Hop Kitchen - Botanical Imperial IPA
New Belgium Brewing Company

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From:
New Belgium Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.9 | pDev: 7.18%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
60
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 16, 2017
Added:
Mar 08, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  23
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Ratings by Moose90:
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Reviewed by Moose90 from Washington

3.64/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Served On-Tap

A — Pours a nice coppery amber color into the glass, great clarity shown. A simple cream colored head forms on-top and leaves behind some nice sticky spots of lacing.

S — Smell is slightly sweet, some pineapple, mango, melon, lightly tropical and appealing, some light pine, but mostly sweet.

T — A lot like the nose, there is a carry over of sweetness, some added berry components and a bit of a grassy lemony note as well.

M — Medium bodied, a lingering semisweet finish.

O — Nice overall, though this is eerily similar to Rampant, same ABV/IBU and tasted side by side they are tough to distinguish.
Mar 20, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Feb 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.06 by Cramerican from North Dakota

Dec 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.11 by rolltide from Pennsylvania

Sep 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by Lucular from Maryland

Sep 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by GrantBrennan from Pennsylvania

Sep 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.96 by Beervana from Canada (BC)

Aug 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by ManWithNoName from South Carolina

Aug 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by scottspencer from Indiana

Aug 07, 2016
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Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

3.82/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Tasted in a pint glass from draught at Firkin on July 21, 2016.
Jul 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.23 by Fargrow from Michigan

Jul 18, 2016
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Reviewed by hotmailmsn from Canada (BC)

3.38/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
8.5% abv, 85 ibu, draught.
A - clear copper with one finger head.
S - sweet, fruity, piney, dried date.
T - moderate carbonation, smooth medium body. up front with sweet, fruit, dried fruit, caramel hint, emerging hoppy, balanced out with malt.
O - too sweet for me, it's a pretty promising brew, big, smooth, bitter. kinda oxidized feel to me.
Jun 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.2 by atone315 from Wisconsin

Jun 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.03 by jaydoc from Kansas

Jun 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by baklo from North Carolina

May 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by tpeters from Maryland

May 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Chucker17 from South Dakota

May 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by DrMindbender from South Carolina

May 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.8 by walkinginplace from North Carolina

May 08, 2016
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.96/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From the growler, it pours amber with a small head that stays a while. Floral citrus scent caresses the nose - maybe some alcohol as well. The taste is definitely big on hops, with some malt in the background and leaves a faint lingering bitterness.
May 05, 2016
Hop Kitchen - Botanical Imperial IPA from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 60 ratings