SKA Decadent Imperial IPA
Lacking nothing, at ten percent alcohol by volume and 95 International Bitterness Units, the Decadent truly represents all that is self indulgent when it comes to drinking beer.
3.5
719 reviews
Durango, United States
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on tap dark gold pour with sticky white head aroma and taste is very bitter hops with lasting finish
12 oz can. Pours hazy golden orange with a big fluffy white head that retains well and leaves some lacing.
The aroma is sweet sugary fruit with dank piney hops and some alcohol.
The flavor is sweet fruity citrus and caramel malt with dank resiny, slightly ashy, hops and some alcohol. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, better than I remembered.
Bottle. Mostly clear, golden pour with a white head. Aroma is mostly honey and caramel sweetness, some zesty and grassy notes. Taste is grassy and citrus hops, some sweetness.
Can. BBE Nov 2017; Drank May 2017 - Clear orangey gold in colour. Good foamy white head. Heavy malty, sweet malts, caramel / toffee. Grapefruit citrus, orange, marmalade. Piney resinous hops. Quite syrupy. Noticeable alcohol. Sweet-bitter heavy malty and citrus fruity throughout. Lingering bitter dry finish. (2017-05)
Decent IIPA but come across a bi sweet for me and lacks a big punch of resin. Mild caramel and toasted malts blended with citrus and orangey hops, light mango and Pineapple notes. Overall bitterness is heavy and the alcohol comes through on the finish. Unbalanced and kind of boring overall.
(Tap) hazy, bright orange colour with a small white head; aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, then jam; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
On draft. Orange pour, with an off white head. Sweet, malty, citrus, grapefruit, caramel, bitterness and alcohol. Ok.
Aromas of fresh mango, papaya, grain malt, carbonated malts, ale yeast, grass and stonefruit. Pours copper with a quarter finger white head. Taste brings heavy bitterness, resin, hop oils, leafy hops and dankness upfront. Mid palate gives way to caramel, grapefruit, honey, malt syrup, bittersweet roasted sugars, stonefruit and metallic mango. Finishes with heavy bitterness and booze. Blood orange, mango and grapefruit juice balance around the palate as well. Solid offering for sure. B+ rating.
Can@tommys (12,xx€). Pale ambery, clear. Thick pine caramels malty nose, like a really classic west coast ipa amplified. Full bodied, loads of sweets, bitters, everything. Soft bittery, almondy ripe malty caramels, bit oxidized old vibe to it all. No surpruses here. A ska piny brew amplified. Old feeling can. Bbe 10/17 still..
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Pours a hazed peach, ivory head, lace, looks nice. Aroma of mild grapefruit, white grape peel, fresh woods. Crisp, almost spritzy on the tongue. Resin, citrus, some breadiness on the tongue...Slight spice in the finish. Not bad, but no hook to take it to another level.
KØLF 141016. Golden color with a white head. Aroma is fruit, pine, grapefruit, caramel. Flavor is fruit, pine, resin, grapefruit, caramel. Medium to full body. Bitter finish. Nice beer.
Can (BB 10/2017, Beer Hunters). Slightly hazy orange-copper color, medium-sized white head. Green hop cone aroma, grassy, earthy. Medium-bodied. Front has fruity sweetness, pineapple, spicey hops, citrus and quite warming alcohol. Could be freshier.
Off white rocky head stayed well on a murky dark golden, still coloured body.
Bitter/Sweet aroma of tropical fruits & peach.
Medium to full bodied. Smooth on the tongue - a little tickle on the back. Dry on the aft.
Tropical fruits, bitter hops, caramel, pith, grapefruit - Very much a Bitter/Sweet flavour.
Pours orange. Sweet pine and Tropical aroma. Bittersweet tropical and orange citrus taste. Tastes like a 7% beer not 10%. An good beer but not as complex or juicy as I was expecting for the price. Abit too bitter-sweet for my liking
Can@Soho, Tampere, Finland. Medium/light aroma with slightly sweet and sour mango and citrus. Golden color with small white head. Slightly hazy liquid. Strong, averagely balanced taste with overaged bit sour fruits like mango. High hops and some malts can be detected. A hint of alcohol comes trough. Medium taste spectrum and medium aftertaste with hops, malts and dry fruits. Medium body with light carbonation. Overall, bit too simple for the percentage. More nuances and body would be appreciated.
Not bad of an double IPA. Would of like me aroma from the hops, however thats the hophead in me. Great beer would happily recommended.
At a tasting, thanks, vry little bubbly head, quite clear intense orange color, aroma of orange marmalade and some pungent yeastiness flavor of citrus, nuttines and a hint of peach , and lots of maltiness in the back, quite sweet with bitterness a bit harsh and some alcohol showing.. Not good, too old.
Can sample at a tasting at Tom L’s place. Thanks Tom L. Golden. Stale hops aroma with a bit of alcohol. Sweet flavor with malt, honey, caramel, stale hops, alcoohl. Medium-bodied.
Draught. This is a big bomb of an IPA with lots of interesting stuff going on. Citrus, fresh cut grass, and lemon juice cut with sugar.
Hazy amber color, golden head. Malty nose, fruity notes with peach and pineapple, citrus, grass. Malty taste, grapefruit, caramel, sweet fruity, bitter finish. Medium body, soft carbonation.
Can sample at Great Nebraska Beer Fest. Poured clear golden, white head. Aroma was pine, citrus, pineapple. Taste was medium sweet, citrus, bitter finish.
Burk. Klar orange med ett långvarigt smutsvitt skum. Dofter av malt, tall och apelsinskal. Smakinslag av tall, grapefrukt, apelsinskal och karamell. Stickig beska, oljig munkänsla. Medelbeska.
12 oz can. Clear golden Amber color with a white head. Pine tangerine malt hops aroma. Medicinal pine citrus flavor with a bitter finish. Medium heavy body.
Slightly hazy yellow color with off-white head. Aroma is hoppy with earthy, resiny notes. Taste is hoppy with nice resin notes and quite dry overall. Not bad but it’s quite simple.
0.33l can. Smells really good this. Piney, really fresh, lots of strong pungent hops. It’s both citrussy and peachy sweet. Looks really good also with a cloudy peach orange colored body and a medium sized slowly fading going islandy and sidesticking white top. Really nice aroma indeed. Tropical almost. It has a nice thick oily texture in the mouth and it’s just below average on the carbonation. Fruity, really ripe fruity in the taste this one. Strawberries, some surprise black currants thing also going on here. It’s really bitter, but still well balanced with a thick oily malty backbone. Lots of flavor, a lovely aroma. Nice DIPA indeed. 28.08.2016
Ska brewing has brewed one of the best IPA’s I had to in awhile. At 10%abv it’s still very drinkable good flavor smooth easy drinking would recommend.
Golden with a white head - Fruity hop aroma - Malt body to support a fruity hop flavour that has some hints of pine - The hops goes into a long dry finish - This was good
On can from Systembolaget Sverige. Slightly cloudy golden color- good foam. Medium/high aroma intensity ; hops, caramel, fruitiness, citrus and some vanilla in the finish. Medium/full body & complexity . Some immediate sweetness , good bitterness balances well. Very Enjoyable
Lukt: Citrus og honning.
Utseende: Gulbrun.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Smak: Nydelig citrus og honning.
Hvor: Kjøpt@USA, Nydt@Tasting kveld hos Untapd Jostein med Bryne.
Medium: Boks@330ml, ABV@10%, Når@28.07.2016
Can at Hopyard, april 26th 2016. Orange body with a thick white head. Aroma of sweet tropical fruits, pine, bubble gum. Taste is sweet and malty, rich fullbodied with a strong bitterness, spicy and piney hops. Bittersweet toffee and pineapple finish with a mild alcohol sting.