Impaler
Iron Goat Brewing Co.

ImpalerImpaler
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From:
Iron Goat Brewing Co.
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,753
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,871
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 8.67%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
26
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 04, 2024
Added:
Jul 02, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  5
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle from Safeway. Dark, hazy amber with nice one finger head, clumpy lacing. Aroma is malts, earthy, leaves, leather. Taste brings some fruity sweetness from out if nowhere, caramel . Not bad, but really all over the place.
Jan 04, 2024
 
Rated: 3.85 by wisegreensoul from Idaho

Mar 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by NickThePyro from Washington

Apr 10, 2018
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Reviewed by kemoarps from New York

3.82/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Deep amber body that is not entirely clear but would never be mistaken for whatever the current fad of opacity may be. Massive soapy almond-white head from an excited pour that starts at a solid two fingers and lingers. Great lacing.

Creamy sweet green fruits and pastry-like sticky bready malts.

Follows a similar blueprint with sticky sweet-bun malts under bright floral and fruity hops (the flavour-descriptor-equivalent predictive text in my mind keeps suggesting green apple [among other things], but ehh... it really isn't that.) leading in to a finish that kind of sneaks up a bit and blends the bready malts with the bitter hops.
Dangerously easy to drink for an 8.5% DIPA with good carbonation and carries that creamy body through.
I feel like this one is greater than the sum of its parts. Taken individually and as I was trying to break it down by each component I felt kind of underwhelmed, but as I sit back and just kind of absorb the whole thing without trying to pick apart specific aspects I find an enjoyable old school DIPA.
Mar 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.8 by Donkster46 from Washington

Sep 21, 2017
 
Rated: 2.53 by rab53 from Washington

Aug 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.71 by socon67 from New York

Apr 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.21 by rarigney from Washington

Dec 31, 2016
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Reviewed by gopens44 from Virginia

3.9/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Most interesting in the appearance is the fact that the body and label are nearly identical in color. Big beige head that is turning out to be a bit stingy in lacing, as just a few sticky legs have endured. Sweet candy fruity thing followed by some vegetable earthiness immediately on the nose, rounded out by some soft, bitter and syrupy happening.

Taste is immediately bitter with a softness and sweetness rolling up at the same time with that earthy thing and a little mango. Upon the very dry exit there's a tiny hint of cherry and a lingering sweet bitterness from this minimally carbonated, medium bodied beer.
Oct 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by rrock44 from Washington

Jun 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.91 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Jun 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.13 by drned from Virginia

Jun 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by skeeterloveshops from California

Feb 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by LADaveBN from California

Sep 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Bearshawks85 from Illinois

Aug 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by BigRedDog from Indiana

Jul 08, 2015
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.96/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
22oz bottle, another cool offering brought back by IronDjinn from his recent trip through Idaho panhandle country - thanks, man!

This beer pours a slightly hazy, medium copper amber hue, with three fingers of puffy, rocky, and bubbly ecru head, which leaves some Rand McNally lace around the glass as it quickly blows off.

It smells of grainy, bready caramel malt, faint citrus and pine needle astringencies, some soft mineral flintiness, and a further leafy, herbal, and earthy hop bitterness. The taste is semi-sweet bready and pastry-like caramel malt, a gritty toffee sweetness, weak dark orchard fruit, soft pine needle and overripe citrus rind bitters, and a tame bristling alcohol warmth.

The bubbles are fairly understated in their genial and accommodating frothiness, the body a solid middleweight, and well smooth, with a burgeoning creaminess that belies any snooping booziness. It finishes trending sweet, as the complex caramel and fruity hoppiness keeps it all within arm's reach.

A pleasant and engaging DIPA, the malt really stepping up, and not allowing the amped up ABV to really have any gustatory input on matters. Well worthy of seeking out, not for its particular uniqueness, but for its overall ease of use, if you get my drift.
Jun 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by zestd from Idaho

Mar 16, 2015
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Reviewed by SammyJaxxxx from New Jersey

4.17/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured into my SN IPA glass from a growler that traveled 3000+ miles to get to me.
Thank you @woemad for sendig it.
Appearance: Poured a lite golden amber with a thick foamy 2 finger head. Great Lacing.
Aroma: Pine Resin and malt are the first aroma. Some citrus wafts in on the back end.
Taste: The hops smack the taste buds right in their tiny faces. A Big wallop of Resiny Piney hop taste up front. Finishes with some sweeter tangerine type citrus flavors. While no where near balanced there is a really nice malt prescence in the flavor.
Mouthfeel Good body, nice Hop Wallop up front with a great finsih.
Overall: A Very good DIPA. If this was local to me I would pick it up regularly
Feb 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by LouZ from Washington

Nov 25, 2014
Impaler from Iron Goat Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 26 ratings