The Toques Of Hazzard White Imperial IPA
Parallel 49 Brewing Company

The Toques Of Hazzard White Imperial IPAThe Toques Of Hazzard White Imperial IPA
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From:
Parallel 49 Brewing Company
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,753
ABV:
9.2%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,803
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 7.58%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
92
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 28, 2023
Added:
Nov 28, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  18
An Imperial IPA made with wheat to keep the beer light bodied and a hazy white. Big hop flavours and aromas of tropical fruit and gooseberries from the Citra and Nelson Sauvin hops.
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Ratings by smekermann:
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Reviewed by smekermann from Canada (BC)

4.31/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a cloudy amber color with moderate off-white head. Smell is a lot less hard-hitting than I'd hoped for a double IPA brewed with Nelson hops. You get some faint hop notes, almost all of them consisting of tropical fruit.

Taste is pretty damn good. Again, I saw the Nelson hops on the ingredients list and I kinda assumed this would be an over the top beer for some reason (I guess mainly because most of the Nelson IPAs I've had have had that distinction), but it turned out to be the complete opposite: this beer has a really mellow tone to it: light malt body (and by light I mean you probably won't taste it), supporting a really mellow yet gorgeous hop profile of tropical fruits and mild citrus.

Mouthfeel is similarly grand with medium to low carbonation making this beer a very easy drinker. Alcohol, to me, is completely hidden, though I've seen people say it's noticeable, so your mileage may vary, I guess (a strange statement to make on a beer review site, I know). I personally found it to be almost too drinkable, given its alcohol content. I guess maybe that's my main problem with this beer (which admittedly isn't a very big one) - it doesn't have enough "zing" to make you feel like you're drinking a double IPA. If the alcohol content had been hidden, I wouldn't have placed this above a 6.5, maybe a 7 max. I also don't know if this really fits the definition of a white IPA. The wheat seems very subdued to me, although I guess it does lend the beer a slightly creamier quality.

So anyway, I'll just come out and say this: ToH seems almost identical in taste to P49's earlier Snap, Crackle, Hop. I'm not sure if it's just me tasting this or what, but the hop profile is really similar, as is the body of the beer (except a bit creamier, as I said earlier). It's obviously lacking the rice, so maybe P49 decided to brew this as an answer to all the people complaining about the use of rice in SCH. It definitely seems to follow the same standards: thin malt body, hop profile vehicle. Still, if these things didn't bother you about SCH, they shouldn't bother you here. And if you disliked the rice in SCH, you might be able to appreciate this version of the brew a bit more.

edit: now that I have it again, this beer smells kinda glorious. My nose was probably switched off when I first had it.
Nov 28, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.65 by xnotx from Pennsylvania

Feb 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.03 by All4ales

Jun 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.69 by Roejogan from Canada (BC)

Oct 19, 2020
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Reviewed by Enkidu

4.09/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I wanna preface this by saying I normally loathe IPAs in general, with two sole exceptions. This is one of them, and the other is also by Parallel 49.

Poured from a 473mL can.
L: Hazy as heck, pale gold.
S: The citrusy scent comes off STRONK AF on this. Maybe that's why I love this beer so much as a fruit beer fan, normally.
T: Instant citrus kick. There are light hints of grass but the fruity flavor comes out right away. Swallow is delightful.
M: Right from the can, the carbonation kicks you in the nuts. The beer goes down really, really smooth after that though.
O: I suck at reviewing IPAs because normally I hate them, but damn, I love this. Give this to someone who hates IPAs normally and tell them it's just a lighter beer, then have them look at the ABV. They'll poop bricks. Amazing beer overall.
Feb 15, 2020
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Reviewed by WanderingRonin from Canada (AB)

3.62/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Hazy dark yellow in color with a half finger of foamy white head that has good retention to it and leaves patchy curtains of lace.

Nice Tropical fruit aroma to it with notes of grapefruit, mangoes and guava with some faint hefe notes on the back-end.

Flavor forward is heavy, sweet and lightly tropical with notes of citrus fruits, overripe pineapple and green mangoes with a faint hint of lychee towards the back end.

Heavy bodied with a solid caramel sweetness to it, a bit over-sweet really, almost syrup feeling, if there is wheat present in the malt bill, I'm not getting any thing from it, but it could be easily overpowered by the ofter flavors present.

Finish gets fairly bitter with a lingering resinous pine and herbal hop flavor, also very little in the way of a hefe or whit esters to it, but maybe some ghostly floral notes underneath the heavier flavors, slightly boozy notes on back end not so much in the mouth but a definite warmth to it, leave hints of lychee and a lingering pine bitterness on the aftertaste.

Not actually pretty good for a IIPA but got my hopes up for an Imperial white IPA and was a bit disappointed there.
Jan 14, 2020
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Reviewed by HipCzech from California

3.9/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Serving: 473 ml can poured into a small highball glass.

Appearance: Pale, slightly hazy golden yellow with a lush white head. Sticky, streaky lacing.

Smell: Citrus rind, juicy melon and dank hops.

Taste: Citrus and musk melon continue from the nose along with white grapes, berries, husky grain, and slightly harsh bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Medium body and moderate to lively carbonation.

Overall: A big, brash brew with plenty of Nelson hop notes.
Dec 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.45 by IPAnicked from Canada (BC)

Mar 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.38 by LocalBeerGuy from Canada (SK)

May 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Feb 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by mistahmojoryan from Canada (SK)

Dec 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by joemcgrath27 from Canada (AB)

Nov 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.86 by booby_hill from Canada (AB)

Nov 20, 2017
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Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)

3.94/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
650 ml bottle. Pours a clear pale yellow/golden with small white head. Aroma is an inviting deep pine. Taste is initially a mild tropical fruit, subdued piney notes - crisp and clean - slightly underwhelming after the aroma....but then at the finish a slightly boozy bitterness takes hold which coats the mouth and lingers. Bit of a roller coaster beer - great on the nose - ok in the middle - strong finish. Very good.
Nov 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by RProwse from Canada (BC)

Feb 22, 2017
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Reviewed by dillybarrrrr from Canada (BC)

4.54/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.75
My favourite craft beer by far. From a 6pk including Gypsy Tears and filthy Dirty, poured from a 341mL btl into a Tulip

L: very musky and orange, not transparent at all 1.5 fingers of head that sticks around for awhile

S: Very tropical hints of orange, pineapple, apricot and pear with a slight hint of hoppyness (happiness?) ;)

T: Fruity as mentioned above very crisp, no dryness. Can definitely feel the carbonation

M: Kind of heavy but not like a porter heavy, quite fizzy

O: As mentioned above my fave craft beer (that I've tried) wish that it wasn't a seasonal would pick up one every day if possible
Jan 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.85 by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

Dec 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by MrTap from Canada (BC)

Nov 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.18 by Tivlavrie from Canada (AB)

Sep 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.15 by ILOVEHAM from Canada (BC)

May 07, 2016
The Toques Of Hazzard White Imperial IPA from Parallel 49 Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 92 ratings