Brownings She/Devil

Formerly brewed at Brownings Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Louisville, Kentucky USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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(Sampled 7-14-08 at brewery) transparent amber-brown in appearance, mild lacing, small aroma of hops and flora. Hits the mouth with a high-low body, bitterness at the start, malt is weak and comes in the middle, finish is collapseable. Let down.

Bomber thanks to Nate! Poured medium orange with a short cap of white head. The aroma picked up sweet orange peel and grapefruit with warmer spicy pine and warmth on the back.. I really dug this! The flavor found sweeter caramel paired with grapefruit at the core with pine and citrusy bitterness around that struck me as a tad raw.. alcohol amplifed the bitterness primarily and helped leave a warm citrus and caramel finish.. tasty overall. Heavier-bodied with only OK balance on the palate. I found this to be a mighty enjoyable brew!

An old rating i finally got to entering.Aroma of light citrus hops and flora. Flavor was lightly bitter and some light malt. A little risidual sweetness to this one.

On tap. Pours hazy copper with an off-white head. The aroma has suggestions wood, citrus, some plastic. The hop profile is interesting. The palate is just medium, though it works well for this. There isn’t a whole lot of bite to this one, just adequate orange, and assorted citrus. A sharper wooden note is found in the finish, probably the most bitter thing about the beer. Along with the citrusy character, I found hints at melons and nutmeg. I enjoyed the beer pretty well, but it is absolutely too mild for an IIPA.

Bomber, purchased and drank at the Hop Leaf in Chicago. The body was hazy medium copper with a light off white head. The aroma was woody with strong grapefruit. There was also some fresh made cloth, if that makes sense. Not fresh laundered, but fresh from the loom. The taste was fairly bitter with some bread crust. There was also some green bean or plent stem type tastes.

On tap at Brownings brew pub. Deep amber with a lacy off-white head. Aroma of citrus hops and lemon, though it smells really stale. Taste of sweet malts followed by dry citrus hops. Unbalanced and finishes all wrong. This one just didn’t do it for me.

Bottle list 2007 vintage on the side. Poured a hazy copper with a largeoff-white head. The aroma had some band aid phenol to it. Citrusy and dirty with light notes of sweet malt underneath. Citrus flavor with a rind taste in the middle. Mild-moderate bitterness on the finish. Lively mouthfeel with a light-medium body.

22oz bottle. Poured a clear medium orange color. Head was thick and off white with good retention and lacing. Pleasant aroma of sprucy/grapefruity hops, caramel, and a bit of mango. Dry on the tongue with assertive hop bitterness that peaked at about 7-8 out of 10. Earthy, hop-dominated flavor with the likes of crushed spruce needles and more modest malty caramel and a splash of alcohol. This is a very good IIPA.

On tap at the brewpub. I do believe as someone else mentioned earlier that this beer is worthy of a higher average rating. Though it looks to the yee and feels to the palate to be a normal IPA, it is packed with the bold and refreshing flavor of bunch of piny hops (though malt is hard to detect behind them). The 8.5 abv. has definitely been hidden better, but it seems to go well with the extreme bitterness. Very enjoyable beer for IIPA fans. Sweet brewpub too!

Bottled Sample whil at Rich O’s Public House in New Albany, IN. Unreal beer. I was surprised cause I had not heard great things about this brewery. Very hoppy and full of citrus. So strong that I had to share it with some folks.