Vexillum
Four Winds Brewing Co.

 

This is a good beer. It does have a hint of juicy fruit hops at the front and they’re really not my thing, but that is absolutely erased and dominated by a healthy dose of pine in the middle and grapefruit, lip numbing bitterness in the long finish. It’s regrettable that it poured murky from the can.

 

Super solid hazy looking Imp. Loved this one.

 

22 oz bomber... split 2 ways. Deep golden pour with just a touch of haze, but definitely not hazy. Nice 1 finger white head. Aroma is so good - sweet citrus, melon, mango, and in the back that hint of musk and sweat. Taste starts sweet and fruity - caramel malt - melon, tangerine, grapefruit, then to the back of the palate a bitterness that is appropriate - not the 100 IBU as noted, but pleasant - it does amp up as the beer warms and lingers on a smooth well balanced finish. Really good - the aroma kills.

 

Underrated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

650ml bomber poured into tulip 7/6/16, cheers Derek for just tossing the bottle my way

A hazy orange liquid with lots of bubbles moving slowly towards a long lasting finger of foam that leaves lots of random lace deep down the glass

S sweet orange, tangerine, papaya and mango, brown sugar, and hard toffee, faint booze, citrus rind and a hint of oddly placed licorice and Swedish berry candy

T mimics the nose fairy well, sweet tropical notes with lots of brown sugar and a hint of fennel that again seems out of place, some pine comes out and the booze is there but mellow

M some weight and the bubbles fluff it up, bitter as can be, sticky on the lips, some heat going down and a brown sugar pine finish

O I knew this bottle had a few months on it when I cracked it but the malts starting to come out in a big way but its still drinking well

Derek placed licorice in my head before I got to this one but when found it was hard to shake and I'm fairly sure its not just in my head. I liked this one but I might re-review a fresh bottle when I get the chance and just may very well throw one under the stairs for a year just for shits and giggles.

Dank and grapefruity hops that seem to have faded with time in the fridge. Strong hop bite up front that isn't off putting. Malt is quite bready and not too sweet. There's a nice alcohol warming that's not overpowering., Overall the beer is quite sessionable for a DIPA

 

Four Winds Brewing 'Vexillum Imperial IPA' @ 9.0% , served from a 650 ml bottle purchased for $8.75
A-pour is a light pale gold from the bottle to a clear gold in the glass with a small white head leaving a fine spotty lace along the pint
S-grapefruit & citrus
T-tasty , mostly grapefruit & citrus
MF-ok carbonation , big full body
Ov-nice good beer , another winner from Four Winds
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