80
Pintwell Score
from 1 tastings notes
Hoptimum
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- Style: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 10.40%
- Availability: Limited Release
- IBU: 100
- OG: 1.096
- TG: 1.018
This is a beautiful looking big beer. Incredibly clear and clean for such a strong beer. The aroma is not nearly as strong as I expected it to be (especially after tasting the beer). If your a hophead, you should take the time to try this beer. The hop flavor is very powerful and you can almost imagine that you are drinking pure hop extract.
Brewer's Description
A group of hop-heads and publicans challenged our Beer Camp brewers to push the extremes of whole-cone hop brewing. The result is this: a 100 IBU, whole-cone hurricane of flavor. Simply put —Hoptimum: the biggest whole-cone IPA we have ever produced. Aggressively hopped, dry-hopped, AND torpedoed with our exclusive new hop varieties for ultra-intense flavors and aromas.
Resinous "new-school" and exclusive hop varieties carry the bold and aromatic nose. The flavor follows the aroma with layers of aggressive hoppiness, featuring notes of grapefruit rind, rose, lilac, cedar, and tropical fruit—all culminating in a dry and lasting finish.
