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Big Vic Imperial IPA
Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
- From:
- Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.6%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 12.09%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 30, 2018
- Added:
- Mar 23, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 19
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
3.91/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 2/17/2017. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy deep orange amber/light copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, passion fruit, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, honey, caramel, toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and dark/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, passion fruit, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, honey, caramel, toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine/grassy/citrus peel bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, passion fruit, lemon/orange peel, pine, honey, caramel, toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance. Light-moderate dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation, increasing through the glass. Slight lingering hop astringency near the end of the glass, but not overwhelming. Medium-high carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Mildly warming alcohol for 8.6%. Overall this is a delicious DIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV; despite the increasingly bitter/drying finish. Super juicy, fruity, and tropical on hop flavors; sizable malt backbone, but never overly sweet. A very enjoyable offering.
May 13, 2017Reviewed by yuenglingfan101 from Ohio
4.85/5 rDev +33.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.85/5 rDev +33.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
An amber colored beer with a medium hoppy taste and medium citrisy taste as well. Goes down fairly smooth and overall a good beer to consume. A little bit of hop and a little bit of citrus goes along in this beer
Jan 13, 2017Reviewed by ChilliHeights from Ohio
3.89/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Nice local Double Imperial Ale. Excellent bitterness and feel in the mouth. Very nice amber coloring with a nice citrus overtone to it. Looking forward to getting another 6 pack this spring. Nice summer ale on the dock.
Dec 29, 2016Reviewed by Weisenbeer from Ohio
4.09/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pleasant surprise I found at my local growler shop. Full bodied. Lots of flavor yet smooth and easy to drink. Have not had this Brewer before but will look for them in the future fo sho!
Dec 13, 2015Reviewed by PaulyB83 from Michigan
3.97/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.97/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a tulip glass, no bottling date.
L- Medium amber, great clarity, two finger white head.
S- Mango, pineapple, citrus.
T- More citrusy than aroma, medium bitterness, not too dry or sweet, finishes with a medium pine note.
F- Medium good drinking double.
O- With no bottling I was worried but it still had a bright Citra hop aroma to it, not the hoppiest double IPA I've had but still a very nice beer.
Oct 06, 2015L- Medium amber, great clarity, two finger white head.
S- Mango, pineapple, citrus.
T- More citrusy than aroma, medium bitterness, not too dry or sweet, finishes with a medium pine note.
F- Medium good drinking double.
O- With no bottling I was worried but it still had a bright Citra hop aroma to it, not the hoppiest double IPA I've had but still a very nice beer.
Big Vic Imperial IPA from Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
99 ratings
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