Hoptimization 2
Equilibrium Brewery


- From:
- Equilibrium Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 96
- Avg:
- 4.53 | pDev: 5.52%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 08, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 26, 2017
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 3
Hopped with Citra and Mosaic
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Reviewed by Hyptochrons from Massachusetts
4.75/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
pours out a murky pale yellow-orange color with a pretty dense white head, nice lacing left behind. supppper aromatic, on nose i get peaches, mango, honey, powdered sugar, danky danks, grapefruit, orange, passionfruit lemon, doughy and sweet malts. this is largely followed on palate, huge blast of tropical and herbaceous character, ripe mango, creamy peaches, orange, hint of that bubblegum note, plastic dankness, slightly spicy earthy hops, peppery vegetal thing, some doughy and sweet almost caramel malts, finishes with a mild piney bite. super ripe and fruity, but not one note in the way that some other juicy IPAs are. there is a bit of balance with the green and herbaceous danky quality, blending beautifully with bready malts and fruit smoothie. mouthfeel is medium bodied and has some very fluffy texture to it. HOT DAYUM THIS BEER IS LEGIT AF!!!
Aug 16, 2017Reviewed by frasergrove from California
4.25/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a super hazy medium pale orange color with a huge frothy head that leaves lacing for days. ARoma is floral and bitter, mild tropical notes - seems like Citra. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel with minor bite at the end, nice floral taste. Up and coming brewery!
Aug 14, 2017Reviewed by DEdesings57 from New Jersey
4.86/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.86/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
WOW,WOW,WOW!
I never knew beer can smell like this without the use of adjuncts!
This is most fruit forward, over the top, ripest smelling DIPA I have ever smelled! It's the most definitive "juicey" aroma I have ever come by to date. I am almost at a lost for words on this one. Its hard to explain but I will just say that I am blown away by this one and to be honest this brewery as well. This is one of the best showcases of Mosaic and CItra Hops I am to come across to date.
Im officially going on record on saying this is one of the best DIPAs I have ever had in my life!
Aug 07, 2017I never knew beer can smell like this without the use of adjuncts!
This is most fruit forward, over the top, ripest smelling DIPA I have ever smelled! It's the most definitive "juicey" aroma I have ever come by to date. I am almost at a lost for words on this one. Its hard to explain but I will just say that I am blown away by this one and to be honest this brewery as well. This is one of the best showcases of Mosaic and CItra Hops I am to come across to date.
Im officially going on record on saying this is one of the best DIPAs I have ever had in my life!
Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey
4.46/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
I had this at the brewery on release day so couldn't be fresher. It pours a cloudy orange-copper color with an extensive milk-white head and extensive lacing. It's a really elegant pour. The nose features a plethora of fruit: lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, and ripe melon, along with pine needles and floral hops. The taste is exquisite: the fruit is abundant but there is also a vanilla/caramel sweetness just before the burst of hops at the finish. Everything blends beautifully. This is a nicely carbonated ale and the 8.5% ABV is just right. It's easy to drink but not overwhelming. Overall, this is a delightful and delicious DIPA. I'm really imprssed.
Jul 29, 2017
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