Abandon All Hope (Ghost 1282)
Adroit Theory Brewing Company
- From:
- Adroit Theory Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,921 - ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #16,984 - Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 5.25%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 21, 2022
- Added:
- Jun 13, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania
4.22/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Can into pint glass. Pours a murky burnt honey color, with a persistent off-white head. Great lacing! Initial impression is super juicy mango, pineapple, orange, and a touch of pine. Mouthfeel is soft and smooth. Finis fades to a bit of spiciness. I really like Adriot Theory IPAs/DIPAs, and this one is no exception.
Oct 15, 2022
Reviewed by RMW66 from Australia
4.25/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I think this is rated a bit low so far. A really good imperial hazy IPA. Like the can art too. First beer I have tried from this brewer and will be looking for a few more!
Apr 17, 2021
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.59/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
hoppy smell - full of hop flavor enjoyable hazy ipa
Mar 08, 2021
Reviewed by ichorNet from Massachusetts
4.02/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
As with a few other AT beers I've had, this does not seem to be retired as I am currently drinking a can dated 12/23/20 with the "catalog number" GHOST 934. A bevy of cool hops is featured in this recipe, and I'm interested to see how it all comes together. It features Mosaic, Vic Secret, Azacca, El Dorado, and Moutere. Azacca is not one of my favorites, an opinion I've made known in a lot of reviews in the past, but the others seem like they'll make this superb. And who knows, maybe Azacca will surprise me.
The pour is essentially exactly like most other AT IPAs. Stable gold-orange with 100% total opacity in the body. The head is well-done and originally builds up with almost three fingers of solid bone-white suds before it settles to a solid half-finger that retains permanently. Nice, consistent soapy lace sticks around here as well, and the legs are modest enough to give me a good first impression overall.
The nose is definitely interesting. Moutere hops are supposed to provide notes of "hay and spice," and I honestly get quite a bit of that here. I think this is probably one of those varietals that might work better in modern saisons or other Belgian styles (kinda like Ella or BRU-1, in a sense), but the combination of its unusual elements with pungent grapefruit, resinous pine, and hints of guava brought by the other hops utilized is certainly in the realm of uniqueness. This also smells a bit stronger than 8%, too, so there's that. Definite ethanol heat going on.
Juicy flavors of overripe mango, tangelo, and pineapple mingle with a soft baking spice, some apple/orchard fruit, and hints of nectarine and melon. This is certainly unusual. As a quick aside, this now makes (I think) the third AT IPA I've had with an intense name that delivers a comparatively-soft and demure flavor profile on the tongue, which is amusingly ironic. I always expect their beers to be assaults on the senses, but (aside from their TIPAs) most of them have just been "yeah what's happening here makes sense and I don't feel like my palate is brutalized whatsoever" to me. This is tasty and intriguing in a sense, but I also feel like some of these hops compete for space which leads to a bit of a muted flavor profile. El Dorado and Azacca are varietals that need good support to show up in a way that is enjoyable (in my opinion), and I honestly feel like Mosaic and Vic are not pulling the weight they usually would in a beer of this strength and caliber, which means that some things get lost here. Moutere feels pretty prominent based on what I know about it, but I'm not sure how much of that is bias.
The feel is somewhere within the "heavy" realm, for sure, given the use of lactose (another aside, but AT's over-reliance on lactose feels like it homogenizes a lot of their hoppy offerings, in all honesty, which is a bit disappointing), but the carbonation here is solid and massaging. The finish has some good bitterness and a touch of complex hoppiness, and the whole thing feels consistent overall. Whether you enjoy it or not is obviously going to depend on how much you like unusual hops and are okay with Mosaic/Vic Secret being used but not providing the thrust of the perceived flavors here.
Jan 12, 2021The pour is essentially exactly like most other AT IPAs. Stable gold-orange with 100% total opacity in the body. The head is well-done and originally builds up with almost three fingers of solid bone-white suds before it settles to a solid half-finger that retains permanently. Nice, consistent soapy lace sticks around here as well, and the legs are modest enough to give me a good first impression overall.
The nose is definitely interesting. Moutere hops are supposed to provide notes of "hay and spice," and I honestly get quite a bit of that here. I think this is probably one of those varietals that might work better in modern saisons or other Belgian styles (kinda like Ella or BRU-1, in a sense), but the combination of its unusual elements with pungent grapefruit, resinous pine, and hints of guava brought by the other hops utilized is certainly in the realm of uniqueness. This also smells a bit stronger than 8%, too, so there's that. Definite ethanol heat going on.
Juicy flavors of overripe mango, tangelo, and pineapple mingle with a soft baking spice, some apple/orchard fruit, and hints of nectarine and melon. This is certainly unusual. As a quick aside, this now makes (I think) the third AT IPA I've had with an intense name that delivers a comparatively-soft and demure flavor profile on the tongue, which is amusingly ironic. I always expect their beers to be assaults on the senses, but (aside from their TIPAs) most of them have just been "yeah what's happening here makes sense and I don't feel like my palate is brutalized whatsoever" to me. This is tasty and intriguing in a sense, but I also feel like some of these hops compete for space which leads to a bit of a muted flavor profile. El Dorado and Azacca are varietals that need good support to show up in a way that is enjoyable (in my opinion), and I honestly feel like Mosaic and Vic are not pulling the weight they usually would in a beer of this strength and caliber, which means that some things get lost here. Moutere feels pretty prominent based on what I know about it, but I'm not sure how much of that is bias.
The feel is somewhere within the "heavy" realm, for sure, given the use of lactose (another aside, but AT's over-reliance on lactose feels like it homogenizes a lot of their hoppy offerings, in all honesty, which is a bit disappointing), but the carbonation here is solid and massaging. The finish has some good bitterness and a touch of complex hoppiness, and the whole thing feels consistent overall. Whether you enjoy it or not is obviously going to depend on how much you like unusual hops and are okay with Mosaic/Vic Secret being used but not providing the thrust of the perceived flavors here.
Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
4.04/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L: Poured from a tallboy can to a snifter glass. Had a bright yellow color and a cloudy consistency. There was a half inch of foamy, somewhat long-lasting head. Above average lacing.
S: A very nice aroma of hops, citrus fruit, pine, malt, and tropical fruit.
T: Tasted of a bit of pine (this sticks with you), a good shot of tropical fruit (passionfruit, it would seem), a fair amount of hops (not overdone, though), light malt (mostly in the finish), and some citrus fruit (orange, lemon). This is a light, zesty, and sweet flavor. The pine gives it a nice edge, but isn't obnoxious about it. Pretty tasty.
F: A good amount of carbonation with a smooth, creamy finish. Medium-bodied.
O: A light and easy to drink DIPA. Worth a look.
Jul 16, 2019S: A very nice aroma of hops, citrus fruit, pine, malt, and tropical fruit.
T: Tasted of a bit of pine (this sticks with you), a good shot of tropical fruit (passionfruit, it would seem), a fair amount of hops (not overdone, though), light malt (mostly in the finish), and some citrus fruit (orange, lemon). This is a light, zesty, and sweet flavor. The pine gives it a nice edge, but isn't obnoxious about it. Pretty tasty.
F: A good amount of carbonation with a smooth, creamy finish. Medium-bodied.
O: A light and easy to drink DIPA. Worth a look.
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