Nobility
Noble Ale Works
- From:
- Noble Ale Works
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.6%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 10.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 26
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 16, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 30, 2011
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
It’s the Return of the King! Our Royal Imperial IPA summons an intense hop presence of lemongrass, mango, and papaya. Follow the royal procession from every citrusy sniff to each bitter sip, and notice the vibrant hop character shining brilliantly throughout! So regal, so royal, so NOBLE.
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
4.1/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
$ 6.99 (Including shipping)/16 oz can ($ 0.437/oz) from Tavour, Seattle, WA. Reviewed 8/8/19.
“CANNED ON 06/05/19” on bottom. Stored upside-down at 42 degrees and served at 42 degrees in a hand-washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Light yellow, clear.
Body – light yellow-orange, clear.
Head – Large (Maximum 7.2 cm, aggressive center pour), white, medium density, short duration, diminishing to a four to eight mm lacy crown and a thin rocky partial cap.
Lacing – None. Since the ABV is 9.1 % (Marked in the can), this is not totally unexpected.
Aroma – 4 - Initial burst of grapefruit which morphs into grass.
Flavor – 4.25 - Begins bitter like a grapefruit mesocarp with little of the grapefruit flavor promised by the nose. Instead, it’s grassy and herbaceous. No malt tones. No alcohol (9.1 % ABV) flavor or aroma, no dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl.
Palate – 3.5 – Thin, watery, lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation – 4.25 - I drank a couple of cans (same batch) around the end of July and remember this as being more citrus-juicy so maybe this just doesn’t hold up or maybe it’s jealous that I left it to drink Heady Topper in VT. Anyway, it’s still damn good, just not as juicy as my short-term memory remembers.
Aug 08, 2019“CANNED ON 06/05/19” on bottom. Stored upside-down at 42 degrees and served at 42 degrees in a hand-washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Light yellow, clear.
Body – light yellow-orange, clear.
Head – Large (Maximum 7.2 cm, aggressive center pour), white, medium density, short duration, diminishing to a four to eight mm lacy crown and a thin rocky partial cap.
Lacing – None. Since the ABV is 9.1 % (Marked in the can), this is not totally unexpected.
Aroma – 4 - Initial burst of grapefruit which morphs into grass.
Flavor – 4.25 - Begins bitter like a grapefruit mesocarp with little of the grapefruit flavor promised by the nose. Instead, it’s grassy and herbaceous. No malt tones. No alcohol (9.1 % ABV) flavor or aroma, no dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl.
Palate – 3.5 – Thin, watery, lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation – 4.25 - I drank a couple of cans (same batch) around the end of July and remember this as being more citrus-juicy so maybe this just doesn’t hold up or maybe it’s jealous that I left it to drink Heady Topper in VT. Anyway, it’s still damn good, just not as juicy as my short-term memory remembers.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.88/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Very clear and bright amber body; plenty of slow-rising carbonation bubbles; decent one-finger thick head. Rich aroma blending malt and a general spiciness; peppery. Well-balanced taste; mild, biscuit malt malt with a peppery hop bitterness; pine resin. Medium-heavy body; oily; dry with some lingering heat.
This beer is a decent, journeyman quality imperial IPA. One definitely gets the alcohol presence but it is generally offset with some good malt presence and hop bitterness. Nice stuff...
Jul 28, 2019This beer is a decent, journeyman quality imperial IPA. One definitely gets the alcohol presence but it is generally offset with some good malt presence and hop bitterness. Nice stuff...
Reviewed by Zythophile from Washington
4.15/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle Date: 3/15/17
Palate Contaminants: none
Look is a nice medium amber with lots of fine off-white head. Slightly opaque.
The smell is a bit marmalade and a bit peach. There's also some graininess that renders the whole thing like some sort of pastry. Sweetness is moderate, and there's a hint of undetermined tree bark. I just wish it was a little stronger.
The taste is pretty rich with earthen flavors, and it's certainly very malty. Marmalade gives way to tea, moss, non-smoky peat, and even more bark (some sort of broadleaf tree). Light stone fruit are somewhere in the background, but there's not a single one that stands out. The sweetness is certainly cranked up, and there's a bit of floralness. Bitterness is detectable, but it never overwhelms.
Medium feel, and there's less than average carbonation for the type. The sweetness hangs around quite a bit.
Jul 02, 2017Palate Contaminants: none
Look is a nice medium amber with lots of fine off-white head. Slightly opaque.
The smell is a bit marmalade and a bit peach. There's also some graininess that renders the whole thing like some sort of pastry. Sweetness is moderate, and there's a hint of undetermined tree bark. I just wish it was a little stronger.
The taste is pretty rich with earthen flavors, and it's certainly very malty. Marmalade gives way to tea, moss, non-smoky peat, and even more bark (some sort of broadleaf tree). Light stone fruit are somewhere in the background, but there's not a single one that stands out. The sweetness is certainly cranked up, and there's a bit of floralness. Bitterness is detectable, but it never overwhelms.
Medium feel, and there's less than average carbonation for the type. The sweetness hangs around quite a bit.
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a bomber into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Mostly clear medium golden pour. Two fingers of foamy white head. Great lacing.
S: Dank tropical fruits... mango and citrus... slight pine/evergreen.
T/F: Rich malts form the backbone with a tropical and fruity hop profile. Definite mango, papaya, and citrus. Bready with a bit of spice. Warming... well carbonated and medium in body. Finish is sticky citrus.
O: An outstanding DIPA. This could be an everyday drinker if it was even remotely available on the East Coast. Definitely a treat to snag a bottle.
Apr 29, 2017L: Mostly clear medium golden pour. Two fingers of foamy white head. Great lacing.
S: Dank tropical fruits... mango and citrus... slight pine/evergreen.
T/F: Rich malts form the backbone with a tropical and fruity hop profile. Definite mango, papaya, and citrus. Bready with a bit of spice. Warming... well carbonated and medium in body. Finish is sticky citrus.
O: An outstanding DIPA. This could be an everyday drinker if it was even remotely available on the East Coast. Definitely a treat to snag a bottle.
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