Warlord Imperial IPA
McNeill's Brewery

Warlord Imperial IPAWarlord Imperial IPA
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From:
McNeill's Brewery
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.59 | pDev: 14.21%
Reviews:
87
Ratings:
133
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 08, 2016
Added:
Mar 28, 2009
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by NEhophead:
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Reviewed by NEhophead from Massachusetts

3.57/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
22 fl oz brown bottle; served in a nonic.

Pours a haze-filled, oak-brightened maple in color. Dense, inch-high white foam with very sturdy retention. Ringed lacing around the majority of the glass.

Bright/ripe, juicy pineapple, lime, apricot, and honeydew. The hop oils practically jump out of the nonic. Steady, warm alcohol nose with notes of vanilla and honey. Faint biscuity malt with a cutting saffron spice.

Creamy, toasted bready malt character with a hefty layer of honey and an additional layer of vanilla. The hop character takes hold following the slightly, bulky malt sweetness; and it is ruthless. The hops swarm the palate with a bulky, floral-perfume presence that only mildly highlight a bit of citrus flavors. Notes of tropical fruit are followed by an abrasively, vaporous alcohol presence.

Full in body; simply unbalanced. The slick malt character and the intense wave of noxious, perfume is too much for the palate to handle; not to mention the lingering heat that the alcohol presence imparts.

A very intense experience, and I don't necessarily mean that in the most glowing terms. Such great aromatics that translate into a bulky, overpowering flavor and mouthfeel. The Warlord takes your palate for hostage and does not let go.
Apr 11, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.03 by swierczt from Connecticut

Jul 08, 2016
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: brilliant chestnut with 2” creamy foam dissipates to ½” film that hugs the side of the glass providing good lace.
S: Resiny hop with biscuit aromas.
T: A big hop driven beer with enough malt to balance.
F: Rich, creamy texture with medium carbonation and medium body.
O: A big hop forward Imperial IPA.
Jun 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ovaltine from Indiana

Mar 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 29, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by patrick802 from Vermont

May 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Dec 09, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by jsprain1 from Minnesota

Dec 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Durge from Connecticut

Nov 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by HRamz3 from Pitcairn

Oct 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Aug 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by doremite from Vermont

Jul 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Jun 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Can_if_you_can from Minnesota

Jun 20, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Johnny_Duck from Tennessee

Jun 16, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by TripelMark from North Carolina

Jun 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by CCutch from Minnesota

Jun 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kelp from New Hampshire

Jun 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by InspectorBob from New Jersey

May 23, 2013
Warlord Imperial IPA from McNeill's Brewery
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 133 ratings