Evil IPA
Trask Brewery & Public House

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From:
Trask Brewery & Public House
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 08, 2004
Added:
Sep 08, 2004
Wants:
  0
Gots:
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Reviewed by RedDiamond from Oregon

4/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
First, gotta love the name. I’m tired of all those sissy, virtuous beers, aren’t you? Seems like every time you ask for a beer these days it’s St. This or Two-Hearted That. Some are actually brewed by monks. Well, not this one. It’s brewed in McMinnville.

Evil IPA alleges to be evil because of its ABV content, which I am told hovers just over 8%. This is important because a truly evil beer should always have an ABV higher than the national unemployment rate.

But is this beer really evil? Can we say that any non-sentient yeast fermentation product is truly capable of moral reasoning? Perhaps. But the greater truth is that this beer really isn’t all that bad. In fact, I think it’s pretty good.

Evil IPA is a defiant departure from Trask’s regular line-up. It is clouded, has a generous, floral hop aroma, and is bold in every dimension. Even the mouthfeel is more full than Trask’s other beers. The color is warm amber and Belgian lace forms a solid wall-to-wall presentation.

All the classic lines of a full-bodied IPA are here. The flavor is resinous with a liberal measure of bright hops, the aroma is profuse, and the ABV approaches ass-kicking territory. One might hope that all imperial IPAs were this evil.
Sep 08, 2004