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Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree IPA

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9996
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Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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common

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common

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RATINGS: 651   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.86   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 408   ABV: 13.6%
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Have you read the description for the regular Crooked Tree yet? Well this beer is almost the same just double. We actually took the Crooked Tree recipe and doubled all of the ingredients except the water, just the way a DOUBLE should be made. Big hops balanced with tons of malt give this beer a huge body. Although this beer is as cool as "the Fonz" when first purchased, it gets really mellow and smooth with some age. After a year or two stored in a cool dark place you'll notice the heavy caramel and malt flavors are trying to sneak past the hops, they’re just not fast enough. This beer is hugely delicious so it will need your undivided attention (the chores can wait....trust us). 98 IBU's


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 11/20
drunkenpolack (275) - Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA - FEB 3, 2012
Double Crooked Tree pours a dark amber. Very little head is poured. What you see is what you get in the picture. When I first stuck my nose in the bottle I was amazed by the smell. Super fruity and piney. A really wonderful smell. Sadly though when I poured the beer into the glass things changed a bit, well a lot. It was more of malty sweet aroma mixed in with a small amount of citrus and alcohol. The lovely smell from the bottle was just about gone. The taste is full of sweet caramel malt. The fruit is there too. Citrus and pineapple. But really the sweet malt overpowers anything else in this beer. I’m all for a hop bomb or a more balanced IPA but this really isn’t it. It’s more like a malty barleywine. More hoppy goodness would really balance this out nicely and make it a better Double IPA. The alcohol was also a major factor here. It’s not well hidden. I do understand this is a 12% behemoth. Mouthfeel is heavy and syrupy. Definitely smooth with small amount of carbonation. A bit of hop bitterness lingers on the tongue in the after taste.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
400lb_midget (91) - West Bend, Wisconsin, USA - JAN 23, 2012
Tap at Darkhorse 4 Elves fest Dec 2010. Was actually marked as Double Double Crooked tree. Also have had Double Crooked Tree which is factastic. Deep amber color, Citrus Hop Aroma, Sweet alcohol taste w/bold citrusy overtone, orange.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
KAggie97 (3149) - Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA - JAN 20, 2012
Bottle from Santa, December ’11. Thanks! Pours a thick, dense amber with a thick, dense off-whte head. Aroma is bready grapefruit (not a fan of malt-forward IPAs) and a touch of orange rind. Flavor is a heavy-but-restrained grapefruit rind and orange rind. Malt is an afterthought in the finish. Lingers on the tongue. Good beer.

4.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
MBrausen (63) - Minnesota, USA - JAN 10, 2012
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a sniffer. A. Pours a nice dark red with a bit of a golden hue. 2 fingers worth of head with a long retention. S. Smells of mild hops, orange peal, and a little mango. A slight grassy smell, and light oak smell. T. First bold note is a hoppy tingle with mango. It opens up to a tart tingle on the tip of your tongue. There is also a resonating oak flavor, almost like this was barrel age. A hint of a whiskey finish. M. Slightly coarse feel across the tongue. Slight bitter tingle and medium body. Thin, but not watery at all. The taste lingers forever on your tongue. O. This is am impressive beer. Traditionally I am not a big fan of IPA’s. This however, is a great beer. The flavor is smooth, easy to drink, and flavorful. With the trend lately of jamming as much hops as possible into a beer, this is a great change. Bitter notes compliment the smooth fruits and hops. There should be a warning on this bottle. From tasting, there is no way to ever know this was 13.6%!

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Niko100 (1081) - New York, USA - JAN 2, 2012
Hazy amber/cider color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of pine hops, caramel malt, & citrus; Flavor of sweet malt, rich caramel/toffee, pine hops, citrus (notably grapefruit), and some spice; Finish is bitter with slight alcohol; Nicely balanced; Overall, pretty good - dangerously drinkable for its abv.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Reynolds314 (563) - Connecticut, USA - DEC 23, 2011
Tasty but a honestly a bit of a boozy mess. Aroma is caramel sweet malts with alcohol and piney citrusy notes. Taste is hot and boozey with medium sweetness and bitterness. Grassy piney hop presence is nice but wow its just a bit too strong.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
drpimento (1695) - La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA - NOV 30, 2011
Heavy hitter. Served at a good temperature, with a good cream colored head that lasts all the way down and a little lace. Color is a cloudy amber brown. Aroma is fantasticly volatile with hops, canned prunes, raisins, figs, dates, malt, yeast. Flavor’s like nose, hops aren’t as obvious as the regular ipa. Body is spot on; ditto carbonation. Finish is like flavor, boozy, and lonnnng.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
hamilton23 (413) - Alpine, California, USA - NOV 20, 2011
Poured from a 12oz bottle. Pours a nice caramel color with a thin beige head. Aroma is some caramel, some hops and just a bit of alcohol. The taste is pretty standard for a DIPA. Slightly sweet with just a bit of bitterness from the hops.


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