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Get Drunk Up: Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA

You can get Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA from Portage Lakes Brewing Co. – 365 beers in store…one for every day of the year! Call 330-644-BEER [2337] They were unrelenting. We had taken heavy fire to port and were being boarded. I retired to my quarters as my men were holding back their initial push. It was time to summon the Leviathan. That is to say it was time to drink Harpoon’s Leviathan Imperial India Pale Ale. There was no way in Davey Jones’ Locker we were winning this one. This beer is a victory, however. This IPA pours with a nice viscous head with a body color reminiscent of orange juice. The bouquet smells strongly of mangos fresh from the spice trade routes. First quaff brings on a strong citrus body with a wondrously warm hop taste. It finishes with the same bitter taste you would expect from a beer shipped to India. It also seems to have picked up some slight notes of dark chocolate, though the waves of the seas have addled my mind. For an IPA this is definitely worth a drink. I suppose the only complaint I have is that the beer is just as dense as the imperial title implies. Leviathan is thick like sea foam and bitter like the cruel sea herself.