Stormbreaker Station 2 Station Imperial IPA

Beer Name: Station 2 Station Imperial IPA
Brewery: Stormbreaker Brewing (Portland, OR) in collaboration with Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
ABV: 8.5%
How sold: 22 oz. bottles; on draft
Where bought: Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
Price: $6.02

Date Purchased: April 29, 2017
Date Opened: May 6, 2017
When brewed? Special April 2017 release to promote Belmont Station's 20th year of business.
IBUs: 87

What's on the Bottle: "Stormbreaker Brewing is honored to brew this Imperial IPA in collaboration with Belmont Station in honor of an incredible and influential 20 years. Please raise this bottle in a toast to Belmont Station. Congrats, and here's to another 20 years!

"Two beer loving guys who will work tirelessly in hopes that their beer will be served at Belmont Station for the next 20 years. We put our heart, soul, and bottle shop love into every ounce of every batch."

Where distributed: Stormbreaker Brewing distributes in Oregon and could otherwise be found in the Pacific Northwest.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Poured mostly clear golden into a pint glass. Some white head. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Malty tropical. Passion fruit, peach, mango, berries, citrus. 4/5

Taste (40%): Good tropical (passion fruit and stone fruit) experience throughout. Malt and slight dank seems to outshine the tropical just a bit. Malt is most noticeable at the start and about 2/3 of the way through the experience. Malt and tropical seem to alternate in segments for me. Aftertaste is all citrus. Bitterness kept in check. 4/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-full bodied, some carbonation. Malt coats the tongue, slight creaminess. Not much dry tongue. 4/5

Overall (20%): A solid Double IPA. Pretty much the same rating to the Triple Double DIPA I had from Stormbreaker last year. As noted above, the malt slightly dominated, affecting my rating here. A good price for the beer, and a nice tribute to an iconic Portland beer spot. Raising my glass to another 20+ years of great beer at Belmont Station and Stormbreaker Brewing. 4/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.013/5