Toccalmatto Surfing Hop Imperial IPA

Originally brewed with With Amarillo and Willamette hops.
The first batch was at 8% ABV, and later it passed also to 8.5% ABV.

Dry hopped for 15 days at 23C with Warrior and Summit.

3.7

211 reviews

Fidenza (PR), Italy

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2.4 Kolor: Glęboka miedź. Piwo jest mętne. Piana: Piwo jest przegazowane. Wystąpił niemały gushing. Piana jest żółta, średniopęcherzykowa. Po dolaniu wylewa się ze szkła bez końca i pozastawia bardzo dużo brudnych zacieków. Kiedy już opadnie pozostaje ok.1cm wstążeczki piwnej. Zapach: Gushing zmętnił i wzbudził to piwko. Aromat jest bardziej żywiczny i sosnowy, niż owocowy. Jest także spora dawka karmelu i dojrzałe tropikalne owoce. Smak: Piwo jest słodkie i solidnie nachmielone. Zaczne nietypowo - od goryczki. Browar nie podaje żadnych danych na jej temat. Piwo jest bardzo goryczkowe. Goryczka jest wypadkową słodkich owoców i alkoholu. Jest długa i przenikliwa. Baza słodowa jest także widoczna z wyraźnym karmelem i lekką maślaną nutą. Owocowe nuty pochodzą od miąższu z owoców (mango, papaja). Piwo jest bardzo treściwe, zapychające. W oddali belgijskie akcenty, szczypta przypraw (pieprz) i lekka drożdżowość. Alkohol wyczuwalny: bardzo rozgrzewa i wychodzi na zewnątrz. Piwo mocno musuje na języku. Wysycenie: Hiper wysokie. Mocne przegazowanie. Podsumowanie: Spodziewałem się konkretnie nachmielonego Imperialnego IPA i takie też otrzymałem. Jest moc, jest dużo chmielu. Słodowa baza jest także wyraźna. Mogło by być trochę mniej karmelu oraz maślanych sugestii. Niestety nieodbyło się także bez wpadek. Nie wiem czy gushing spowodowany był transportem piwa. Może torba w której się znajdowało była wielokrornie przerzucana na lotnisku i to spowodowało takie wzburzenie. Data ważności piwa to 23/07/2017, więc warka wydaje się dość świeża. Swoją drogą taka długa data ważności nawet jak na Imperialne IPA wydaje się zbyt odległa. Etykieta piwa jest genialna. Ten chmiel w koronie surfujący na desce - mistrzostwo świata;-))) Kapselek firmowy do kolekcji.

3.7 330ml bottle (Koht Winter Auction, Tallinn) Yay, I won one! Lovely fruity berry aroma, tons of caramel. Taste so full of vanilla toffee. Both fruity hops and bitter pungent component too. Medium palate, more IPA than IIPA. Finish has dry rye huskiness and acidity. Bloody excellent DIPA, a style I’m not normally a fan of.

3.7 Bottle 8.5 % (shared by fatphil, thanks). Pours amber with huge light beige head. Aroma is caramel, sweetness, citrus. Flavor is sweet and bitter, caramel, citrus, tangerines. Finish is citric bitter. Overall: very good.

4.1 Color rosso rubino. Al naso e al palato una bomba di agrumi e frutta tropicale. Un capolavoro da un grande birrificio.

3.2 A dark ruby brown color with very thin foam. The smell is quite malty and has a certain sweet note. The taste is sweet malty and has a oily finish. The aftertaste is creamy oily and has a certain sweet malt note.

3.8 Hazy brown-amber color with big beige head. Big caramel and citrus fruits, peaches. Lots of soothing piney juice, hop and malt kick, very sirupy sweet mouthfeel. Warming peach finish, Amarillo typical. Very nice, but a bit too sweet to be over the top.

3.2 75cl bottle shared. Pours muddy orange with one finger of creamy beige head. Aroma is some tropical fruits, citrus, sweet malts, alcohol. Taste is sweet malts overwhelmed by a ton of hops. Strong vegetal dry bitter finish, medium body, a bit too watery, medium carbonation.

4.2 Ottima IPA dal colore scuro. Il gusto classico e forte della IPA. 8.5% ed è perfetta.

3.8 Bottle 75cl @ Danilo. Pours hazy dark amber, beige head. Sweet caramel, fruits, resin in the aroma. Resin hops, sweet fruits, caramel in the flavor.

3.7 75 cl bottle @ hotel room, Rome. BBE 10.12.2015. Pours dark amber color with a large lasting head. Lots of sweet fruits on the nose, caramel, some resinous hops and some malts. Sweet fruity flavor, mango and orange mostly, caramel malts and resinous hops too. Maybe a tad too sweet but still a good fruity DIPA. 5525

3.5 75 cl bottle @ hotel room, Rome. BBE 10.12.2015 Aroma is somewhat musty with strawberries, toffee, caramel and hay. Flat palate, low on CO2. Flavour has strawberries, grapefruit, caramel, toffee and gluey notes. Finishes with woody notes and tobacco(!). Too much strawberries here.

4.0 Alla spina. aromi molto intensi di frutta esotica, mango, pompelmo, agrumi. al palato orzo e caramello seguiti da intensi agrumi. Profumatissima e con il grado alcoolico ben nascosto

3.8 Keg at Gar Eden. Aroma is big hoppy, boozy fruit. Taste is good, dry, tropical fruit, marmalade, bit of spikiness. Good stuff. Easy drinking in spite of percentage.

3.9 Fantastico prodotto by toccalmatto quasi una ipa da meditazione Consigliatissima!

4.2 A dark, reddish brown beer with an almost medium and beige head. Strongly aromatic aroma that is different than any other beers that I have tasted. Rich, great, strongly fruitful with sweet berries. Sweet papaiyas, fructose, fruit candies, raspberries and strawberries. Taste has same sweet fruits and berries as in the aroma, some pine needles and citrusfruits. Balanced sweetness of fructose. Strong body, low carbonation, not sticky. The great beer that was surprising as it’s unique flavours. Balanced, fruit-berry mix with enough of bitterness.

3.6 On tap, at Haand Festival 2015. An almost clear one, golden in color and with a creamy off-white head. The aroma has caramel malts in the back, with dried fruits, pine cones and resins. It’s a bit sweet on the palate and lacking on bitterness, but there’s a nice malty backbone and lovely flavors of resins and pine cones. It’s full-bodied and lightly warming, with a pleasant carbonation level. Overall, a nice beer indeed, but I find it too sweet and malty. 140524

3.5 Sample at Vini Birri, shared with Mathieu87 and 77ships. APPEARANCE: dark blond beer, nice stable white head. NOSE: fruity, hoppy, some malts. TASTE: fruity, hoppy, some malts.

3.8 0,75 l bottle from Biervana Dark amber - copper color, cloudy, rocky head, brown-tan foam. Aroma is citrus, orange, pine / spruce, some flowers / floral notes. medium sweetness, medium bitterness, medium- full body, oily feel, slick feel, soft carbonation, long finish,

3.7 Tap at Taphouse. Hazy brown colour with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of hops, fruit, malt, alcohol, caramel and bitterness.

3.7 Amber with an off white head - Malt with a good hop aroma with fruits - Good malt to support a good hop profile withj fruits, grass and a nice bitterness - The hops and bitterness goes into the finish - this was good

3.9 Tap @ Christian Firtal. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are rich hops, flowers, caramel, grass, straw, malt and has a nice bitter finish.

4.3 Bottle. Brewtique, Macclesfield. 8.5%. Hazy, dark copper colour. Film of sticky, off white head. Big, minty, herby, toffee aroma. Fairly resinous. Dank, and fusty. Verges on the medicinal. Beautifully aromatic. Taste is light, spicy dry, with an orange pith, and orange zest, soft bitterness. Palate is rich, oily, and smooth. Finishes long, light, zesty bitter. So tasty. Beautifully balanced. Wow. I like this a lot!

4.0 Draught at Taphouse. Low and quickly disappearing white fluffy head. Cloudy red brown body. Sweet roasted malt strawberries aroma. Mild and sweet fruity flavor with a dry hops bitterness and some notes of grass. Low carbonation. Long bitter sweet finish. Alcohol well hidden. Well balanced. Lovely.

3.7 Doften Dov något komplex lite jordkällare. Krämig känns den är jövligt Ofiltrerat. Inga speciellt fräscha Dipa smaker. Nya ok IPA man inte behöver dricka igen. 9% hindrar ju andra öl testas.

4.3 Fantascientifica imperial ipa, tutto perfetto equilibrio, sapore e profumi idilliaci. Note fruttate erbacee presenti sia al naso che al gusto. Amaro perfetto :) ---Rated BY Italianbeer85

3.6 Bottle at Appellation. Pours dark amber, nose is pine and toffee, taste is quite sweet, sticky pine.

3.3 Bottle at beer dudes tasting at Appellation Wines Comely Bank thanks to James Tulloch. Appearance - amber to chestnut with a thin head. Nose - earthy and spicy with some fruit cake. Taste - tobacco more fruit cake and candied fruit. Palate - medium to full bodied with a dry texture and a long dry finish. Overall - needs to be more bitter for this style I think. That said it’s a decent ESB.

3.4 Bottle from The Beerhive, tasting at Appellation Wines. Hazy chestnut body with a thin beige head. Excellent lacing. Aroma of caramel, orange and a hint of filter coffee. Flavour of fig biscuits, sweet caramel and earth. Bitter finish. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel Soft fizz. A bit too sweet for my liking. Lacks hop character.

3.6 Bottle, MAD tasting, cheers to James Tulloch! Pours dark amber, thick off-white head. Big resin aromas, pine too. Taste is toffee sweet, crystal malt, bitter builds up, but a little sweet for me.

3.9 Bottle. Dark amber with off white head. Very resinous aroma. Taste if toffee, resin. Sweet and bitter.