moderate/heavy with an average amount of carbonation for a DIPA. The resinous/floral parts of the finish sticks to the mouth, along with a little doughiness.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 20:51:57 | More by JG-90

rmtaggart

North Dakota

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

05-22-2013 17:02:33 | More by rmtaggart

BWH999

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-17-2013 06:49:27 | More by BWH999

Laklimell

Washington

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-14-2013 06:51:58 | More by Laklimell

HarmonMW

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-13-2013 21:07:26 | More by HarmonMW

bum732

Maryland

2.86/5  rDev -26.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

S: Faint grassy and grapfruit peel like hops. Fresh cut hay, slight maltiness.

L: Very hazy peach colored, white creamy head that dissipates. Solid lacing.

T: Sharp, grapefruit like hoppiness followed by some light malt sweetness. Medium bitterness with an almost cream-soda like malt backbone. Very grapfruit, pithy hop taste, fairly sharp. Finishes quite dry with some hop sharpness.

M: Medium full body, medium carbonation. Alcohol fairly well hidden.

Pretty mediocre for the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 02:21:58 | More by bum732

azdback

Arizona

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-06-2013 02:28:25 | More by azdback

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

3.78/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

22oz bottle, volume #16, from Drake's Party Center in Kalamazoo.

Pours murky gold with an orangey hue and an inch-plus head of bone. Plenty of spongy lacework and a partial skim coat on the surface for the duration.

Piney hops with bready malt and some wet cardboard on the nose. A hint of forest floor and honey-drizzled paper follow through.

Medium bodied with a slick, tacky mouthfeel.

The palate leads off with sweet, doughy malt and pine resin. Hints of grapefruit and citrus fruit follow through.

Finishes with a mild bitterness, somewhat sweet, and pine-rubbed cardboard.

This beer is a bit sweet and faded. The hops are subdued and one dimensional, with oxidation running throughout. Certainly disappointing for an $8.00 bomber. Freshness dating on beers should be a law.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 22:05:39 | More by brewandbbq

NYR_Rob

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

04-13-2013 01:23:59 | More by NYR_Rob

hopluva1

Washington

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-10-2013 02:56:06 | More by hopluva1

EyePeeAyBryan

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

04-03-2013 23:06:28 | More by EyePeeAyBryan

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.91/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Release #21

A: Pours a hazy to cloudy golden peach in color with some moderate amounts of visible carbonation and some apricot + peach highlights. The beer has a finger tall creamy beige head that slowly reduces to a medium thick patch of medium-large bubbles, a very thin film covering the majority of the remainder of the surface of the beer, and a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate to significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: There are moderate aromas of citrus/grapefruit/orange rind and pine/resin hops with lighter notes of pale & toasted malts. Light hint of vanilla.

T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of pale & toasted malts with a light amounts of caramel sweetness. There are moderate to strong flavors of citrus/grapefruit/orange rind and pine/resin hops. Moderate to strong amounts of bitterness that linger for a long time and fade slowly.

M: Slightly heavier than medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Creamy upfront with resiny stickiness and moderate dryness in the finish.

O: This is a big beer, the alcohol is pretty well hidden but after enjoying a glass of this beer I can not see myself being able to drink much more of it without getting tipsy. The bitterness is pretty agressive and limits the drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 19:58:35 | More by dbrauneis

nickfl

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +9%

03-30-2013 06:46:55 | More by nickfl

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +9%

03-29-2013 01:31:02 | More by RedneckBeerz

Gobzilla

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

03-28-2013 07:37:45 | More by Gobzilla

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

03-27-2013 23:52:23 | More by Molson2000

bigbeers84

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

03-25-2013 06:01:46 | More by bigbeers84

Trish

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-21-2013 02:24:53 | More by Trish

DrinkDrankDronk

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-20-2013 02:03:56 | More by DrinkDrankDronk

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.98/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a Dogfish Head pint glass. Pours a light to medium golden amber with a one finger white head with good retention and solid lacing. Aroma of citrus hops, grapefruit, mild sweet malt. Taste follows aroma, dominated by citrus and somewhat herbal hops supported by a nice caramel malt body. Flavor starts with hop bitterness which persists through the taste, finishing with residual citrus bittering hops. Medium bodied with a pleasant creaminess. Nicely integrated hops and malt; although the hops do not stand out in flavor intensity, the overall flavor progression is nice and inviting. I will watch for this again.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2013 02:43:22 | More by LiquidAmber

Hopmodium

Washington

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-11-2013 03:28:07 | More by Hopmodium

notscenerob

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-04-2013 21:05:36 | More by notscenerob

Beerrenda

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

03-02-2013 17:56:21 | More by Beerrenda

kbuzz

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

03-02-2013 02:29:09 | More by kbuzz