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Pike Double IPA

Score
9783
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Shaker, Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 199   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.66   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 80   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Pike Double IPA is a golden hued beauty in the glass. Weighing in at 8% alcohol and 80+ IBU’s it is strong yet balanced. It features Columbus; Chinook; Centennial; Cascade; and Amarillo hops - and is dry hopped with Amarillo and Columbus giving the beer a wonderful aromatic nose. Balanced and drinkable are the key words - like all Pike Beers.


most recent ratings

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
thebrymanosu (13) - - MAY 19, 2013
Very bready and the hops were a bit underwhelming. It tasted like the hops were stale or not covering the full palate of flavors necessary from a double IPA.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
jbruner (1117) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - MAY 9, 2013
Pours a hazy copper from the bottle with dissipating off-white head and good lacing. Aroma is definitely hop forward, pine and earthy notes. Taste follows, hop funkiness, decently fresh. Bitter finish and no real hint of the booze. Solid beer.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
crossovert (4548) - Wisconsin, USA - MAY 2, 2013
Very nice assortment of hops. Tastes like a true PNW ipa, citrus, pine, slightly flowery, decently balanced.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
hayduke (2928) - Eureka, California, USA - MAR 19, 2013
Pours hazy amber with a good sized off-white head. Nose of citrus hops. Medium body. Flavor of grapefruit. Bitter citrus finish,

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
ronaldtheriot (780) - Laplace, Louisiana, USA - MAR 19, 2013
Pike’s Double IPA has a thick, cream-colored head, an opaque, brilliant, orange appearance, lots of bubble streams (etched tasting glass), and pretty good amount of lacing left behind. The aroma is of bread crust, indistinguishable citrus (maybe, Japanese plums), and some slightly turned fruit. Taste is of bread crust, baked white bread dough, bitter and oily hops, some weird citrus, and alcohol (which is mostly masked). Mouthfeel is medium to heavy, and Pike’s Double IPA finishes mostly dry, rather harsh, and has a sipping drinkability. This is a very deceptive beer- it starts out mild and pleasant and then bangs one in the head with it’s harshness and bitterness. Really interesting! RJT

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
maxwelldeux (2217) - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA - FEB 8, 2013
Bottle. Pours a cloudy dark amber color with a moderate white head. Nose has a nice level of floral hoppiness to it. Taste is bitter with a bite, but balanced enough to make it an easy drink. Me gusta.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
alcaponejunior (349) - Texas, USA - FEB 7, 2013
Orange and mostly clear with a bit of haze, a good head and pretty good lacing. Smells of citrus, pine, hops and some malts, although the aroma is pretty subdued. Taste is bold and hoppy, quite hoppy indeed, with a nice piney grapefruit flavor, along with a generous helping of maltiness. Heavy drinking and quite bitter. Overall it’s a pretty nice DIPA. No complaints here, would like to try more from this brewery.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Garbageman (353) - Lexington, South Carolina, USA - JAN 24, 2013
From Bottle. Pours a hazy orange with nice white head. Aroma is herbal/pine hops. Taste is a little on the bitter side and thin.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
whicheck (66) - California, USA - JAN 17, 2013
Very good double characteristics. Smooth hop smell. Medium bitternes on the back end.. definitely a good double.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
oRos (612) - sacramento, California, USA - JAN 17, 2013
Bottle shared by whicheck. Color is copper with off white head. Taste is really bitter with q malty backbone. Nice balance with malts and hops


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