 SamGamgee (1429), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Jul 25, 2009 22oz bottle. Hazy copper red with a lasting head. Funky aroma that almost smells like brett, and some light fruity hops. Light roasted malt with light tartness, sweet caramel, and a bitter finish. Medium-full body with high carbonation. Lacking much hop character and almost definitely infected. Even without the infection, this hardly resembled a DIPA. Too much darker malt and not enough hops. The tart edge might have actually made it better.
17thfloor (1457), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Jul 24, 2009 22oz bomber. Pours a murky brown with a bubbly off-white tall froth. Nothing really spectacular about the aroma, would definitely have to tell me its a double IPA if judging from that alone, C-hops, grapefruit, light pine, chewy caramel. Flavor is quite caramelly and chewy, straight C-hop flavor, not really tasting any of the Amarillo, a bit plasticy really, hides the 9% well I suppose, definitely bitter, just a bit of a mess flavor wise. Really strangely carbonated, lots of corse and very sharp soda bubbles with a chalky body. Not my type of double IPA.
emacgee (1864), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 22, 2009 Pours an amber orange with a two finger creamy dirty white head. The nose is piny, sweet caramel, peanut shell, nice malty sweetness, some citrus rind. Flavor is crisp and bitter, some peanut shell, citrus rind, nice malt balance. Nice present piny bitterness. Not bad, just not great for an IIPA.
HoosBrews (11), North Carolina, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jul 21, 2009 Appearance was slightly more red than orange. Decent nose, although a little thin for a DIPA. Taste is extremely dry. Second and third sips even drier with a slightly medicinal, metallic finish. Not a really a great DIPA...
TURDFERGUSON (1601), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 19, 2009 Glowing and layered orange red with a small off white head. Nice nose of citrus, pine. Flavor is citrusy, beautifully bitter, and pretty well balanced. Very juicy mouthfeel. Alcohol well hidden.
dmac (1445), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jul 15, 2009 22 oz bomber from Jonathan Ron. Pours a murky muddy burnt orange with an average size mostly white foamy head. Aroma was lots of dirt, slight touch of smoke , caramel and a touch of citrus. Flavor has lots of dirt and alcohol upon warming some old rotting citrus rinds. Ugh after pretty much liking their other offerings this one is a let down.
NobleSquirrel (1106), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 14, 2009 Bottle from Sam’s, I think. Pours a dark red-brown with a cream foam head. Nose is standard C-hops, a bit dusty, somewhat citrusy. Earthy crystal malts come through as well. Taste is somewhat subdued with soft cardboard and clean citrus as well. Very drinkable and especially dangerous at 9.1%. Not too shabby!
arondee (176), Tucson, Arizona, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 1, 2009 Pours a dark brown color with a nice off white head. small amount of lacing, not much carbonation. Aroma is full of hops and malt. The taste is very unique for a double IPA, this isn’t the citrusy super hoppy beer I was expecting. Instead there’s a good amount of hops balanced by malts with a medium mouthfeel. Alcohol is hidden very well. It’s more heavy on the malt and caramel flavors than I was expecting. Really well made and well balanced.
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