Otter Creek Imperial India Pale Ale
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Brewery: Otter Creek Brewing & Wolaver's Organic Ales
Alcohol By Volume: 11.00%
Beer Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: Year Round
Average of 1 rating: 4.5 stars.
Description:
Originally brewed for thirsty British troops stationed on the subcontinent of India, India Pale Ales had to withstand the sea voyage around Africa. Brewers need to take full advantage of two preservatives at the time: hops and alcohol. They increased their hopping rates, doubled their malt useage to increase alcohol content, and dry-hopped the brew before it set out on its voyage.
Our Imperial IPA carries on this tradition- and then some! The fruity and citrusy hop aroma intermingles perfectly with an assertive malty backbone. Our brewers added a generous supply of hops to this brew throughout the entire process to provide an enormous hop flavor and balance the elevated alcohol content.
This beer is 11% alcohol by volume, and 135 IBU!
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Appearance - 4.5
Pours 2 fingers of off-white head that sticks around and leave some nice spider lacing as it goes down. The beer has a nice shade of amber. Looks delicious.
Aroma - 5.0
The aroma doesn't disappoint. You can smell this one from a few feet away. Plenty of citrus combined with some orange and grapefruit.
Mouthfeel - 5.0
Medium in body and the carbonation is perfect. It's slick with plenty of oily hops on the pallet. Perfect for the style.
Taste - 4.5
A nice mix of bready and sweet malts up front. They are complemented nicely by the citric hops. It finishes with some orange rind and grapefruit in the aftertaste. The alcohol is for the most part pretty well hidden.
Overall - 4.5
An excellent Imperial IPA. This is my first offering form Otter Creek and certainly won't be my last. There are a ton of Imperial IPAs out there, and this one stands up with the best.
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