Blue Ridge (SC) Double Ball n Chain IPA

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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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..

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.

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.

Poured at Brewgrass Festival. Pours a relatively clear copper orange, with a medium, foamy light tan head. Smells of pretty sizeable hops, with some citrus and malt characters as well. The flavor is big on the malts, with the big citrus grapefruit hops to give it some good balance. A little sticky on the palate, with a mildly bitter aftertaste. Pretty nice flavor, and fairly easy drinking for its alcohol content. Pretty nicely crafted brew.

UPDATED: MAR 8, 2009
Date: September 21, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: cloudy orange, wispy beige head, bits of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet orange citrus aroma
Flavor: lots of sweet orange flavor is quickly balanced by a big earthy bitterness that lasts through a long finish

Date: September 23, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Appearance: lots of layered lace
Flavor: good crystal sweetness enhances the orange flavor

Date: February 06, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Aroma: lots of floral hops in the aroma
Flavor: sweet sweet orange flavor, picking up a bit of husk astrengency in the bitterness, sticky honey like sweetness with a sticky glass

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4