I'm always suspicious of this style. Imperial IPA? Why not Barleywine? Is it just hoppier, but not maltier? We'll see.
Pours a deep, loosely filtered amber with a huge light tan head. It immediately throws off piney hops that you don't have to be anywhere near the glass to smell. So far so good.
An immediate bitterness hits across the back of the tongue, with a great body and smoothness due to the increased malt. Sweet, with a surprisingly clean finish.
Very good beer. Much improved over their RIS, so I have hope for this brewery. Other folks hype it up quite a bit, but until now I've been less than impressed. Hopefully they'll offer more of their beers in Houston in the future.
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