EPIC ARMAGEDDON IPA - BUY ONLINE NOW

FRONT LABEL

"The Answer To Everything"
Hopmark - 42

BACK LABEL
In the beginning, there was nothing. Then an impish brewer piled a ludicrous amount of hops inot a batch of beer. This zymurgical big bang is Epic Armageddon, an apocalyptic assault on your preconceptions and taste buds. It may be too huge for this fragile planet so enjoy this beer like it was the last one on Earth

INGREDIENTS
Malt - English Pale Ale, Carmalt
Hops - US Cascade, US Centennial, US Columbus, US Simcoe

Alc/Vol - 6.66% (the number of the yeast)
IBU - 60
Style - American-style India Pale Ale .

500ml bottle - 2.6 standard drinks

AROMAS & FLAVOURS
Hops, Hops, Hops  

AWARDS
Best in Class - BrewNZ 2009
Gold Medal - BrewNZ 2009

REVIEWS
RateBeer.com

MEDIA
DISH Magazine - December 2009
Beer & Brewer Magazine - Summer 2009
Kia Ora - Air New Zealand Magazine November 2009 (review)
Cuisine Magazine November 2009
Epic Armageddon wins Best of BrewNZ tasting - 9 November 2009
The Press
Hospitality - Thirst - August 2009 (review)
Hospitality - Thirst - August 2009 (barrels)
FMCG Magazine - August 2009
Armageddon a taste for hoppy beers - by Bruce Holloway - 8 August 2009
Big reception planned for seasoned travellers - by Geoff Griggs - 28 July 2009 (barrels)
Epic Journey recreates beer's most famous voyage - 22 July 2009

What they are saying about "Epic Armageddon IPA" - 28 July 2008

IMPORTANT DATES

19 February 2010 - Filling of the American Oak casks (Medium Toast)

6 November 2009 - Batch 3 bottled

28 August 2009 - Epic Armageddon IPA - open the first barrel to ocean conditioned version in barrels

27 August 2009 - Epic Armageddon IPA - wins Gold Medal and Best in Class trophy at the BrewNZ Beer Awards

17 July 2009 - Epic Armageddon IPA - second annual release, as part of the 2nd annual West Coast IPA Challenge

17 July 2008 - Epic Armageddon IPA – Official release first 1000 litres, as part of the inaugural West Coast IPA Challenge

Kegged

Dry hopped

Brewed

Tasting notes by Hoptopia - Lee Williams

Aroma: Pollen Heavy Flower, Pine, Sweaty Sock, Fresh Cut Strawberry, Honey, Confectioner's Sugar

Taste: Lemon Peel, Eucalyptus, Pink Grapefruit, Coriander, Lavender

Proclaiming to have approximately 42 hops in every 500ml bottle, this much buzzed about American IPA from much buzzed about New Zealand brewery Epic, is flat out one of the absolute best beers I have ever tasted - certainly one of the very best IPA's. It has a sweet floral aroma; all lush and green at the periphery. Through the entire drink the bitterness has a dewy freshness about it. There is something so perfect, so simply balanced and approachable about this beer. As distribution for this beer grows in the U.S., I'd be severely remiss if I didn't urge you all to try it. The bottle reviewed here was bottled in Auckland on 9/30/10 and reviewed in NYC on 10/4/10.

Tasting notes by Joelle Thomson

It’s not called Armageddon for nothing; this intensely flavoursome beer is packed with flavours of sweet spice, currants and orange rind, all intermingling in a medium bodied, intense beer that begs to be thought about and savoured – as well as consumed and enjoyed. Love that bitter finish. 

Herald on Sunday Wine Writer and author
www.joellethomson.com

Tasting notes by http://otakudensdram.livejournal.com/

Appearance: beautiful golds and straw. Pithy off-white head is voluminous, airy, and whipped. Huge head lingers long though with no lace.

Nose: pine needles, orange peel and zest. Orange pie, marmalade – moist, juicy, and chunky. Orange is first while pine takes second stage with fir trees Christmas trees, and prickly sticky pine needles. Burlap sacks and blankets underneath.

Palate: clean with little to no attenuation of residual sugars – crisp. Sweet breads are infused with orange zest and sweet chunky orange marmalade. Orange, honeycomb, and Christmas trees. Gentle subtle pervasive sweetness balanced by orange zest and piney forestry delights. Rather clean finish lightly dries and brings you back for more. Epic balance of flavors. Pine and fir needles are a solid bed upon which to stand.

Final Thoughts: wow and wow. I’ve heard good things about Epic Brewing in New Zealand and they definitely live up to their reputation. 

IMAGES

Epic Armageddon IPA - Tap Badge (click image to download)
 

BARCODES
9421900571109 - 500ml bottle
(01)19421900571106 - 12 x 500ml bottle case