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alcohol content 10.4% by volume | BITTERING hops German Magnum |
beginning gravity 22.8 Plato | AROMA hops Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety |
ending gravity 4.5 Plato | DRY hops Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety |
bitterness units 100 | TORPEDO hops Citra & Chinook |
yeast Ale | malts Two-row Pale, Golden Promise, Munich & Wheat |
The thing that stands out the most to me is how crisp and dry this imperial ipa is. I’ve had some IIPAs that were almost syrupy and sweet tasting. This one is a hop bomb that finishes with a dry pine needle taste. Definitly going to be in my top ten IIPAs. I look forward to trying the 2013 batch.