Humulo Nimbus | Sound Brewery
Brewed by:
Sound Brewery
Washington, United States
soundbrewery.com
Style: American Double / Imperial IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.50%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by dirtylou on 10-15-2011
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Ratings: 172 | Reviews: 41
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap. Poured a clear, golden orange color with a tan head of foam. It smelled of citrus, grapefruit, pine and sweet caramel. It tasted bitter and piney with sweet toasted caramel and citrus.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap. Poured a clear, golden orange color with a tan head of foam. It smelled of citrus, grapefruit, pine and sweet caramel. It tasted bitter and piney with sweet toasted caramel and citrus.
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4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.77/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drank straight from the 12 ounce can. Nose is C-hops, citrus and a little booze. Taste is firmly bitter, pithy grapefruit, crisp finish. An old-school throwback of an IPA, but it was a nice break from murky juice bombs.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drank straight from the 12 ounce can. Nose is C-hops, citrus and a little booze. Taste is firmly bitter, pithy grapefruit, crisp finish. An old-school throwback of an IPA, but it was a nice break from murky juice bombs.
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4.23/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle - 22 ounce poured to snifter
Sight: amber, hazy, cloudy, small foam, some lacing
Aroma: Very Fragrant- hoppy, malty
Tate: Bitter some sweetness
Feel: Sticky, good carbonation, good follow through, bitter finish
Overall: Very good beer
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle - 22 ounce poured to snifter
Sight: amber, hazy, cloudy, small foam, some lacing
Aroma: Very Fragrant- hoppy, malty
Tate: Bitter some sweetness
Feel: Sticky, good carbonation, good follow through, bitter finish
Overall: Very good beer
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2.75/5 rDev -31.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
4.04/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.74/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.55/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.38/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
22 oz. bottle:
Pours slightly hazed copper-tinted orange/amber with a lasting creamy head. Lacing sticks.
The smell is of a burst of fresh tropical fruits with a piney spice touch. Some grain mixes in.
The taste is of tropical fruits (mango/papaya, with a touch of banana) and some citrus (orange) and a touch of pine. Caramelized grain balances it. Bitter-leaning finish. Alcohol well-hidden.
Silky. A very approachable DIPA. Smooth. Tropical fruit notes from the hops stand out and linger. Sweet malt balances the bitterness while keeping it bitter-leaning. A very nice DIPA.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
22 oz. bottle:
Pours slightly hazed copper-tinted orange/amber with a lasting creamy head. Lacing sticks.
The smell is of a burst of fresh tropical fruits with a piney spice touch. Some grain mixes in.
The taste is of tropical fruits (mango/papaya, with a touch of banana) and some citrus (orange) and a touch of pine. Caramelized grain balances it. Bitter-leaning finish. Alcohol well-hidden.
Silky. A very approachable DIPA. Smooth. Tropical fruit notes from the hops stand out and linger. Sweet malt balances the bitterness while keeping it bitter-leaning. A very nice DIPA.
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3.76/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.25/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
1.81/5 rDev -55.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
A darker color for a dipa, came in light brown, no head. Caramel popcorn aroma, uh oh.
Fuck, more diacetyl. Can't get hops, malt bill is deft. I see good scores for this beer, but damn, I must have had a beat down bottle or something. Very obvious D infection on this one.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
A darker color for a dipa, came in light brown, no head. Caramel popcorn aroma, uh oh.
Fuck, more diacetyl. Can't get hops, malt bill is deft. I see good scores for this beer, but damn, I must have had a beat down bottle or something. Very obvious D infection on this one.
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4.13/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle poured into pint glass. Beer pours extremely cloudy and dark in color for an IPA. Oh wait, haha, Humulo Nimbus, I get it! As the brew settles it is actually on more on the paler orange side, with a large pillowy head. Big, sweet, tropical fruit aroma. I really get mango and passionfruit in the nose here. Flavor is juicy and lush as well, with a secondary rush of alpha bitterness. Chewing this beer across my palate it never gets dry, even though it is aggressively bitter. At this point I guess it's pretty hard to push the boundaries of Double IPA, but this one is definitely not traditional.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle poured into pint glass. Beer pours extremely cloudy and dark in color for an IPA. Oh wait, haha, Humulo Nimbus, I get it! As the brew settles it is actually on more on the paler orange side, with a large pillowy head. Big, sweet, tropical fruit aroma. I really get mango and passionfruit in the nose here. Flavor is juicy and lush as well, with a secondary rush of alpha bitterness. Chewing this beer across my palate it never gets dry, even though it is aggressively bitter. At this point I guess it's pretty hard to push the boundaries of Double IPA, but this one is definitely not traditional.
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4.19/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look: Deep amber and hazy body. Off-white head that is full, sticky, and creamy looking.
Smell: Malt backbone. Blend of sweet malt, pine, and citrus. Floral notes.
Taste: The taste follows the smell, plus throw in a handful of sweet bread, not much, just enough to make this unique, and some tropical fruit. Excellent blend of malt and hops. Short-medium finish.
Feel: Low-medium carbonation. On the heavier side of medium. Creamy-ish. Very agreeable feel on the tongue and in the mouth. Clean.
Overall - Underrated. Dangerously drinkable for an imperial IPA. Rarely do I enjoy IPAs with a malty backbone. Nicely done.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look: Deep amber and hazy body. Off-white head that is full, sticky, and creamy looking.
Smell: Malt backbone. Blend of sweet malt, pine, and citrus. Floral notes.
Taste: The taste follows the smell, plus throw in a handful of sweet bread, not much, just enough to make this unique, and some tropical fruit. Excellent blend of malt and hops. Short-medium finish.
Feel: Low-medium carbonation. On the heavier side of medium. Creamy-ish. Very agreeable feel on the tongue and in the mouth. Clean.
Overall - Underrated. Dangerously drinkable for an imperial IPA. Rarely do I enjoy IPAs with a malty backbone. Nicely done.
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Humulo Nimbus from Sound Brewery
Beer rating:
4.03 out of
5 with
172 ratings
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