Asylum
Lake St. George Brewing

On tap at the brewery. The Imperial nee DIPA looks as it should, rich golden color and very clear. Modest head, but a persistent one.

The aroma is quite strong - clearly grapefruit, bit notes of resinous pine, a fairly strong malt bready smell. More or less a straightforward amped up old school IPA smell.

The taste is big. Big citrus notes supported by a slight earthy note and clean malt taste. It is only slightly sweet. On repeated sips, the resinous hop notes emerge and eventually take charge, but you get that citrus fruit smack upside the head on every sip, so you get an alternation like a pendulum swing with citrus heavy on one side and the piney resin thing on the other end of the arc. Eventually finishing up the citrus re-emerges with an oil or peel sting with a nice level of bitterness and slightly sweet residual flavor.

It is fairly light on the feel...maybe medium bodied. Pleasant tingly aftertaste that lingers quite a while.

Overall, it is a very good example of an old school DIPA in my opinion. I will gladly have another. The only nit to pick is the sharp citrus builds and coats the tongue a bit, but not a huge issue.