Viven Imperial IPA

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

33cl bottle pours copper with thick gold hued edges and tall tan head with some clumpy sheet lacing. The aroma offers up a slightly odd mix of citrus, cherry, spicy hops and pine. Interesting. The taste begins with a mix of pine hops and malt sweetened citrus that creates a citrus orange like hard candy sensations. To midway it gets modestly more bitter with pine and citrus and near grapefruit like hops as the sweet malts fade away. It lingers into the finish with modest citrus and pine hoppiness. Pretty decent hoppy brew. A fresh pint straight from the tap would be fun to try.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 8

33CL bottle at home, hazy dark amber beer with a light brown head, aroma and taste of hops, medium bitterness, overall a very nice beer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Pours hazy orange/amber with a large, creamy head. Nose shows lots of resinous, piney hops, citrus, orange blossom, grapefruit and some peach. Also plenty of caramel malts to back it up. Lots of resinous pine upon tasting, too bad the fruit aspect doesn't transfer through quite as well. Lots of big caramel malts come in as well. Does have a medicinal/astringent herbal character to it. Overall its pretty good. not a big fan of over malted IIPA's but this one kinda works out.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Somewhat hazy orange with lasting off-white foam head, lacing to glass. Aroma is hop dominated, so is taste. Bitter hops, some grass tones. Aftertaste is long and bitter. (Velp 201307)

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Shared bottle at local tasting. ABV 8.0%. Amber colour, moderate head, slightly off-white. Distinctly hoppy aroma and flavour, grapefruity and piney notes. Very "American", good stuff.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

This is a most refreshing and interesting well made IPA. Lots of citrussy touches make for a fantastic harmonious balance with the hoppy bitterness.Looooong lingering nice aftertaste Small local brewery, if in the area it's really worth a try!