Primordial Imperial IPA
Mother Earth Brew Co.

Don't remember this beer but gave it a good rating

Poured dark straw color, with light creamy head from 16 0z. can into Singha short stemmed snifter. Head retention was impressive leaving nice lacing throughout consumption. Nose was hoppy with floral, citrus & pine overtones. Hoppy start, medium to full bodied, nice malt backbone with flavorful finish. A little thin for a DIPA, but not complaining. No alcohol burn even though pretty high @ 9.5% ABV. Very well balanced brew that I thoroughly enjoyed. Would definitely buy again if I could find it.

Interesting and unique. Poured a hazy, deeper gold than expected. West Coast pine and resin come though but with a surprisingly strong malt backbone. And perhaps because of that malt profile and the double hopping, this beer has a creamy heft to it--quite substantial. My first Mother Earth brew, and hopefully not my last.

 

 

Poured from a 16 ounce can into a snifter.

Look- Medium gold, slightly hazy, average head retention and lacing.

Smell- Resin, earthy, floral.

Taste- Resin, slightly citrus and bready, somewhat boozy finish.

Feel- Between thin and medium body, prickly, high bitterness, average carbonation, warms mouth.

Overall- Nice West Coast Imperial IPA. Looks like past versions of this beer have differed somewhat. ABV is now 9%, not 9.5% listed on Beeradvocate as of 9/14/20.

 

 

16oz canned in early August, poured into a pint glass; pours a hazy-ish straw-gold color with a fluffy white head that sticks around a bit; leans in with sweeter malt character bordering on caramel/bready sweetness but with floral and juicy notes of tropical fruit bowl, citrus, and somewhat dank resin as well; piney notes play throughout the moderately bitter and creamy body. Tasty, but definitely more on the malty/sweeter side.

Can dated 8/6/20 into pint glass. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a coarse off-white head. Initial impression is citrus, light caramel, and biscit, quickly followed by pine, grassiness and earthiness. Mouthfeel is medium but kind of thin for a DIPA. Carbonation is on the high side for the style. Finish has some interesting and not particularly enjoyable chemical tastes. At 9.5% ABV, the overall experience doesn't justify the toll on my liver. Won't revisit anytime soon.

 

 

Picked up a single from the Craft Beer Quick Stop cooler in Phoenix 10-2-19 for $3.19. Canned on 7-18-19, consumed on 12-6-19.

Beer poured orange with a very nice white head that is leaving lacing behind.

Nose is orange forward with some grapefruit.

Taste is really well balanced with the orange and grapefruit tinged hops blending nicely with a large malt base. Finishes with a nice touch of grapefruit rind; 6/10 on my scale.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and pretty smooth.

Overall this is a nice old school DIPA, recommended if you can find it reasonably fresh.

Four pack of pint cans picked at Total Wine in Lynnwood, Washington.
Canned on 07/19/19. Poured in to a pint glass.

Look- Slightly hazy darker amber color, modest bone white head with decent retention, spotty lacing. Light carbonation streaming as it sits.

Smell- Citrus (grapefruit, tangerine and lemon), dank, melon, pine and sweet caramel malts. A bit of dried fruits, tropical and candied stone fruits, light herbal/floral notes.

Taste- Follows the aroma for the most part with a solid sweet malt backbone.

Feel- Medium bodied, smooth with a dry, lingering bitter finish, well balanced but the high ABV is definitely noticeable. Moderate/light carbonation on the tongue.

O- My fourth offering from Mother Earth and it doesn't disappoint, the nose is great on this. Stands with some of the heavy hitting west coast DIP. Reasonably priced as well, I'll be going back to this one.

 

Found this pounder at the House of 1000 beers for just $4. Into a pint glass.
A - tons of carbonation on this one with two fingers full of foam. Color itself is a rather hazy Amber yellow.
S - not the most intense smelling IPA mild cracker and hops if anything kind of mild.
T - the first hit was kind of acidic like lemon floor cleaner reminding me of West coast IPA from Green flash almost undrinkable. Second hit not much better has a very distinct hop profile I'm not enjoying pretty much just going to pour this one out. Makes me gag in a way.
T - it's disappointing part because it really has no ethanol notes to it or heavy body the hops just do not agree with me.

Overall I have not had a drain port in a while but this one is it. Very strange because I have had ipas from these guys before and I kind of enjoyed them. If you like lemon floor cleaner this beer is for you!

Poured from a 16 oz. can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a very clear golden amber color with a small white head of fizzy looking white foam. The head has a decent level of retention, slowly fading over time to leave a little bit of foamy and cloudy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is mainly of a grapefruit hop aroma mixed with a little bit of a doughy and bready smell. Along with these aromas comes some herb and pine as well as a little bit of sweet caramel and fruit.
Taste – The taste begins with a rather cracker taste that has a decent showing of a sweeter doughty flavor as well as some lighter sweet citrus fruit mixed with a decent hit of grapefruit hop. Along with these flavors comes some tastes of a bready malt as well as a touch of caramel. As the taste moves forward there are some dank hop tastes that develop, with an herbal hop being the strongest, but also joined by some earthy and grassy hop as well. Toward the end, a bit of warmth is detected due to some alcohol tastes coming to the tongue. With all the tastes that are left on the tongue, one is left with a warming, moderately sweet malt, and dank taste to linger on the tongue
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is super thick for a west coast IPA. It is more on par with what you would expect with a dark imperial brew. This feel coats the tongue with all the more dank and crackery and bready tastes of the brew. The lower carbonation level only accentuates these flavors even more and with the bit of booze and dank breadiness it makes for one slow sipper overall.
Overall – A rather thick, slightly sweet, and still rather dank IPA overall. It's an interesting brew to say the least… And ya know what… I rather like it!! While not my traditional go to for a west coast imperial (which I think of as normally lighter and crisper in nature even in light of the higher abv.) this one is slightly more robust and thick. All said , the brew is good and makes for a nice more winter style imperial IPA.