Elegy [Pain Edition] (Ghost 656)
Adroit Theory Brewing Company
- From:
- Adroit Theory Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.22 | pDev: 5.45%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 30, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 03, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Reminiscent of Pineapple, Mango, Orange Zest, Undercurrent of Earthy Spice, Subdued Bitterness, Semi-Dry. Peaceful silence ruptures the deafening cry of unjust death. The pure product of altruism and justice will lead us to the answer of what is righteous, but only time will aid in reconstructing the shattered fragments of humanity.
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Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania
4.27/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Can into pint glass. Pours a medium gold with a thin and brief off-white head. Thin lacing. Initial impression is tropical fruits, pineapple, mango, and lime. Mouthfeel is thick, smooth, and sticky. Finish fades to a citric sweetness. Overall, an excellent and enjoyable NEIPA.
May 30, 2023
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4.23/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pale, hazy yellow body sporting a thick, fluffy head; huge sticky sheets of foam along the glass. Strong aroma of pineapple and grapefruit.Mild orange juice flavor and citrus pith bitterness; oat-like graininess permeating things. Heavy body; smooth and velvety; dry finish.
A damn fine IPA, a bit hazy and a bit boozy but balanced out with a soft cereal grain base with a some excellent bitterness to round things out.
Oct 21, 2018A damn fine IPA, a bit hazy and a bit boozy but balanced out with a soft cereal grain base with a some excellent bitterness to round things out.
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.3/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
A-Pours a nice clear light golden color with a generous head and lacing, and also has some floaties
A-Aroma had pleasant citrus and piney notes
T-The taste follows the nose with a well balanced citrus and hoppy flavor
M-A medium bodied well carbonated beer
O-A well balanced Imperial IPA
Oct 14, 2018A-Aroma had pleasant citrus and piney notes
T-The taste follows the nose with a well balanced citrus and hoppy flavor
M-A medium bodied well carbonated beer
O-A well balanced Imperial IPA
Rated by Sludgeman from District of Columbia
4.03/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - 3.5 pale cloudy yellow
S - 4.25
T - 4
MF - 4
O - 4
Sep 27, 2018S - 4.25
T - 4
MF - 4
O - 4
Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
4.28/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
L: Poured from a bottle to a snifter glass. Had a golden yellow color and a super cloudy consistency. There was a half inch of foamy head that lasted a below average amount of time. So-so lacing.
S: A very nice aroma of hops, citrus and tropical fruits, and malt.
T: Tasted of a mild amount of malt (mostly in the finish), some mild citrus notes (orange, in particular), lots of hops (not too much, though), and lots of tropical fruit (pineapple, mango). The fruit is definitely the star in this flavor - not a bad thing. There's only a moderate amount of hops, but the fruit elements hold your attention. Tasty stuff.
F: A well-carbonated beer with a vibrant finish. Medium-bodied.
O: An extremely enjoyable DIPA. Well made and drinkable.
Sep 14, 2018S: A very nice aroma of hops, citrus and tropical fruits, and malt.
T: Tasted of a mild amount of malt (mostly in the finish), some mild citrus notes (orange, in particular), lots of hops (not too much, though), and lots of tropical fruit (pineapple, mango). The fruit is definitely the star in this flavor - not a bad thing. There's only a moderate amount of hops, but the fruit elements hold your attention. Tasty stuff.
F: A well-carbonated beer with a vibrant finish. Medium-bodied.
O: An extremely enjoyable DIPA. Well made and drinkable.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
4.07/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap and bottle over 3 glasses:
Hazy yellow that has a nice frothy head, but is countered by floaties from the bottles.
Nose has a slightly candied citrus - lemony base, with some classic pungent hop notes of onion (garlic). An interesting little dichotomy.
Taste also has the yin-yang of sweetness with a pungent hop back end. I got this more in the first two glasses I had - the pungency of the taste had faded a bit in the last bottle, replaced with a more citrusy/pithy hop profile.
A nicely built IPA where the sweetness seems to come from more than just the malts, but backs it up with a more classic hop back, at least fresh. It settles into a more typical NE IPA with some time.
Sep 14, 2018Hazy yellow that has a nice frothy head, but is countered by floaties from the bottles.
Nose has a slightly candied citrus - lemony base, with some classic pungent hop notes of onion (garlic). An interesting little dichotomy.
Taste also has the yin-yang of sweetness with a pungent hop back end. I got this more in the first two glasses I had - the pungency of the taste had faded a bit in the last bottle, replaced with a more citrusy/pithy hop profile.
A nicely built IPA where the sweetness seems to come from more than just the malts, but backs it up with a more classic hop back, at least fresh. It settles into a more typical NE IPA with some time.
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