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Unplugged Imperial IPA
New Glarus Brewing Company
- From:
- New Glarus Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.11 | pDev: 8.27%
- Reviews:
- 130
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 18, 2015
- Added:
- Jun 04, 2005
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Jason:
Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts
3.33/5 rDev -19%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -19%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz brown bottle with no freshness date.
Color: Clear pale gold.
Smell: Orangey, leafy, aspirin, fresh mint, papaya, alcoholic esters and a honey-like maltiness.
Taste & Mouthfeel: Creamy body draws in the smoothness. Hop bitterness is very aggressive. Citirc rind, peppercorn, warming alcohol, mint, leafy resin and some dry bready malt. Hops don't let up so easy either. Tropical fruit, yeast and hard lingering hop in the bitter finish.
Overall: Hops are clearly the show stealer here, perhaps too aggressive as with each sip there is no recovering … just more hops.
Aug 08, 2011Color: Clear pale gold.
Smell: Orangey, leafy, aspirin, fresh mint, papaya, alcoholic esters and a honey-like maltiness.
Taste & Mouthfeel: Creamy body draws in the smoothness. Hop bitterness is very aggressive. Citirc rind, peppercorn, warming alcohol, mint, leafy resin and some dry bready malt. Hops don't let up so easy either. Tropical fruit, yeast and hard lingering hop in the bitter finish.
Overall: Hops are clearly the show stealer here, perhaps too aggressive as with each sip there is no recovering … just more hops.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by beergod1 from Ohio
4.33/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a cloudy amber with a big off white head that stays well and laces the glass in sheets. Aromas of oranges, some grapefruit, and underlying caramel malt. Flavor is well balanced between grapefruit hops and caramel malts giving some orange flavor, some pineapple, good grainy notes too. Nice balance and good medium body. 10% abv is covered completely and the bitter dry finish leaves you wanting more even after the glass is empty. Of course...Retired.
Mar 04, 2012Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.75/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A buddy brought a bunch of samples from New Glarus. The IIPA pours an attractive slightly hazy golden orange with a decent white head leaving a nice lacing. The smell includes a interesting herb followed by citrus and a strong floral and malt notes. The taste brings more of the nose along with a bitter refreshing bite that combines with a strong malt. The mouthfeel was full/medium body. Not quite as high in abv as some IIPAs but was very nice.
Nov 05, 2011
Unplugged Imperial IPA from New Glarus Brewing Company
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
147 ratings
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