Double IPA
E.J. Phair Brewing Company
- From:
- E.J. Phair Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.43 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 17, 2020
- Added:
- Apr 17, 2020
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.43/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.43/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
So back before any of their other double ipas came to be, they (JJJ/Morgan) dropped this one at the Bistro 2006 Double IPA festival. Kind of the prototype for them, at the time.
Poured a dark orange/amber color with 1/3" white head. Aroma of mostly caramel and bittering hops. EJ Phair was kinda into the English ipa thing last time I had their ipas/pale ales, and this one, while not an English ipa, was entirely about the bittering hops that provided the well known and utilized grapefruit/tree combo in both aroma and taste.
Taste was plenty bitter hitting the 81 ibu mark. I must say, maybe it was having one of the lower abv's of the day, but this did a good job covering up the alcohol in the mouth feel. Sometimes tough to do with a sizeably bitter beer. All in all it was a good beer, and I figure it was one that led to the development of a lot of their newer hoppy beers down the line. They should come back to the festival, haven't seen 'em in years.
Apr 17, 2020Poured a dark orange/amber color with 1/3" white head. Aroma of mostly caramel and bittering hops. EJ Phair was kinda into the English ipa thing last time I had their ipas/pale ales, and this one, while not an English ipa, was entirely about the bittering hops that provided the well known and utilized grapefruit/tree combo in both aroma and taste.
Taste was plenty bitter hitting the 81 ibu mark. I must say, maybe it was having one of the lower abv's of the day, but this did a good job covering up the alcohol in the mouth feel. Sometimes tough to do with a sizeably bitter beer. All in all it was a good beer, and I figure it was one that led to the development of a lot of their newer hoppy beers down the line. They should come back to the festival, haven't seen 'em in years.
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