Dicks Bottleworks IPA

Brewed by Dicks Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Centralia, Washington USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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I bought a bottle and held onto it for a while out of fear that it wasn’t being made anymore, but since Dick’s will resume brewing I’m free to enjoy this. Clear amber, thin pale tan cottonball head. Faint earthy hop aroma. Where may IIPAs are srictly hop bombs, this one ebbs and flows as the caramel malt and aggressive hops rise and fall as they fight for attention. Chunks plopped out with audible splashes as i poured the last of the bottle in the pint glass and seemed to bring out some more of the sharp bitterness. This must have been at least 6 months old, perhaps it would not be as harmonious when fresh. I love living in the NW!

Amber, thick lasting beige head, intense bead.Fresh hop/crystal malt nose.Huge body, big hop profile, but the alcohol heat is slightly unpleasant, detracting from the overall impression

Bomber Bikesandbeer and I bought on our road trip in January drank on the 4th of July. Pours dark orange with a two finger tan head. Nose was slightly hoppy and to me smelled like dogs but then again i had just been playing with them. Taste was bright and very front ended.

Bottle...Copper body, red hues...beige foam....citrus aromas..pretty normal ....light citrus and light malt....body is creamy, but just very typical....lemon seed essences...more citrus and light malt....just average for me in this style....but very tasty...nice lacing, and a nice lasting finish

Bottle pours a hazy amber color with a thick creamy looking head. Has a wonderful floral aroma to it that smells like citrus. Has a medium mouthfeel. Taste is special. Upfront caramel sweetness with a hop bite on the back end that makes you pucker. Leaves a grapefruit like aftertaste in your mouth. I keep smelling and tasting this one. The mark of a good brew.

Bottle. Nose-muddled kind of dirty IPA, medium hops, big malt nose. Body-medium almandine with lasting eighth inch head. Taste-low to medium sweetness, medium bitter on the back end, seawater, mild salt.

UPDATED: JUN 5, 2008 Bottle, courtesy riversideAK. Pours a dark, clear amber copper copper, with a giant fluffy white head. Big rings of lacing remain on the glass following each sip. Aroma has a big bouquet of floral hops, vanilla and cinnamon. Hoppy flavors, very sweet and rich, with citrus, strawberry, some cantaloupe, and distant maple syrup. Very soft and smooth as velvet. Well-balanced.

22oz bottle, courtesy of 5000. Thanks, André! Pours a murky, dull orange-amber color; medium tan head with patchy lacing. Solid amounts of zesty citrus and grapefruit bitterness in the aroma; caramel underneath. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: lively carbonation; lots of chewy bitterness (grapefruit, citrus, some earthiness) with a dense, sweet malt core; slightly astringent and pretty chewy, but a tasty enough double IPA. Lots of lingering hop bitterness in the finish: citrus rind, sugar, and caramel sweetness.

Pours dark amber with a great cloudy head. Funky aroma, fruity, very forward hops and burnt toffee. Taste is very sweet with lingering bitterness on the tongue. Complex.

Bottle 650ml
Appearance: Murky light brown with above average thick , fine creamy head 3+
Nose : Spiced hop aroma , creamy – mineral straight nose.
Flavor/Palate : Strong all out hop profile buried underneath mineral fruity accents. Long bitter finish.