"I'm going to sit here and sniff the cone for awhile," says Meg. That's right. Every bottle of Lupulin Maximus, a 9% Imperial IPA for O'so Brewing, has a whole hop cone in it. We did a careful pour so that the cone/sediment stayed in the bottle.
Aroma: Light, fruity, creamy.Appearance: Solid amber colored, bit cloudy. Good, tight, off-white head.
Taste: Sweet and alcohol - bit heavy on the sweetness. Creamy - balances out the high-alcohol content. Slighly bitter finish. I expect this beer was a little past it's prime, as there's no big aroma or really that much of a hop taste. I get mostly sweet and alcohol, and don't really want to finish the beer to be honest (we wound up cooking with it).
Mouthfeel: On the heavy side, resiny and sweet.
If I were at the brewery, I'd try a sample of this because I bet it's totally different when it's super fresh. But the hop cone here comes off a bit gimmicky as the beer didn't live up to it's name.
Well, I love it and so do all of these guys!
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I know! I was so surprised, especially after enjoying their IPA so much. Oh well, as I said, might have gotten an old bottle and would like to try it again sometime.
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