Dry Dock Seven Seas Double IPA

Brewed by Dry Dock Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Aurora, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Purchased chilled bomber from liquor store. Big hop aroma, super fresh floral and citrus. Wonderful mouthfeel and flavorful malt, I was deceived by the aroma thinking this was going to be another one of those huge hop-bombs that I love so much. It was not! It had a rich malty character, nicely balanced by a complex, bitter hop profile, slightly sweet and crisp without a hint of alcohol (the label states 9%). It is refreshing to taste a DIPA moving towards a flavorful malty backbone that is not totally overpowered by hops. Very impressive beer.

this was a great palate cleanser, if you can believe .. . Pours a medium honey colour, great foam, great lacing- like flying in a cloud .. . bitter honey, resin, and spruce .. . easy to put down, unlike crack .. . would like to try more from this brewery .. . He’s gotten a lot better.. - Way better.

Aroma - sweet, very floral yet not overly pungent, citrus; Appearance - light copper, fluffy head, laces well; Taste - nicely balanced front, fruity hop back, finishes with a long tang; Palate - smooth, pretty good body; Overall - an easy drinking double IPA, well built in all areas.

UPDATED: AUG 13, 2011 On tap @ the brewery’s taproom. Hazyish orange with a foamy white head. Long lasting head with tons of lacing. Aroma packs a hoppy punch. Floral and grassy hops dominate the nose behind some slight funk aroma. Taste was awesome! Generously hopped yet balanced with a pretty sweet malt body. Very full bodied array of hop profiles, but refrains from being resinous or too bitter. Very nice! A strong reccomendation.

crisp citrus and sharp pine aroma with some peach and fruity hop background, smells awesome complimented well with a sweet caramel smell, overall aroma is wonderfully balanced one I would liken to a stone brew, appearance is a dark golden bordering on orange, first taste starts bitter and smooths into a citrusy piny taste, then finishes with grass hop flavor and relatively dry, overall a double IPA that is just as respectable as any of the bigger breweries imperial IPAs

had from cask into pint at backcountry tap house and pizza in Boulder, CO. Looks of light red and gold. Rather clear and egg shell 1 finger head. Smells of grapefruit and round bodied plesantly lasting hop complexity. very drinkable. great lacing. overall 8.5 of 10.

taster tray at Dry Dock on 11/19/11. clear golden pour with a small white head. citrus hop nose - nice but not jumping at me enough. med body - lively citrus bitterness with soft orange peel. med+ lasting finish with nice citrus bitterness.

cask. murky light brown with a great lasting sticky head. grapefruit comes through clearly in the nose. nice depth of hop flavor without overwhelming. a bit of grass, more grapefruit and a solid balncing sweetness. tried some of this on nitro also, the cask was superior. the nitro was much more honey flavored and not as much quality hop flavor. this is one of the few iipa’s i’ve had lately that i wanted more than a pint of. 4 8 8 3 17

Growler shared thanks to Jarrett. Orange body. Grapefruit and tropical fruit. Fantastic nose. Taste is not intense and lacks that sometimes alcohol aroma or nose. This was super fresh and excellent.

on tap-pours a white head with trailing lace and slightly hazy yellow. Aroma is grapefruit/lemon zest/floral, some light malt. Taste is grapefruit/lemon zest/floral hops, secondary light malt. Smooth. Soft carbonation.