Imperial IPA
Mendocino Brewing Company

Imperial IPAImperial IPA
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From:
Mendocino Brewing Company
 
United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.56 | pDev: 13.76%
Reviews:
101
Ratings:
224
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 13, 2021
Added:
Jul 03, 2010
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  13
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Rated: 3.69 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 13, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Aug 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by heysuz from Indiana

Aug 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by JohnBradSC from South Carolina

Oct 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by h4ger from Connecticut

Jul 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.06 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Mar 16, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Comes out a dark shade of amber. Aroma didn't drop the aroma hops heavy, just bittering.

Taste again, bitterness, but not hop flavor. Just amped up long boil bittering hops, crystal malt, that's been done a thousand times over. Astringent. Alcohol definitely noticeable. Grapefruit and woodsy caramel and more toffee flavors. Kind of a hybrid between imperial English and American ipa styles.
Mar 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.17 by EdTheEdge from California

Jul 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.33 by IPAchris from Pennsylvania

Jul 04, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours amber with a slight chill haze under a sudsy 2” moderately persistent off-white foam collar that grips the side of the glass.
S: Big citrus, resin and grass hop aromas, bread and light malt sweetness.
T: Bread and light malt caramel sweetness provide a backbone for citrusy hops with some grapefruit and a delicate astringency from high hopping rates that linger well into the aftertaste. Some melon notes.
F: Medium body, medium carbonation, slight astringency in the end from the hops.
O: A big hop forward beer.
Jun 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.28 by RickyBfromCT from Connecticut

Mar 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by Mirthrandir from North Carolina

Feb 21, 2015
 
Rated: 2.99 by wcarbona

Jan 31, 2015
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Rated by therealsikes from Pennsylvania

1.89/5  rDev -46.9%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
Tastes like copper - Sikes
Jan 19, 2015
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Rated by Beacon30

2.75/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
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Dec 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.42 by Boone757 from Virginia

Dec 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by david18 from New York

Nov 26, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by newbeeraday from Pennsylvania

Nov 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by robebo44 from Virginia

Nov 06, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by ridgeline23 from Pennsylvania

Nov 02, 2014
Imperial IPA from Mendocino Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 224 ratings