Crux Half Hitch Imperial IPA

Crux Half Hitch Imperial IPA

Hops climb up twine that’s just loosely tied to the trellis with a half hitch knot— and this Imperial IPA is just loosely tied to tradition. The Mosaic hop imparts surprisingly floral aromas instead of the more expected grapefruit-y notes. On the palate, complex layers of flavors might remind you of guava, mango, stone fruit and lemon, unraveling your idea of what an Imperial IPA should be.
3.8
172 reviews
Bend, United States

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3.8 Tap @ Freedom Brewfest: Copper color with a small white head. Wet juniper aroma with a semi sweet and yet harsh hop bitterness.
3.8 Poured from the tap. Very slightly hazy dark gold with white head. Citrus and light tropical hops with mild caramel malt, subtle resin finish with mild alcohol.
3.8 500 ml bottle. Pours amber with moderate head. Aromas of dry pineapple, tropical fruit, pine, and sweet bready malts. Flavors of pine, dried stoned fruit, resin, and toasted malts
3.4 Served in a 12oz tulip glass at Beer Revolution (Crux tap takeover) in Edmonton pouring a copper color with small white head and spotted lacing on the glass. Aroma is mild citrus and pine with some hints of caramel and grains. Taste is a citrus and pine hop bitterness with a light caramel malty sweetness. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Overall a smooth drinking DIPA, balanced and flavorful. Recommended.
3.8 Pours very cloudy golden. Big aroma of floral and tropical aromas. Creamy guava, mango tropical flavors and smooth palate; lingering finish.
4.0 Tap at j Ryan’s. Pours clear orange lots of fothy head lots of lacing. Nose is quiet. Flavours of apricot, dank, grapefruit. Taste big bitter light/med sweet. Full sticky body lively carbonation.
3.7 On tap at Crux. Poured a golden to orange color with a small sized off white head. Citrus and fruity.
3.8 Crowler, 946ml, from Sherbrooke. Cloudy yellow, very large white cap. Aromas - soft tropical and citrus and soft stonefruit. Taste - tropical fruit, grapefruit, grass. Clean malt, hardly a sign of the alcohol, late tropical and citrus bitterness. Drinks great.
3.7 Hazy copper pour with nice sized white head. Nose of tropical fruit with grapefruit, and a touch of malt. Flavor is tropical fruit with grapefruit, malt and a bit of herb. Big and good.
3.8 Draft at Churchkey. Poured a golden orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was citrus notes, light grapefruit. Light tropical fruit notes when consumed. Alcohol is pretty well masked in this one.
3.5 Pours a golden with white head. Light pine light floral hop aroma and taste. Notes: on tap at the brewery, June 17
3.8 Lime and passionfruit. Pretty fresh hops here like basketball in new Nikes. Pours orange with good head and lacing. Bitter finish. Tap at Churchkey.
3.9 Nice bitter IIPA. Clean and crisp hop aromas of lemon, bitter root, herbs and resin. Bright flavors and a drying finish with plum, herbs and lemon. Robust and full-flavored.
3.5 Draft at the brewpub. Gold in colour with moderate carbonation. Aromas are of melon, guava, clean pale malt and booze. Quite the Mosaic and pale malt assault on the palate with loads of citric, tropical, and grass flavors along with some sticky pale malt for balance. Could be leaner, but still pretty tasty.
3.8 Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter piney aroma. Fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter peachy flavor. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter peachy finish.
3.9 500ml. Big juicy aroma of tangerine, mango, other citrus. Taste the orange, wheat, mandarin, splash of spices and lemon zest. Very good stuff, a new favorite.
3.9 500ml bottle from Elizabeth Station at Ilya’s. Bottled on 20-Sep-2016. Pours a hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is tropical fruits, citrusy, grassy. Taste is moderately sweet, similar to the aroma. Good stuff.
3.8 Slightly hazy pale golden with a white head. Full of soft citrus, floral, sweet fruit. Medium body. Very fresh and sweet. Medium bitter finish. Very enjoyable.
4.0 Huge citrus aroma in a golden pour. Laid back balance with a big malty body perfectly matched by what bitterness there is. A spectacular brew given the strength (of which there is no hint at all).
4.0 On draft at Black Rock in Idaho Falls. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Intense citrus fruit nose. Flavors of orange and pineapple. Juicy and delicious.
3.9 Crux Half hitch 10% bottle shared by Mike A deep brassy orange gold. A big bold juicy passionfruit and prickly pear aroma. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel and a lush fruity hop flavor that perfectly matches the aroma. This was really nice
3.8 Bottle. Peaches, onions, oranges, mango in the nose. Great display of Mosaic. Bright golden orange color. Sweet, slightly syrupy, but nose citrus, nectarine, dank tropical fruits. Unique and fun.
3.3 Bottle from store poured into shaker pint glass. Aroma is tropical fruit with subtle hop aroma. Pale straw color with moderate head. Slightly malty mouth feel with a bitter undertaste. A drinkable beer, but nothing exceptional.
3.5 Bottlel from Tanakaya. Pours a clear light gold with a finger of head. Big mosaic forward aromas with citrus and light pineapple dominating. Boozy for the abv but light and not overly malty. Honey on the finish with lots of pithy bitterness on the finish. Not bad.
3.9 Tap @ Growler Guys. Dark golden color with a thin white cap. Aroma is hoppy, lots of citrus and tropical fruit. Sweet fruity hops taste with a moderate level of bitterness. Smooth and flavorful.
3.7 Big, juicy, piney, slightly boozy. Mandarin. Very tasty. Could sneak up on you. Nice.
4.1 Thanks to VanJammer for this. Pours hazy deep gold with a small white ring. Aroma is mango, tropical and citrus hops. Taste is a great hop bitterness with tropical and citrus hop flavours. Nice sweetness smooths it out somewhat but bitterness and dankness overpowers which makes it great.
3.8 Bottle. Pours golden with off white head. Aroma is fruity grapefruit and lemon. Taste is sweet fruity hoppy with grapefruit, lemon pineapple and pine notes. Pretty good.
3.8 Bottle from Happy Valley Supermarket. Nice golden beer with medium head. Nose is hoppy, citrus. Taste is malty, sweet and caramel. With fruits and hops too. Pretty good.
3.6 Small pour at Belmont station. Pours golden, small head, translucent. Dank af nose and mouth, very vegetative. Solid bitterness, medium body.