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Stoudts Double IPA

Stoudts Double IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Stoudts Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Adamstown, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7813.76/5.03.75/5.010.6%80Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Stoudt's Double IPA is a strong, full-bodied ale with an intense hop character and deep golden color. This unusual brew is characteristic of the newly recognized style of extremely hoppy and malty ales of American origin. The Double IPA is our strongest beer with an alcohol of over 10% abv and bitterness of more than 75 IBU's. Multiple kettle hop additions and generous dry hopping contribute to the powerful yet smooth and fragrant hop character of this beer. 10% abv.
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99beerman (25), New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Aug 13, 2006  
Deep copper with a cream colored head. Malty with a sweet pine resin note. Big and sweet on the palate with the weight of a Barley Wine. Slightly citrus and hoppy on the edges as it finishes with a note of clove and cardamom. Very big and hoppy (10% abv), but extremely well balanced for a style that often tends towards the extreme. The perfect marriage of malt, hops and alcohol.


 mike mcneil (660), St Augustine, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Aug 13, 2006  
Being that the hop-bomb American IPA is my all-time favorite beer to seek out and consume, this one certainly caught me off guard. However, although it is a "sweet malt-bomb", it was very enjoyable. Just a very malt laden rendition of the style. Pours a bright amber-orange color with a thin off-white head. No lacing noted. Predominantly sweet Sugar Daddy caramel aromas fill the nose on first sniff, followed by notes of ripe apple, pear, pine and citrus. Mouthfeel is big, full and chewy with a laid back carbonation. Insulin overload flavors of sweet caramel candy (like sucking on a Sugar Daddy-do they still make those?) and Grape-Nut cereal, with a touch of citrus, spice and pine resin cutting through in the finish. Not that the hops aren’t to be found, they just take a bit of a back seat on this one. The 10% alcohol does a nice job of holding it all together and cutting down any cloyishness. Gotta give ’em credit for shakin’ it up a bit and tryin’ somethin’ a bit new and different for an IPA.


 kimcgolf (824), Dacula, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/102/513/20
Aug 12, 2006  
I was looking forward to this one, but really wasn’t very impressed. Poured from the bottle to a bright orange color with thick off-white head that lingered throughout, and left excellent lacing. However, the very hoppy aroma was some citrus, but mostly sour dark fruit. Taste was very hoppy, but too heavy on the sour fruit. At mid-glass, the alcohol dominated the taste. Finish was dry and sour, and left me needing something else to drink just to remove the aftertaste. I’ll pass on this in the future.


 jerc (3861), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 11, 2006  
Bottle from Premier Gourmet. Golden amber body with a big creamy beige head. Moderate resiny hop aroma, light caramel, alcohol, grassy hop notes. Fairly prominent alcohol comes out a lot as the glass warms, moderate bitterness and resin, sweet underlying caramel malt. Medium warming palate. Nice but lacks the gravitas and balance of some others. 7/4/7/3+/15


 kreepindeth (405), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 9, 2006  
Just not very impressed by this one. Hops are too harsh and bitter, not enough floral hop feel. Alcohol is cleverly hidden, however. They could learn from Dogfish head’s dry-hopping.


brewrater (91), akron, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 9, 2006  
Solid Imperial/Double. Sweeter than most and not as bitter of a finish. Citrusy. Suprisingly the alcohol doesn’t overwhelm even at 10 %. Different yet in this case still good.


 marvinpontiac (117), Huntington Beach, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/516/20
Aug 9, 2006  
Superb. Great hoppy aroma and body. Rocky head and dangerously bitter and easy to drink at 10% alcohol.


 Braudog (3733), Dayton, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Aug 6, 2006  
Bottle: Beautifully inviting cloudy and bubbly orange brew with a big head. Very tart, almost mandarin-orangey, citrus aroma. Likewise, a deeply fruity character ... puckeringly strong with not a problem of pronouncing it’s big alcohol content. Big beer for big boys. Excellent.



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