To put that in context, Palate Wrecker tops out at 149. Safe to say it's a hop forward sort of brew then.
What this beer does is hops, pine, pineapple, malt, a nice heavy body, hops, and pine. What it doesn't do is really convince you of its supposed manic extremes - no-one is going to claim it's not a bitter beer, but it's just not that much far and away above a lot of other hop driven double or imperial IPAs.
Compared to its cousin the admittedly unbalanced 1000 IBU Ultramate this comes across as almost tame due to the fine balance it projects. Part of it is the human capacity to detect and process bitterness and astringency I'm sure - it's often said humans can only really detect up to about 100 IBU on average - but it's also a direct product of the malting and balance Mikkeller derives in this brew. This is a good thing for the beer as a whole - you'd certainly drink more of this 9.6% monster in a sitting than the 4.9% ultramate - but it does somewhat lessen the insanity and with that, some of the fun.
With that said this is a pleasant beer you'll certainly enjoy if you're a hop-head and an enthusiast for these sorts of drops. 8.0
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