Imperial Mistress
Hop Valley Brewing Company
- From:
- Hop Valley Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 5.88%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 24, 2021
- Added:
- Aug 16, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Reidrover from Oregon
4.18/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours and amber orngey colour with a large thick and frothy off white head.
Aromas of fruit/ citrus and grapefruit in particular, a we bit of the old PNW dank but not much.
Taste similar to the aroma but well supported by a strong caramel malt backing...the whole melds well into a juicy chewy whole.
Great mouth feel smooth and medium carbonation..very easy to drink ..no notice of the alc. volume.
Very easy drrinking DIPA here.
Sep 11, 2019Aromas of fruit/ citrus and grapefruit in particular, a we bit of the old PNW dank but not much.
Taste similar to the aroma but well supported by a strong caramel malt backing...the whole melds well into a juicy chewy whole.
Great mouth feel smooth and medium carbonation..very easy to drink ..no notice of the alc. volume.
Very easy drrinking DIPA here.
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from bottle into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a hazed orange amber color with a one finger head of white foam. The head fades fast to leave a tiny bit of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is biggest of a grapefruit citrus hop smell mixed with some sweeter aromas of tangerine and a little bit of a tropical fruit aroma. Along with these smells comes some lighter notes of pine and a little bit of hay.
Taste – The taste begins, as one may have guessed, with a good showing of a grapefruit and citrus hop. Upfront there is a rather decent malty sweetness of a citrus fruit flavor mixed with some tropical fruits as well as some doughy and caramel tastes. The fruit seems to grow stronger and stronger as the taste advances all while some other hop tastes of a light pine and grass join the big citrus hop. These taste take the flavor profile to the end, and all combined leave one with a rather pleasantly citrusy sweet, but nicely blended hop taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is on the moderate in thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is rather average overall. For the citrus and sweet the feel is rather nice and creates a big body for the flavors to be sensed, all while still keeping it easy but slower drinking.
Overall – A sweeter and citrusy double IPA with a very nice, easy drinking, and pleasant flavor profile. Rather well done overall!!
Feb 27, 2019Appearance – The beer pours a hazed orange amber color with a one finger head of white foam. The head fades fast to leave a tiny bit of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is biggest of a grapefruit citrus hop smell mixed with some sweeter aromas of tangerine and a little bit of a tropical fruit aroma. Along with these smells comes some lighter notes of pine and a little bit of hay.
Taste – The taste begins, as one may have guessed, with a good showing of a grapefruit and citrus hop. Upfront there is a rather decent malty sweetness of a citrus fruit flavor mixed with some tropical fruits as well as some doughy and caramel tastes. The fruit seems to grow stronger and stronger as the taste advances all while some other hop tastes of a light pine and grass join the big citrus hop. These taste take the flavor profile to the end, and all combined leave one with a rather pleasantly citrusy sweet, but nicely blended hop taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is on the moderate in thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is rather average overall. For the citrus and sweet the feel is rather nice and creates a big body for the flavors to be sensed, all while still keeping it easy but slower drinking.
Overall – A sweeter and citrusy double IPA with a very nice, easy drinking, and pleasant flavor profile. Rather well done overall!!
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
3.56/5 rDev -9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours an effervescent amber with one finger of cream colored head. Nice lacing & good head retention
S: Grapefruit not much else
T: Grapefruit & bready sweetness/dryness up front. Bready sweetness, a little dryness, plenty of grapefruit, Finishes dry & grapefruitty
MF: Medium body, firm carbonation, alright balance. Carbonation tamps down a little as it warms
Drinks easy enough, but no next-level depth of flavor
Jun 17, 2018S: Grapefruit not much else
T: Grapefruit & bready sweetness/dryness up front. Bready sweetness, a little dryness, plenty of grapefruit, Finishes dry & grapefruitty
MF: Medium body, firm carbonation, alright balance. Carbonation tamps down a little as it warms
Drinks easy enough, but no next-level depth of flavor
Rated by Roadking1979 from Indiana
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Purchased for $3.45/bomber at Winco in Bremerton, WA. West Coast DIPA + real grapefruit taste = winner.
Oct 20, 2017
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