Delusions Of Clouds
Moonraker Brewing Co.
- From:
- Moonraker Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.43 | pDev: 7.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 01, 2022
- Added:
- Jun 04, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
Collaboration recipe with Pure Project.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.53/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Can enjoyed on the RBSG bus, thanks to Ron. Hazy golden pour with foamy head. An IPA leaning towards the NE style, tropical and fruity, but still featuring some nice gentle piney hops. Mild fruitness, tropical note, citrus, but with a nice bitter bite at the finish.
Dec 01, 2022
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 5/31/17; drank 6/14/17 @ the Yarchives.
Opaque orange/yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice off-white head; frothy tree-rung lace.
Peach, wheat, mild mango & faint booze heat notes in the nose.
Soft, medium mouthfeel.
Soft peach & mild wheat flavors up front; mild grapefruit bite & faint booze heat on the finish. A pleasant yet powerful NE DIPA; not a game-changer but certainly very tasty. Worth a quaff.
Mar 04, 2019Opaque orange/yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice off-white head; frothy tree-rung lace.
Peach, wheat, mild mango & faint booze heat notes in the nose.
Soft, medium mouthfeel.
Soft peach & mild wheat flavors up front; mild grapefruit bite & faint booze heat on the finish. A pleasant yet powerful NE DIPA; not a game-changer but certainly very tasty. Worth a quaff.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.72/5 rDev -16%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -16%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Wow, did not expect to see that high of a rating. Sorry for what will inevitably be a negative deviation guys, really like your stuff, just wasn't huge on this one.
Pours a cloudy yellow, 1/3" white head. Blue and white like clouds and sky can design. Aroma was a little something else beyond mere hops going on. Just wasn't banging, was more of a can lining and mild citrus feel to it.
Taste was more bitter than expected, plenty of Eukanot and El Dorado bitterness and a slice of pepper to it, well carbonated. Similar to how rye is described as spicy, this had that kind of kick going for it. The body was broth like. It hid the alcohol pretty well, but no better than like every other Moonraker dipa. As it warmed a little more citrus and even mild tropical fruit flavors came in, but for the most part, there were always other things that were stealing the spotlight from the hops.
Jan 01, 2019Pours a cloudy yellow, 1/3" white head. Blue and white like clouds and sky can design. Aroma was a little something else beyond mere hops going on. Just wasn't banging, was more of a can lining and mild citrus feel to it.
Taste was more bitter than expected, plenty of Eukanot and El Dorado bitterness and a slice of pepper to it, well carbonated. Similar to how rye is described as spicy, this had that kind of kick going for it. The body was broth like. It hid the alcohol pretty well, but no better than like every other Moonraker dipa. As it warmed a little more citrus and even mild tropical fruit flavors came in, but for the most part, there were always other things that were stealing the spotlight from the hops.
Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts
4.32/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Received in a trade. Shared with JLindros.
A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice hazy golden hue with a thin white head that fades to leave light wisps and lacing.
S - Aromas of enormous pineapple juice, light green tropical fruits, papaya, very juicy citrus, oranges, really pops.
T - Taste is more melon than pineapple. Light papaya, the orange is really faint too. Melon is huge here.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, creamy but not overly fluffy.
O - Overall this was a rather solid dipa, the pineapple though could be stronger on the flavour.
Serving Type: can
Jul 22, 2017A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice hazy golden hue with a thin white head that fades to leave light wisps and lacing.
S - Aromas of enormous pineapple juice, light green tropical fruits, papaya, very juicy citrus, oranges, really pops.
T - Taste is more melon than pineapple. Light papaya, the orange is really faint too. Melon is huge here.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, creamy but not overly fluffy.
O - Overall this was a rather solid dipa, the pineapple though could be stronger on the flavour.
Serving Type: can
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.33/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to rudzud
Nice creamy rich head fades fairly quickly, little lacing, super murky milkshake apricot color
Nose had some weird solventy glue mixed with rose water initially, weird aroma, that eventually blows off and gets better, tons of pith and rind, orange cream orange juice, a little mango and papaya, plenty of pineapple, orange pulp and sweet candy creamy oats and malt
Taste is nice, tons of papaya, mango, pineapple, nice ripe cantaloupe, melon, little orange tangerine, creamy oats and little creamy wheat, mild pith, cracker notes, orange cream, juicy.
Mouth is med bod, bit creamy, a bit light on the carb, very little booze
Overall not bad, that weird solventy going on the nose was a big turn off, but once that blew it was a great beer.
Jul 22, 2017Nice creamy rich head fades fairly quickly, little lacing, super murky milkshake apricot color
Nose had some weird solventy glue mixed with rose water initially, weird aroma, that eventually blows off and gets better, tons of pith and rind, orange cream orange juice, a little mango and papaya, plenty of pineapple, orange pulp and sweet candy creamy oats and malt
Taste is nice, tons of papaya, mango, pineapple, nice ripe cantaloupe, melon, little orange tangerine, creamy oats and little creamy wheat, mild pith, cracker notes, orange cream, juicy.
Mouth is med bod, bit creamy, a bit light on the carb, very little booze
Overall not bad, that weird solventy going on the nose was a big turn off, but once that blew it was a great beer.
Reviewed by spark3148857 from Ohio
4.54/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.54/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pours a hazy straw yellow with eggshell white head. Nose is explosive with peaches and mangoes. Bright orange juice and some grapefruit tartness round out the aroma. The palate brings sweet orange juice, peaches, fresh berries, grapefruit, mangoes and pineapple. This is a juice bomb of a double IPA like a fruit salad on the palate. Alcohol is imperceptible. Each sip leaves me wanting more. Delicious.
Jun 25, 2017
Reviewed by MFMB from Idaho
4.68/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
So I really liked it! Pours a thick golden straw yellow to peach with a nice white head. Nose is of tropical fruits and bready malt. Taste of fresh cut mangos, guavas and papayas. A bit of fresh ripe pinnaple on the backend. A bit of sticky malt in there as well to keep this one from becoming a fruit smoothy. The body on this is killer. It's thick and creamy, milkshake like. I really liked this beer if you can't tell.
Jun 17, 2017
Reviewed by Hop_God from California
4.7/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.7/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
A: opaque cloudy neon to light straw yellow. Medium bright white bubbles. Finished with hues of matte orange
S: lots of tropical fruit mango papaya guava some resin trickled in there citrus path peach gummy candy hints of strawberry at the end as well
T: It has everything that you could want tons of tropical fruits really like a blender that you threw peach pineapple mango guava papaya and just smooth the shit out of it
F: soft. Smooth. Creamy. Milkshake
O: this is insane. One of the best iPas over ever had... and I've had a few
Jun 07, 2017S: lots of tropical fruit mango papaya guava some resin trickled in there citrus path peach gummy candy hints of strawberry at the end as well
T: It has everything that you could want tons of tropical fruits really like a blender that you threw peach pineapple mango guava papaya and just smooth the shit out of it
F: soft. Smooth. Creamy. Milkshake
O: this is insane. One of the best iPas over ever had... and I've had a few
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