Figure Eight Snake Pro Double IPA

Brewed by Figure Eight Brewing LLC
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Valparaiso, Indiana USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Growler shared by Dave, thanks! Poured a clear amber with a white head that slowly dissipated to the edges. Aroma was full of pine with a slight grass note and a bread backbone. Flavor was similar with pine in the beginning which mellowed into a sweet bread finish.

Bottle. Soapy caramel malt aroma, no significant hop aroma.Clear amber with a minimal off white head. Slightly sweet caramel malt followed by bitter grassy hop flavor. Seems a little out of balance....the bitterness and sweetness seemed to be fighting one another instead of working together. Medium body.

Pours a rich amber color and has a citrusy aroma. At 100 IBU there is definitely the bite you’d expect from a double IPA but yet has a quality that makes it very drinkable. Tried both a 22oz. and a growler. Highly recommend.

Pours red with a nice dense off white head. Nose is orange, citrus, sweet caramel, fruits, grass, resins. Flavor is pretty caramely, but lots of resinous grapefruit and bitter orange peel citrus dank. Mouthfeel is nice. Quite bitter. I really like this one but I think there is too much caramel character for an IIPA or IPA. good.

22 oz bomber poured a cloudy, copper color with white head and little lacing. Aromas of citrus, caramel, and notes of hay or earthiness. Taste is malty bitterness with some mild sweetness. Palate is medium bodied, with a long, dry, astringent finish. Overall, this has some nice flavor but really has more bite and astringent aftertaste than I like. Not bad, but for my money, many others are better.

Some caramel joins the grapefruit and pine aromas, pretty standard for some DIPAs. It looks like it should, and is fairly creamy and oily. This is the only F8 brew I have had that rally conforms to style, but it is a solid offering.

One of the better offerings from Figure Eight. Nice hoppy aroma and flavor. A sweet malt profile balances this beer nicely.

Appearance: Pours an amber tinted yellow gold with a clear body. The head was a mere white ring around the top. Aroma: Caramel corn, flowers, fruit and grain. Taste: Caramel malt with big bitter lingering hops. Mouthfeel: Thick. Overall: Pretty decent.

Pours a clear copper color. Little to no head that quickly went away. No lacing at all. Aroma is sweet with a weird hint of mustard. Taste is tangy sweet and reminds me of sour fruit. I get about zero bitterness and no hop flavor or aroma.

Aroma:There’s lots of sweet malt in the aroma, and just a hint of citrus. Appearance:Deep amber in color, low head and poor retention. Taste:On first sip, I get a some copper flavors. After a few sips, that goes away, but it was still a little unpleasant. Next, on the foretaste there is a decent amount of bitter hops, along with some sweet caramelized malt flavor. The hops are kind of leathery and spicy, and fade slowly through the aftertaste. Palate:The body is medium thickness. Good carbonation. Overall:It’s an interesting beer, but I’m not sure I can really get behind the hop flavors. By reading the bottle, I can tell that they simply doubled the recipe for their "Where Lizards Dare" IPA. It’s possible that I got an old bottle, but without any date stamps it’s tough to tell. I would suggest they experiment with different hop flavors for their next DIPA.

Draft sample at IBGW 2011. Poured clear copper color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted and produced good lacing. Moderate bubblegum hop aroma. Medium body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. This beer met my expectations.