RATINGS: 1225   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.87/5   EST. CALORIES: 261   ABV: 8.7%
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Wildly assertive, intentionally untamed and dangerously satisfying, DirtWolf Double IPA is the culmination of Victory’s double IPA series experiment with whole flower American-grown hops. With two-row German malts and a well-balanced combination of whole flower Citra, Chinook, Simcoe and Mosaic hops, this 8.7% abv brew blends the powerful citrus aroma and fruity flavors, with the piney, earthy and mildly floral characteristics found in these intriguing hop varieties. Replacing Victory’s Hop Wallop® Ale, which will take a hiatus from the market for the time being, DirtWolf Double IPA will launch the brewery’s entry into four-packs when it begins to hit markets in October". “So a wolf and a prospector walked into a bar…,” joked President and Brewmaster, Bill Covaleski. “No, in all seriousness, Hop Wallop will be missed, but isn’t necessarily gone forever. We developed that brand 10 years ago as our flavorful response to the hop-bomb vogue of the time. But as brewers who enjoy experimenting with beer styles and ingredient varieties, we looked for the opportunity to do other interesting recipes as time passed. Making the decision to put Hop Wallop aside for a few years allows us to bring this delicious new double IPA, DirtWolf, to the market in bottles.

Darkly heroic, Humulus Lupulus (hops) have empowered brews with bite and character since the 11th century. DirtWolf is a tribute to these untamed vines which rise from the earth with the voracity of a ’wolf among sheep.’ Hops have made an assertive comeback in American craft brewing. Revel in the best US varieties of hops, in their natural, whole flower form, as they bring a vital, pungent reality to the soul of a wild element in our dangerously satisfying DirtWolf. Cheers, Bill, Ron, The Brewmasters of Victory.

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DraftDodger (7602) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - APR 13, 2024
UPDATED: APR 13, 2024 Copenhagen 13/4 2024. 35,5 cl can from Meny, Borups Allé, Frb. F. Blue and green can with hybrid of a snarling wolf and the flower of the hop plant. Pours clear golden yellow with a big white head. Stable. Settles as a 5 cm thick layer of foam obscuring the surface of the beer. Massive lacing. Aroma is medium intense with a sweet, fermented odor of tropical fruits mingling with a citric scent. Overripe mango and passion fruit. Grapefruit and lemon. Whiff of metallic alcohol. Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, lightly tingling texture. Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a slightly stronger bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is dry. Fine fruity DIPA.

3.5
Ungstrup (51275) - Citizen of the universe, DENMARK - MAR 28, 2024
UPDATED: MAR 28, 2024 Can. A cloudy golden beer with a lazing yellowish head. The aroma has notes of exotic fruits, hops, spices, lemons, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of grapefruit, exotic fruits, hops, and malt, leading to a bitter finish.

3.5
charlotte (9071) - rødovre, DENMARK - MAR 28, 2024
UPDATED: MAR 28, 2024 Can.Golden colour with medium white head.Aroma of fresh hops and mild herbs nice crispy fresh taste with notes of grass and pine.

4.6
putrik (624) - - MAR 17, 2024
UPDATED: MAR 17, 2024 Hatten av! En malt som är voluminös och fyllig, en citrus som inte är överdriven mot grape, ett gräs som är tydligt och ljumt, en andel tallbarr som smeker tungan och avger en mild bitterhet. Så klockren, smakrik och ett fantastiskt hantverk.

3.5
gyllenbock (16729) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - MAR 16, 2024
UPDATED: MAR 16, 2024 Can from Systembolaget. Golden with a white head. Pine, grass, grapefruit and orange peel. Bitter finish. Good although not that fresh.

3.2
ryanhunter_4 (1062) - Strathmore, Alberta, CANADA - OCT 27, 2023
UPDATED: OCT 27, 2023 19.2 oz can poured at hotel in Carlisle. Pours cloudy orange with a white head. Smells like rye ipa and orange peel. Taste is alcohol, orange peel and some spicy hops. To be honest I’m not feeling it. I was expecting more given the ratings on here, so I’m disappointed.

3.3
UriahHeep (391) - Georgia, USA - MAY 1, 2023
UPDATED: MAY 1, 2023 12 oz. bottle. The wolf’s face on the label is also a hop flower! Cool artwork. Clear, light copper pour. Steady, visible carbonation. Thin, white foam rim. Aroma is pine and melon rind with resin, grapefruit, citrus, grass, and tropical notes. Heavy hop bitterness upfront as expected. Bread and biscuit malt is there, keeping some sweetness in the center of the brew. There’s a *lot* of bitterness here. Though not unpleasant in its own right, it is unfortunately imbalanced and dominates the drink with a long, metallic, bitter finish and aftertaste. Full and creamy mouthfeel. I considered that maybe my palate and not the beer was at fault. Maybe I just wasn’t prepped for this beer tonight. Bitterness can play tricks on the taste buds, after all - like drinking orange juice after brushing your teeth, for example. A good meal can often reset the palate and give you a different perspective on a beer, especially a bitter one like a DIPA. I opened this and began tasting on an empty stomach, and even tried warming up some food midway through the beverage to see if it quenched any differently. Ultimately, there just isn’t a strong enough malt presence to keep the recipe from getting dominated by overzealous loads of pine- and rind-soaked hops. I know I’m well below the average number, but lack of balance and drinkability is a real deficiency I didn’t get past with DirtWolf. What I got is fundamentally solid, but overly harsh in its execution.

3.6
Ritzn (4594) - GERMANY - DEC 19, 2022
UPDATED: DEC 19, 2022 Clear golden. Aroma is grass dried grapefruit herbal hops light caramel hop pellets. Taste is bitter grassy hops with some complex floral notes. Super heavy and bitter. Not much fresh nor fruity character. It has something but its a bit rough for my liking.

3.8
DJMonarch (15201) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - JUL 2, 2022
UPDATED: JUL 2, 2022 From the Bottle 15/08/2014 Big hop aroma. Small white head. Golden coloured a little hazy in appearance and hoppy with citrus and pine flavours. A hint of dryness in a malt finish.

4
Funknmilla (811) - WAYNE, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 26, 2021
UPDATED: SEP 26, 2021 Tap at the brewpub. Light copper color and refreshing hops on the nose. Mild bitter flavor, aftertaste of lemon seeds & grapefruit...smooth at the same time. Alcohol well hidden in the bitters.Pairing it with the dirtwolf bbq pizza. Yum.


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