Unplugged Imperial IPA
New Glarus Brewing Company

Unplugged Imperial IPAUnplugged Imperial IPA
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From:
New Glarus Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.11 | pDev: 8.27%
Reviews:
130
Ratings:
147
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 18, 2015
Added:
Jun 04, 2005
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by tavernjef:
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Reviewed by tavernjef from Minnesota

4.57/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Bright pale gold and quite clear with a good effervesence of bubbles. The lightest, most yellow of any Double IPA's I've seen. Solid white medium cap of firmly set froth. Settles quickly yet keeps a modest foamy topping and laces the glass entirely with decoratively fine frosting.

Vibrant and highly citric nose. Pungently high ended lemon, lime, orange, and tangerine peels. Abundantly fresh, misty, and lively with citusy verve. Solid pine notes gives a sweet resinous drippy oilyness right in with the overall tone. A nice array of hops here.

Taste is bountifully charged with fat citrus bestowing an ample toned peel mist of yellow grapefruit, orange, and lemon. Semi acidic with a mellow bitterness yet sharply compositioned over a light sugary coated soft bread cookie. Pineyness emerges late along with a smurfing of alcoholic warmth and resin oil. Very light caramel malt drifts in the background. Not overly complex, just a whole lot of hops that are quite built up with a higher end citrus thats very enthralling. Mostly hops and mostly citric. Lovely!

Feel is about medium with a crystal clean start, smooth until the midway point where the citrus flavors and character flood in along with a roughly edged warmth and cottony coating of fluffy citrus skins and pith strands. Man oh man does the citrusy stuff stand on your palate for a prolonged period. Very nice in that respect.

This stuff is amazingly fine to drink. The overall milder tone of bitterness, the cleaner, fresher profile, and simpleness mends together appropriately while supporting its own citric hoppy heft.
In a word...drinkable! Oh...so close to perfect.

Indebted to jeffboo for another fine WI acquisition!
Jun 16, 2005
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.39 by einman from Minnesota

Feb 18, 2015
 
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Rated: 4 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Mar 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by spycow from Illinois

Mar 10, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by brandoman63 from Illinois

Jan 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

Aug 27, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by Davit from California

Aug 03, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by LoraxLager from Wisconsin

Jun 15, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hophead101 from Pennsylvania

May 06, 2012
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Reviewed by beergod1 from Ohio

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, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Jan 16, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Grebdioz from Texas

Dec 27, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by Beertracker from Oklahoma

Dec 16, 2011
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

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