| | IMPERIAL IPA (available year-round) | |  | Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA will challenge your senses and your palate. As the vibrant aroma rushes out of your glass you will notice the blend of piney and tropical fruit notes. At first sip, this big beer starts with apowerful hop bitterness up front and an aggressive hop flavor and character throughout.
Leviathan Imperial IPA is brewed with tons of pale malt and just enough caramel malt to provide a sweet malt body to balance the hop intensity. We used copious amounts of a variety of hops including Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe, and Amarillo at various points during the boil to create a complex hop flavor and clean lingering bitter finish. We then fermented the beer with Harpoon’s own versatile proprietary yeast. Finally, we dry hopped at a rate of over 1 lb a barrel to produce this beer’s massive aroma.
| | Style: | Imperial IPA | Original Gravity: | 22 | Alcohol by Volume: | 10% | IBU’S: | 120 | | Recommended Serving Temperature | 46-50° F | Color: | 26 EBC |
| | IMPERIAL RYE |  | Leviathan Imperial Rye will awaken your palate with the crisp bitterness of hops and the spicy sweetness of barley and rye. Rye, a traditional but seldom used brewing grain, adds unique depth and complexity to this dark, reddish gold-colored English style ale. The Bramling Cross hops impart a subtle fruit and citrus aroma while bittering hops balance the sweetness derived from the malted rye and barley combination. Original Released: June 2011 | | Style: | Imperial Rye | Original Gravity: | 21 | Alcohol by Volume: | 8.9% | IBU’S: | 51 | | Recommended Serving Temperature | 40 ° F | Color: | 56 EBC |
| | QUAD |  | Leviathan Quad was fermented with a blend of two traditional Trappist yeasts. A mixture of two-row pale malts, caramel malts, and special aromatic malts gives the Quad its richness and texture. The subtle hop flavor imparted from Brewer’s Gold hops lingers in the background and provides just enough bitterness to balance the malt sweetness. The addition of imported Belgian Dark Candi Syrup rounds out the beer, giving the Quad its full body and deep auburn color. Expect notes of honeyed dry fruit with peppery phenols in the aroma, a velvet-like mouthfeel, and a superbly drinkable beer.
Original Released: March 2009 Re-released: February 2011 | | Style: | Belgian Strong Ale | Original Gravity: | 26.2 | Alcohol by Volume: | 11.75% | IBU’S: | 44 | | Recommended Serving Temperature | 50-55° F | Color: | 74 EBC |
| | UBER-BOCK |  |
Leviathan Über-Bock is brewed in the tradition of Bock beers from Einbeck, Germany, the native land of the Bock style. Using wheat malt and Munich malt, this beer has a deep copper color and mighty backbone to support its generous ABV. Perle and Saaz hops complement the German Bock yeast's robust body and heroic malty character. Über delicious. Original Released: April 2011 | | Style: | Imperial Bock | Original Gravity: | 19 | Alcohol by Volume: | 9% | IBU’S: | 26 | | Recommended Serving Temperature | 40-43° F | Color: | 37 EBC |
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| BARLEYWINE | |  | Harpoon Leviathan Barleywine pays homage to the classic English-style barleywines. The massive amount of pale malt coupled with the long boil in the kettle yields a deep garnet color and a strong malt backbone. Complex aromas and flavors of dark fruit, pepper, vanilla, and caramel derived from caramel- ized sugars complement the unique combination of Chinook and Tettnang hops. This carefully selected blend of ingredients is enhanced by Harpoon’s proprietary house yeast, which gives this beer a clean finish and rich body characteristic of barley- wines. Enjoy this strong ale in a wide mouth glass (goblet, red wine glass) at cellar temperature to allow the complex aromatics to reach their full potential. Interesting, different flavors and aromas of this beer may take shape if aged for up to 5 years—if you can wait that long.
| | Style: | Barleywine | Original Gravity: | 23 | Alcohol by Volume: | 10% | IBU’S: | 65 | | Recommended Serving Temperature | 50° F | Color: | 60 EBC |
| | TRITICUS |  | Latin for "wheat," Triticus is a strong and dark wheat wine-style ale that boasts 11.5% alcohol-by-volume. The blend of 50% wheat malts, including caramel and chocolate, provides color and depth of flavor. Complex hopping and dry-hopping lends a delicate spiciness and just enough balance to complement its strength. We originally brewed Triticus in 2005 with guest brewers Jason and Todd Alström, founders of BeerAdvocate.com, as part of Harpoon's 100 Barrel Series. A draft-only batch was brewed to launch the Leviathan series two years ago and we have wanted more ever since. We are happy to now offer Triticus in bottles for the first time since its 100 Barrel debut five years ago. Original Release: as part of 100 Barrel Series (#10) in Summer 2005; as part of Leviathan Series in June 2008
Re-released: Fall 2010 | | Style: | Wheat Wine-Ale Style | Original Gravity: | 27.5 | Alcohol by Volume: | 11.5% | IBU’S: | 57 | | Recommended Serving Temperature | 49-51° F |
| | IMPERIAL RED ALE |  | Harpoon Imperial Red Ale is a feast for the senses. This deep amber beer has an intense hop flavor that balances with the complex caramel character derived from the use of seven different malts. The fruity esters of the yeast blend perfectly with the citrusy aroma of the dry hops. This full bodied beer is one to be savored slowly. Original Release: February 2010 | | Style: | Imperial Red | Original Gravity: | 19 | Alcohol by Volume: | 9.2% | IBU’S: | 75 | | Recommended Serving Temperature | 50-54° F | Color: | 40 EBC |
| | SAISON ROYALE |  | Belgian Saisons were traditionally brewed to slake the thirst of 19th century farmhands. Our Saison Royale uses authentic ingredients with a nod to that tradition while staying true to our own craft brewing roots. German Pilsner and North American Pale malts are paired with Vienna malt, making up the hearty malt bill for this brew. It is hopped with British East Kent Goldings and finished with Hallertauers from the Tettnang growing region in Germany, adding a spicy, clean hop finish. We fermented the beer with a Saison yeast strain to provide the spicy, earthy character familiar to the style. To accompany this character, we added white pepper and Rosemary during the brewing, which adds depth and complexity to this celebratory brew. The result is a truly complex and rich Saison, with a noble hop character and a spicy finish.
Fit for a king, better enjoyed with Friends. Original Released: August 2009 | | Style: | Saison | Original Gravity: | 19 | Alcohol by Volume: | 9% | IBU’S: | 25 | | Recommended Serving Temperature | 48-52° F | Color: | 12 EBC |
| | BIG BOHEMIAN PILSNER | |  | This installment of the Harpoon Leviathan Series was brewed in the centuries-old tradition of Czech and Bohemian brewers. Harpoon Big Bohemian is a large lager with a clean maltiness and a huge aromatic hop character. Continental Pilsner, pale two-row, and Carafoam malt was used to brew this big, strong beer, true to the Leviathan Series. Pilsner malt is the classic ingredient of this classic style and the Carafoam malt produces a nice, frothy head. This malt mixture combined with Czech Saaz hops, the quintessential hop of the style, yields an assertive but not overly aggressive beer. The finish is dry with a lingering floral hop character. Original Released: May 2009 | | Style: | Pilsner | Original Gravity: | 19.5 | Alcohol by Volume: | 9% | IBU’S: | 75 | | Recommended Serving Temperature | 42-46° F | Color: | 11 EBC |
| | BALTIC PORTER |  | Leviathan Baltic Porter is a dark, strong beer of considerable complexity. Brewed with a highly alcohol-tolerant strain of lager yeast, it has a smooth, full ?avor with dark fruit and licorice notes in the aroma. De-husked roasted malt lends a dark chocolate character without being sharp or harsh. Raw sugar and dark crystal malt give some raisin and molasses notes while East Kent Goldings hops make for a long, earthy finish. Enjoy with steak, stew, aged cheeses, chocolate desserts or by itself in a snifter or red wine glass. Be sure to set some aside for long term aging.
Original Release: November 2008 | | Style: | Baltic Porter | Original Gravity: | 23.5 | Alcohol by Volume: | 9.5% | IBU’S: | 38 | | Recommended Serving Temperature | 50-54° F | Color: | 106 EBC |
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