Imperial IPA
Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro

Imperial IPAImperial IPA
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From:
Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.2 | pDev: 8.81%
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
73
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 23, 2016
Added:
Jan 14, 2005
Wants:
  31
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by LiquidAmber:
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

4.2/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a Black Raven pint glass. Pours a medium coppery amber with a two finger off-white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of pine and slightly skunky hops, light caramel malt and citrus, somewhat subdued. Flavor follows, but more assertive, fresh tasting pine and citrus hops well melded to a caramel malt body, pleasant citrus notes. Finishes with citrus and long lasting pine and herbal hops bitterness. Medium bodied with some creaminess. A classic, well made Northwest style IPA, great balance and complexity to the hops. Really glad to have finally snagged a bottle of this, which usually doesn't get too far from its home in Bellingham.
Mar 25, 2013
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Reviewed by papat444 from Canada (QC)

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to derek for this one.

Pours a nice copper body. Flavor is resiny, spicy rye, sweet, doused with cedar and peaches in the finish. Really loved this one, felt raw a bit.
Mar 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.12 by Beervana from Canada (BC)

Nov 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.13 by OldGriz from Washington

Apr 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by sharpski from Canada (BC)

Apr 19, 2015
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Reviewed by woemad from Washington

4/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz bomber courtesy of the outstanding BA and Boundary Bay employee known as beertunes. No freshness date, and no abv percentage is listed on the label.

Poured into an Iron Goat snifter, this was a cloudy dark amber, almost russet. It took on a color closer to burnt orange when held up to light. Big, creamy-looking beige head that left lots of lace on the sides of the glass.

A thickly fragrant, resiny hop bouquet greeted the nose. Mix of bitter and sweet. Less citrusy than most IPAs.

The hops are upfront in the taste, and they are bitter. Those looking for primarily citrusy hop flavors might not be into this. The taste is bitter and sweet, in that order. Bitter hops with a more piney than grapefruity twang, followed by a sweet, slightly berry-ish taste. The finish is dry yet resiny, and there’s a big hop taste on the tongue afterwards.

Medium bodied, with a slightly thick, resiny mouthfeel.

An interestingly different spin on the IIPA. I think this bottle is all I want of it for the moment, as it’s not quite my cup of tea when it comes to beers of the style that I’d want to drink several of. In fact, this is a textbook example of a beer I’d like to see sold in 12 or 16oz format. Nevertheless, I’d drink it again because, although it’s not my normal idea of a beer of this style, it’s still quite tasty, and makes for an interesting change of pace.
Apr 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by wils1705 from Washington

Dec 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by spycow from Illinois

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by yeaprolly from Washington

Nov 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BCross from Washington

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.3 by Kurmaraja from California

Oct 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Port_Seat from Washington

Sep 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by powdersoldier from Washington

Aug 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by slavall from Wisconsin

Jul 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by GClarkage from California

Jul 07, 2014
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.85/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a cloudy amber color capped by a couple of inches of foam; plenty of lacing dots stay behind

Smell: Resinous and dank, with caramel tones underneath

Taste: A firm caramel tone builds from the outset, but the bitterness of the hops quickly makes a challenge, building relentlessly through the middle and beyond; just a hint of pine, perhaps, but these hops are primarily about bitterness; tobacco tones join in the finish'

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation

Overall: If you like an aggressively bitter DIPA above all else, this is a pleaser; I prefer a bit more citrus

Thanks, mabermud, for the opportunity
Jun 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by sloelco from California

Jun 07, 2014
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Reviewed by mabermud from Washington

4.34/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Today I had this beer on cask with a unique twist. Centennial hops were added to the mix. I had this beer served to me twice with a slight head. It was orange and creamy in color. The lace is ropy and viscous. The beer smells of rich, tropical fruit, and sweet pine. Floral more than citrusy. The taste of this on cask with the centennial hops, boosts the score, at least .25 points, all around. The taste is unlike the new traditional West Coast IPA/DIPA that are juicy, hoppy, sweet, and piney. The front end is loaded with a sweet, floral hop taste, backed by a good malty base. On cask, of course this has a much more creamy and smooth mouthfeel. Excellent.

I have had this on tap in the past and I never ordered a second serving. This time I had two. The cask conditioning and the added centennial hops makes this a superb imperial IPA.

Give it a go.
May 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Braz from Washington

Apr 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by 510a from Washington

Apr 14, 2014
Imperial IPA from Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 73 ratings