Obliteration VIII
Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
- From:
- Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
- Alaska, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 14.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 19, 2014
- Added:
- Feb 18, 2012
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy off-white head. Fades normal.
S - Grapefruit, tropical, orange, citrus, pine, and grassy hops, sweet caramel and biscuit malts, hint of booze.
T - Sweet caramel and biscuit malts, grapefruit, orange, citrus, pine, grassy, and spicy hops, resiny bitterness.
M - Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a bitter, lightly dry and sweet finish.
D - Nice DIPA. Godd hop profile.
Apr 28, 2013S - Grapefruit, tropical, orange, citrus, pine, and grassy hops, sweet caramel and biscuit malts, hint of booze.
T - Sweet caramel and biscuit malts, grapefruit, orange, citrus, pine, grassy, and spicy hops, resiny bitterness.
M - Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a bitter, lightly dry and sweet finish.
D - Nice DIPA. Godd hop profile.
Reviewed by ccrida from Oregon
3.19/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.19/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Obliteration VII is gold with a dark core. Nice white head leaving heavy, sticky lace.
Smell is lemony hops with some resin as well in the distinct background. Disappointingly mild.
Taste lemon, loads of spicy alcohol, and pine resin. A little cracker.
Mouthfeel is creamy and dry, oily.
Drinkability isn't as high as I've found the others in this series. To much ethanol. And the malt / hop flavors just aren't my bag. Comes off a little dirty and rough.
May 24, 2012Smell is lemony hops with some resin as well in the distinct background. Disappointingly mild.
Taste lemon, loads of spicy alcohol, and pine resin. A little cracker.
Mouthfeel is creamy and dry, oily.
Drinkability isn't as high as I've found the others in this series. To much ethanol. And the malt / hop flavors just aren't my bag. Comes off a little dirty and rough.
Reviewed by HuskyinPDX from Washington
3.65/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Random leftover pick-up in Anchorage and opened on 5.13.12. Not sure how old this one is.
A - Pours a cloudy medium orange with a huge cream-colored head.
S - Lots of orange and some sweet carmel.
T - Carmel candy, tin, and orange.
D - Good carbonation and slightly heavy body.
O - Sweet citrus and carmel candy. This one was all over the place. A good sip, then a bad.
May 19, 2012A - Pours a cloudy medium orange with a huge cream-colored head.
S - Lots of orange and some sweet carmel.
T - Carmel candy, tin, and orange.
D - Good carbonation and slightly heavy body.
O - Sweet citrus and carmel candy. This one was all over the place. A good sip, then a bad.
Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
3.61/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to Chad for sharing this one. Served in a Bell's tulip.
A - Giant foam settles to a thick cap and splotchy lace. Transparent golden body.
S - Lemon. Smells like those lemon tarts with confectioner's sugar dusted on them. There's a touch of sharp pine, and a surprising whiff of alcohol that I didn't anticipate at only 8.5% - had guessed this was a double-digit sort of DIPA.
T - Taste is quite similar, albeit with more pine mixed in. Tons of lemon, along with some sugary and doughy malts in the background. The resemblance to lemon tarts is uncanny. Not a ton of bitterness considering the listed IBUs.
M - Smooth medium body, mildly sticky texture, pleasant carbonation, and minimal alcohol warming.
D - I'd heard really bad things about this beer from some of my friends, but it was merely average as opposed to offensive. I imagine the peculiarly lemon-heavy aroma and flavor might be off-putting to some, but I didn't mind it. Still, this series of brews for Midnight Sun might be the one I enjoy least.
Apr 18, 2012A - Giant foam settles to a thick cap and splotchy lace. Transparent golden body.
S - Lemon. Smells like those lemon tarts with confectioner's sugar dusted on them. There's a touch of sharp pine, and a surprising whiff of alcohol that I didn't anticipate at only 8.5% - had guessed this was a double-digit sort of DIPA.
T - Taste is quite similar, albeit with more pine mixed in. Tons of lemon, along with some sugary and doughy malts in the background. The resemblance to lemon tarts is uncanny. Not a ton of bitterness considering the listed IBUs.
M - Smooth medium body, mildly sticky texture, pleasant carbonation, and minimal alcohol warming.
D - I'd heard really bad things about this beer from some of my friends, but it was merely average as opposed to offensive. I imagine the peculiarly lemon-heavy aroma and flavor might be off-putting to some, but I didn't mind it. Still, this series of brews for Midnight Sun might be the one I enjoy least.
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