Lupulus Maximus
Free State Brewing Co.

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From:
Free State Brewing Co.
 
Kansas, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.9%
Score:
+1 rating needed
Avg:
4.14 | pDev: 7.25%
Ratings:
9 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 17, 2016
Added:
Apr 29, 2011
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
The scientific name of the hop plant used in beer production is Humulus Lupulus and it’s the lupulin glands of the hop flower that impart the most characteristic aromatic and flavor qualities that we associate with “hoppy” beers. This medium bodied, dark golden ale seeks to emphasize those qualities to their tipping point, with massive late addition hops that result in an exceptionally aromatic brew with loads of hop flavor imparted by eight varieties; Columbus, Chinook, Motueka, Centennial, Crystal, Citra, Cascade and Simcoe. We really maxed out on the hop bill with this one, hence the name. Golden Promise provides a nice malt counterpoint along with just a hint of caramel malt. Flaked rye contributes a slightly fuller, silkier mouthfeel.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.54 by Groenebeor from California

Feb 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Malone47 from Illinois

Feb 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by JEdmund from Kansas

Mar 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by LambicPentameter from Nebraska

Feb 05, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jrenn from Kansas

Jan 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Cyberhoptic

Nov 20, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by sammo from Kansas

Jun 25, 2012
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Reviewed by eclaycamp from Kansas

4.27/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Fruit. That's the first thing you smell when you take a sniff of Lupulus Maximus. There's citrusy hops, almost like Juicyfruit gum, dancing on your nose. This sample is from a growler I picked up at the brewpub a few days ago. It's a light amber, somewhere slightly beyond gold, with no real head (again, we're dealing with a growler here). The last time I tasted this at the brewery, I got tons of fruit in the flavor, but this time out I'm getting hops. And lots of them. There's some herbal notes in the front, followed by the holy trinity of earth, pine and grass in the middle, and finally chased with citrus fruit in the finish. Malt is there to add sweetness and not much else - it's completely obliterated by the cavalcade of hops. Bitterness is pretty heavy, though not completely tongue-crushing as it is in other DIPAs. This beer is quite flavorful, and though in some ways I've moved on from uber-hoppy IPAs and DIPAs, it's beers like this that will always remind me why I fell in love with the style to begin with.
May 15, 2011
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Reviewed by midwestbrewers from Kansas

4.7/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Orangish color with thin white head.

S: Very powerful citric orange smell. Very resinous smell.

T: Amazing!!! Taste all the hops! The taste coats the mouth. Very very citric and bitter but very balanced.

An amazing beer. Citric and bitter but exactly what I was looking for. Amazing balance of hops and malts. Amazing beer Free State Brewing!!
Apr 29, 2011