Blue Ridge (SC) Double Ball n Chain IPA

Brewed by Blue Ridge Brewing Co. (SC)
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Greenville, South Carolina USA

Poured from the tap at Blue Ridge Brewery to a light orange with a thick off-white head that lingered thru the entire glass and left excellent lacing. The nose, while not overly dominant, was the expected citrusy grapefruit, while the mouthfeel was thick, full (almost syrupy) that is at first bitter, but followed up soon by a touch of malty sweetness. Taste follows the citrusy grapefruit nose, though a little better pronounced, and this all rounds to a finsih that is long, warming and just a tad soapy. I’ve definitely had better DIPAs, but this is not bad at all.

Thanks to KP for sharing this growler at Pre-Sex! Fairly typical appearance for the style, cloudy orange and thick head. But man, what a big resinous nose this has! Lovely and quite appetizing. The flavor is more fruity and sweet than expected, given the quality of the nose, and it ended up drinking less complex than I’d hoped. But still a rock solid DIPA.

Thanks to Kp for sharing this at the SC gathering. Hazy dark orange pour. Citrus and grapefruit on the nose. Caramel malts, resinous citrus hops, and tropical fruit

Thanks kp for sharing. Pours a copper amber with a thin white head. The nose is citrusy, fruity, resinous hop character with a mild malty sweetness. The flavor is nice and fruity, tasty hop character, resinous, some mango, nice balancing malt sweetness. Palate is softly bitter and well balanced.

on tap-pours an off white head that laces and hazy orange/brown color. Aroma is sweet citrus hops, medium malt. Taste is sweet citrus hops-some bitter, medium malt-caramel, nice, smooth I2PA.

pours a clear brown with mild head. sweet mild hoppy aroma, mild hoppy front to finish. good, and bitter mild. a fun surprise at the Brewgrass festival..

Sampled at Brewgrass 2007. Slightly cloudy orange-brown with a thin off-white head. NIce palate - stays just short of being too thick. Nice robust hop aroma - it has some grapefruit, but isn’t dominated by it, there’s some floral components as well. Same goes for the taste - there’s a some maltiness to add to the piney flavor. A nice NC DIPA.

Brewsgrass 07** You pretty much neede to know the secret handshake in order to try this at the fest.Poured a golden amber color with a ivory head.Piney hop aroma. Hops and malt, which were balanced well with a bitter hop finish.