SKA Decadent Imperial IPA

I decided to pour another big IPA...

SKA's Decadent Imperial IPA comes in a waxed bottle (very cool looking...in a cheesy SKA sort of way), suggesting that you would want to cellar it..however, seeing as it is an IPA, freshness is critical (in my mind, at least). So, no sense in letting this sit around and get crappy...
Decadent threw me a curve though...it isn't a huge hop forward, west coast style IPA...there is a strong bitterness there, but it takes a back seat, as is diluted by the malty sweetness. I'm getting an odd, almost metallic, aftertaste from this...but I am trying n=to not let it sway my opinion. That said, I was expecting more complexity too...it just isn't there. Neither is the booze. Ba reviews describe this as easy drinking, and I tend to agree; however, that is not what I am necessarily looking for in an imperial IPA...I like my hop aroma and my bitterness. This is, by no means, a bad beer, but I just doesn't live up to my (unjustifiably high) imperial IPA standards..

ohtheguilt Ba score = 3.5 out of 5.0