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Unplugged Imperial IPA
New Glarus Brewing Company
- From:
- New Glarus Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.11 | pDev: 8.27%
- Reviews:
- 130
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 18, 2015
- Added:
- Jun 04, 2005
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by beergod1 from Ohio
4.33/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a cloudy amber with a big off white head that stays well and laces the glass in sheets. Aromas of oranges, some grapefruit, and underlying caramel malt. Flavor is well balanced between grapefruit hops and caramel malts giving some orange flavor, some pineapple, good grainy notes too. Nice balance and good medium body. 10% abv is covered completely and the bitter dry finish leaves you wanting more even after the glass is empty. Of course...Retired.
Mar 04, 2012Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.75/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A buddy brought a bunch of samples from New Glarus. The IIPA pours an attractive slightly hazy golden orange with a decent white head leaving a nice lacing. The smell includes a interesting herb followed by citrus and a strong floral and malt notes. The taste brings more of the nose along with a bitter refreshing bite that combines with a strong malt. The mouthfeel was full/medium body. Not quite as high in abv as some IIPAs but was very nice.
Nov 05, 2011Reviewed by Florida9 from Illinois
4.27/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Slightly cloudy golden in color. Forms a moderate-sized white head. Decent retention. Minimal lacing.
S: Quite aromatic. Strong blend of grapefruit and pine with a bit of malty toast in the background.
T: Appreciable toasty malt body then grapefruit, pine, and a little pine resin. Then citrus, lemon, and a little orange, but the orange is overpowered by the grapefruit and pine. Herbal hops and alcohol linger on the finish.
M: On the lighter side of medium with a strong, biting bitterness. Medium to lightly heavy carbonation.
O: Yes! I never figured Dan would produce a beer like this. Maybe not totally West Coast, but pretty damn close, with a in-your face aroma and stinging bitterness. Not the clean, subtle beers NG typically produces, but a damn fine beer indeed.
Oct 13, 2011S: Quite aromatic. Strong blend of grapefruit and pine with a bit of malty toast in the background.
T: Appreciable toasty malt body then grapefruit, pine, and a little pine resin. Then citrus, lemon, and a little orange, but the orange is overpowered by the grapefruit and pine. Herbal hops and alcohol linger on the finish.
M: On the lighter side of medium with a strong, biting bitterness. Medium to lightly heavy carbonation.
O: Yes! I never figured Dan would produce a beer like this. Maybe not totally West Coast, but pretty damn close, with a in-your face aroma and stinging bitterness. Not the clean, subtle beers NG typically produces, but a damn fine beer indeed.
Unplugged Imperial IPA from New Glarus Brewing Company
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
147 ratings
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