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King Felix
- Double / Imperial IPA
- 7.5% ABV
- Label approved Sep 25, 2019
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Illuminated Brew Works' Double / Imperial IPA. Label approved 25 September 2019.
Lighter than 93% of the 1,382 Double IPA labels we've read.
Brewed at GREAT CENTRAL BREWING COMPANY, GREAT CENTRAL BREWING LLC (Illinois). More brewed there.
From the label“Real lime coded in 70 c.e. with the fall of the temple. "The Empire never ended," but in 1974 a cypher was sent out to signal that the Age of Reason was over. The cypher consisted of two words: KING FELIX. This beer has Mosaic, Mandarina Bavaria & Nelson Sauvin against a creamy flaked oat and 2-row base.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 48–54°F (9–12°C)
- Glass
- Tulip: the narrow top holds the aroma in and the head up
About 215–255 calories and 18–27 g carbs
About 145 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Double / Imperial IPA. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 4th of 8 labels we have from Illuminated Brew Works. It is one of 167 double / imperial ipa labels approved in September 2019. Its label was approved 15 days after it was submitted. The label names 3 hops — Mosaic, Mandarina Bavaria and Nelson Sauvin, and carries ddh on the front. The brand on the label is Illuminated Brew Works; it was brewed at GREAT CENTRAL BREWING COMPANY, GREAT CENTRAL BREWING LLC in Illinois.
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The label names its hops (Mosaic, Mandarina Bavaria, Nelson Sauvin), which is enough for a real starting point.
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Style: IPABrewery: Illuminated Brew Works