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It’s been absolutely crazy around here and I haven’t even had time to prepare for my brewing internship coming up at Full Sail Brewing in Hood River, Oregon in a couple weeks. However, today, I got my new iPhone, and to celebrate I decided to break open one of the good beers sent to me by my friend up in New York. The Captain’s Reserve Imperial India Pale Ale doesn’t say what the ABV is, howeve,r the bottle does say, “Even the name sounds impressive. But what should really impress you is the hoppy nectar that is held within this bottle. A true testament to the ingenuity of the American craft brewers this style of beer concentrates more hop character in any style before it. Created from a blend of five different hop varieties, this beer is the ultimate hop lovers dream come true.” It comes in a 1 pint, 9oz bottle.
It was a clear, straw-yellow color, and it had a creamy head with some larger soap-like bubbles. The aroma was a big citrusy hop smell.
When I took a drink, it had a fairly thin body and had a decent malt backbone to stand up to the big, complex hop flavor which followed. The most obvious hop flavor was a Cascade hop-like citrusy flavor, but there was also some grassyness and floral hop characteristics in there as well.
As I continued to drink it, it had some very nice carbonation lacing on the glass. A bit of alcohol warmth was slightly noticeable after drinking it for a little bit, but other than that, I never would have guessed this was an Imperial IPA – it was just too light and refreshing. A very good, easily drinkable beer, I would probably pair this one with a good burger or pizza. Overall, I really liked this beer, and, assuming it is fairly high in alcohol, it could be extremely dangerous given how light and refreshing it was. Next time I’m up in NYC, I’ll have to get a few more of these.
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