By heightening the toasted caramel malt profile and honeyed cereal malting against stylish piney fruiting and resinous hop oiling, spunky Imperial IPA proves to be one step beyond usual fare. Bruised orange, candied pineapple, yellow grapefruit, red apple, tangerine, peach, pear and mango tones allow sugary spruce swagger to gain prominence. Cookie dough richness befits sweet helles lager instead of a hop-embittered IPA, perhaps. High alcohol concentration adds boozy astringency to contrast lustful caramelized fruiting.