DC Brau On the Wings of Armageddon Imperial IPA, brewed and canned by DC Brau Brewing, LLC. 9.2 % Alc/Vol.
Appearance: hazy, pale gold color, apricot-ish, with a creamy white head.
Aroma: Gorgeous. Tropical fruit meets pine resin, mango, grapefruit, tangerine and more. Loud and pithy.
Taste: Packs a punch on the palate, smacking the senses with big hoppiness. After first sip, though, all is calm. Juicy fruit character blasts the tongue, then clean and cool. Medium body, sweet malt flavor, and non-stop hop bitterness. For a hop-head like me, it's highly likable. Yeah, for an Imperial IPA lover like myself, it's fairly right-on.
After that last DC Brau beer and having seen the label art and knowing the apocalyptic name, I'm betting there's some overly ominous, drastically dramatic, right out of Tolkien-style overwrought verbiage on the side of the can. Let's find out! "And so it was written…According to Mayan and Hopi calendars, the "transition from one world to another" will happen on December 21, 2012. As an homage to the "transition" DC Brau has concocted an Imperial IPA named "On the wings of Armageddon."
I'm a little let down by that. I wanted something from a heavy metal song lyric, or from a Conan the Barbarian novel. (thanks again to Dave A. for the can.)
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