Tröegs Perpetual IPA - Tröegs Brewing Company

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

4.05/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle pours a clear golden colour with minimal head and no lacing. Aroma was almost overwhelmingly of the proverbial “cat urine” or rotten melon after the initial pour, but has dissipated in the last 10 minutes and now offers a much more pleasant tropical fruit with a resiny background.

Flavour is much better balanced, with mango, pineapple and other tropical fruits combined with tangerine and other citrus elements, plus the pine resin backbone. There is enough malted barley to fill out the body nicely. The high ABV is scarily well hidden and the finish lingers with an abject bitterness for an impressive length of time...

Definitely not a “session ale”, but a beer I would recommend to any hop lover and one I would purchase again.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 23:11:42 | More by hopsolutely

Jeremy6566

Arizona

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-24-2013 16:40:49 | More by Jeremy6566

spambum

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-24-2013 04:35:26 | More by spambum

ujsplace

Pennsylvania

4.09/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured into an oversized tulip.

This is a clear, bright, copper colored brew with a whitish, finger-thick dense head that leaves some very nice lacing.

Smells of citrus. Tangerine, pink grapefruit and some orange. Also get a whiff of some piney resin.

Tastes of bitter hops that are somewhat less pronounced that I had expected, but the citrus hops - grapefruit, tangerine and orange make their presence known and there is a nice resinous pine finish with some nice spice in there as well. The caramel malt keeps things in check.

Medium mouthfeel, great carbonation. Bites.

Overall, I am loving this - Troegs has never disappointed. Local!

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 01:29:52 | More by ujsplace

jakeox

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-24-2013 01:22:05 | More by jakeox

sketchpunx

New York

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-23-2013 21:21:58 | More by sketchpunx

Bnoise11

California

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-23-2013 04:08:02 | More by Bnoise11

spedprof

West Virginia

5/5  rDev +19.9%

05-22-2013 23:16:54 | More by spedprof

erialbill

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-22-2013 23:14:08 | More by erialbill

megamass

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-22-2013 22:54:23 | More by megamass

mcaulifww

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-22-2013 19:34:56 | More by mcaulifww

Birdmarg741

District of Columbia

3/5  rDev -28.1%

05-22-2013 17:41:58 | More by Birdmarg741

scottyu27

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-22-2013 13:14:33 | More by scottyu27

Captain_Rapp

New York

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-22-2013 00:23:57 | More by Captain_Rapp

NHbeerfishing

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-21-2013 18:55:21 | More by NHbeerfishing

stanowsf

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-20-2013 20:22:24 | More by stanowsf

BRYeleJR

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -22.1%

05-19-2013 19:19:10 | More by BRYeleJR

Proclarush

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-19-2013 17:16:21 | More by Proclarush

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-19-2013 15:51:13 | More by InspectorBob

Stonehill64

2/5  rDev -52%

05-19-2013 12:42:32 | More by Stonehill64

Capman62

New York

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-18-2013 23:12:32 | More by Capman62

timothef

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-18-2013 23:05:38 | More by timothef

alex_hart

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-18-2013 22:11:28 | More by alex_hart

lsummers

California

3.99/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear golden orange with a one finger frothy head.

Smells of grapefruit citrus and caramel hops. Very pleasant, fresh, and inviting.

Tastes is nicely balanced between the bitter hoppy citric herbal peppery notes and the malts. The malts come in with a more caramelized brown sugar and slightly burnt toffee.

Mouthfeel is moderately carbonated and slightly viscus. It's the perfect blend for the abv. I always like when the mouthfeel denotes the abv. This ones still very drinkable.

Overall, this is a beautiful ipa that leaves great lacing, smells inviting and has a taste to back it up. I would get this again in bottle and I would love to try it on draft.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 03:16:52 | More by lsummers

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-16-2013 00:59:40 | More by TonyTalon