War Bonnet Imperial IPA
Boise Brewing

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Boise Brewing
 
Idaho, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9%
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
3.84 | pDev: 3.39%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 3
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 05, 2025
Added:
Aug 09, 2015
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Named after War Bonnet Peak in the Sawtooth Mountains, this aggressively hopped brew boasts 8 high alpha hop varieties and clocks in right at 9% ABV. The tropical and citrus aromas are backed up with similar strong hop flavors and a dry finish. There are several layers of depth to this ultra hoppy brew that makes it hard to set on the table for long.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Rated by CoasterRider from Washington

3.86/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had at the brewery about 8 to 10 years ago while visiting relatives in Boise, in September.
Feb 05, 2025
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.66/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours out an orange copper color, thin wispy head, streaky lacing. Big hops rule the aroma and taste, very big. 150 IBUs, not for the faint of heart. Bitter finish, as expected.
Jan 21, 2016
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Reviewed by BryanReed from Idaho

4.02/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Growler fill, kegged under a week ago.

Pours a hazy dark orange. Looks great. Aroma is blood orange, melony, and juicy. Taste is... Well.... Freaking bitter. Lot of sweet citrus in the flavor, a bit of that melon, all carried to a nice warm boozy prickle at the end.

Overall, a damn good, if ridicoulsly aggressive hop bomb of an ipa.
Aug 31, 2015
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Reviewed by JohnGalt1 from Idaho

3.81/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
150 IBU's as stated at the brewery. Pours slightly hazed orange with a long lasting white head... Melon and tangerine hop aroma with a pretty standard pale malt backing.... Bruising bitterness with not quite enough hop flavor... Really a pretty nice DIPA, but needs wired in to make it top tier. That said, I would happily drink more of it. Body is basically spot-on.

4.25/3.75/3.75/4/3.75
Aug 09, 2015