Stoudts Double IPA

Brewed by Stoudts Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Adamstown, Pennsylvania USA

A mild orange pour with a bit of cloudiness. Capped with a skim milk foam. Nose is bright and sweet. Mandarin oranges, graham crackers, dry autumn leaves. Licks of frosting. Fireworks of blackberry and currant fruitiness lend a brilliant, dark sweetness to distinguish the taste from more average examples. Lively citrus tastes complement. Alcohol is mild if not mostly hidden. Burnt toffee and predictable caramel malt stickiness finishes. This is lengthy, with an appropriately moderate thickness. It isn’t too much, resulting in something surprisingly easy to enjoy. Thanks Lou!

12oz bottle: Pours a hazy orange with a finger’s worth of ivory head. Somewhat subtle aroma of citrus hops surprising for the style. The taste is malty with toffee and an astringency on the tongue. Alcohol is also noticeable. Purchased at Whole Foods in Manhattan so I’m not sure of the storage or age.

On tap at Baggataway’s Tavern. Hazy amber color with puffy white head and nice lacing. Floral hop aroma. Flavor was citrus hops followed by a caramel and toffee sweetness and ending with a great bitter hop finish. Very good double IPA.

nice head on a fairly thick-bodied beer. Strong hop odor but not as crisp or aromatic as others in this category. Overly sweet though.

Pours deep golden (clear at first, then hazy with bottom sediment) with a thick uneven cream colored head that subsides to a nice thin cover; minimal lacing. Nose is of caramel malts, honey and floral, citrusy hops; somewhat subdued. Excellent balanced flavor; bitter but not overly so. Hop profile is citrusy (orange, grapefruit). Smooth and full-bodied with moderate carbonation. Some alcohol warmth, but does not detract. An excellent and big DIPA.

Date: 08/08/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade

Appearance: copper, clear except a bit of floating sedament, thin fine off white head that leaves nice lace,
Aroma: sweet carmel malt aroma with plenty of citrus hops,
Flavor: piney sweet malt flavor well balanced by lots of good hop flavor leading to an even tempered bitter finish that grows as it warms and begins to take over as a big bitter flavor with a long lingering bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 07/08/2006
Mode: bottle
Score: ii to iii

Aroma: lots of sweet pine in the aroma,
Flavor: sweet carmel and pine sap flavor
-------- /> Date: 03/05/2008
Mode: bottle

same vintage holding up surprisingly well, still mostly sweet but the earthyness is still in the background keeping some balance,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Orange, piney aromatics at work, opaque orange, pours a large white head. Softer hops taste than the nose indicated, but very good all the same. Full bodied, quite bitter and very bold. Terrific! Thanks mds.

Bottle: Pours nice orange with a good head. Aroma is an very inviting hop. Drink this beer is almost like a meal, there is so much flavor. Another good beer from Stoudts.