River Roost Brewery Big Smooth

Name: River Roost Brewery Big Smooth
Brand: Beer
SKU: 63d786441603da82272c025f
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Rating: 4.32 (1551 reviews)

Imperial IPA 8.2 º

River Roost Brewery

This Double IPA pours a luminous gold, releasing an intense bouquet of tropical and citrus fruit. The massive hop profile is driven by a heavy-handed addition of Citra and Galaxy, delivering saturated notes of passionfruit, ripe peach, and zesty grapefruit. Despite its 8.2% strength, the beer maintains high drinkability with a clean, neutral malt base that stays out of the way of the hop saturation. A firm bitterness provides structure, leading into a dry, lingering finish of resinous pine and tropical zest. It is a bold, modern interpretation of the style, balancing aromatic intensity with a smooth, approachable character.

Appearance. Deep gold to light orange-copper; moderate-sized, persistent off-white head with excellent lacing; slight haze present from significant dry-hop additions.

Aroma. High intensity hop aroma featuring prominent passionfruit and peach from the Galaxy hops, supported by the lime and grapefruit zest of Citra; background of neutral, grainy malt and very light fruity fermentation esters; clean, subtle alcohol presence.

Taste. Strong, complex hop flavors reflecting tropical fruit and bright citrus; moderately high bitterness that is firm but avoids harshness; low supportive malt character with a hint of breadiness; dry finish with a lingering hoppy aftertaste and a touch of clean alcohol warmth.

Mouthfeel. Medium body with a smooth texture; medium carbonation; negligible astringency; restrained and well-integrated alcohol warmth.

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