Elevation 7437 Double IPA

From Elevation Beer Co. – Our passion at Elevation is crafting the highest quality adventurous beers using traditional and progressive ingredients. But most importantly is our promise to you’ to continually strive to Elevate your perception of beer. This hoptastic Double IPA is named after the elevation at the brewery (7,437′) and is designed to celebrate not only our anniversary, but also the friends, family and fans that have supported all of us in our first year.

Elevation Beer Co. –  Elevation 7437 Double IPA  – 750 ml. bottle poured into a goblet. 9% abv.

Appearance:  Pours copper with a  clear body and a lasting white susdy head.

Aroma:  Pine, grapefruit, then sweeter fruits like mango and pineapple.

Taste:  Initial piney bitterness that pummels for long after the sip, toasty pale malt, finishing off with more hop craziness. I had imagined this would have a wheel barrow full of caramel malt, was surprised to find it subtly sweet.

Mouthfeel:  Full bodied modest carbonation.

Overall:  Pretty awesome and crazy bitter.  Easily the best double IPA I can think of out of Colorado, and there is pretty tough competition there. Hopefully they make this every year, or rebrand it into regular rotation. Cheers to 1 year!