Elysian The Immortal IPA

We went a-visitin' for Memorial Day weekend, and my husband was in the mood for a good IPA, so he asked me to pick one out for him.  The store we stopped at had Elysian's The Immortal IPA, so I snagged it.  I hadn't had it before, and I hadn't really heard much about it, but the carton said it uses Centennial hops, and my husband seems to like them quite a bit.

Vittles:
American IPA
6.3% abv
54 IBUs

Score:
Appearance: 10/10
Aroma: 23/25
Taste: 37/40
Mouthfeel: 9/10
Style: 5/5
Drinkability: 8/10
Overall: 92/100

Impressions:
This is a solid, bold IPA.  You can smell a decent malt backbone, which supports the citrus/grapefruit, pine, resin, floral, and herbal characteristics of the hops.  What surprised me the most about this beer is that the aftertaste isn't overwhelming, as it can be in some IPAs.  I thoroughly enjoyed this beer, and the medium body, plentiful carbonation, and slightly dry finish all added to my enjoyment.  It's oddly enough a beer that I don't hear much about (compared to, say Sierra Nevada Torpedo or Hoptimum, Heady Topper, SUCKS, or Palate Wrecker, which I hear about constantly), but it is an amazingly good American IPA.  It's very well balanced and displays the complexities and assertive flavor profile of a good west coast IPA.

I'll keep my eye out for other Elysian beers in the future, since I was so pleased with this one -- and I'm not a hop head like my husband is!  I do enjoy a good hop bomb from time to time, but I typically enjoy the maltier beers best.  This one's a very nice exception, though, and if I could find more IPAs like this one, that'd be gravy.

Cheers!