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RATINGS: 496   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.79   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 276   ABV: 9.2%
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Ale brewed with Hemp seed.

Introducing the newest addition to Uinta Brewing Company’s lineup, Dubhe (pronounced Doo-bee), an Imperial Black IPA.

Dubhe was named after Utah’s Centennial Star, a star classified as a Red Giant. Dubhe, the star, appears orange in color, and is found at the top end of the big dipper’s spoon. The name “Dubhe” continues Uinta’s tradition of celebrating the great state of Utah, however, “Dubhe” is a fitting name for more than that reason: this beer is as black as the night sky and is brewed with an astronomical amount of hops.

Dubhe is comprised of five hop varieties, a hop profile bold enough to shine through the roasted, dark malt character of this beer. A citrusy hop aroma, achieved by dry hopping with a proprietary blend of extreme Northwest hops, balanced with notes of mild dark chocolate and a hint of sweet licorice. Smooth from start to finish, Dubhe’s layered flavor profile emerges with rich and rounded toasted malt flavors, and is followed by a lively hop bitterness. At over 5 pounds of hops per barrel, Dubhe is the most hop-laden beer Uinta has ever produced. This shinning new addition is brewed with hemp seed (A play on the name, perhaps?), and has a far-out ABV of 9.2%.


86Moose's rating

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
86Moose (33) - - APR 25, 2012
5 hop five hop varieties, hemp seed 7 A 9.2% ABV. Enough said! Roasted, dark malt character. Citrusy hop aroma. Notes of mild dark chocolate and a hint of sweet licorice. Smooth start & finish.


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4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
jimmytalent (45) - New York, USA - MAY 15, 2013
Awesome. Dubhe is so nice. Pours a deep black color with a small tan cap. Immediately pick up the aroma of coffee. However; tastes like burnt hops and the hemp is coming through with notes of cola. Beautifully done. This is one of the best imperial black IPA's that I have had. Must try ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
dagimp (598) - Philly, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 12, 2013
On tap at the Greeks in Narberth PA. Poured into a pint glass. White sticky head. Ok everything about this beers sticky. Burnt malt and pine aroma. Mouthfeel is thick but not sticky. Very good mouthfeel. Taste is spot on for a black IPA. The dark malt and the hops were both well represented. Hop taste was mainly pine with some skunk. Overall great beer that I'd try again any time. Hope they brew it regularly. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
DCLawyer (687) - Falls Church, Virginia, USA - MAY 11, 2013
Bottle->tulip. Pours black with large frothy khaki head. Aroma has loads of pine hops and a hint of roast. Taste is coffee, hops, malt. Complex and good.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mzaar (884) - Varberg, SWEDEN - MAY 9, 2013
Flaska. Svart öl med bubbligt och långvarigt smutsvitt skum. Rågbröd, citrus, mörk choklad, lakrits i aromen. Alkoholen känns, inte i smaken, men väl i kroppen. Det är kraftigt, tjockt, mycket. Lakritsen dominerar här. Sen fylls det på med mörk choklad, grape, soja och röda bär..

4.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
nealblind (79) - USA - MAY 8, 2013
If I were stranded on a desert island and I had to pick a harem of beers to drink from for the rest of my days, I would fight a small naval war in order to win the favor of this beer. Light tan head. Looks dark as a bat in the night! Smells like grass, dark malt, nuts and citrusy hops. Lightish carb. Tastes Licoricey, chocolatey, piney and boozy.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
JulienHuxley (1708) - Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 6, 2013
Bottle shared by MJGG. Pretty black pour with thin creamy brown head. Aroma is well hopped, very piney, nice balanced roastiness. Taste is enjoyable, roasty but not acrid, strong piney hop presence, well hidden alcohol. A typical and very well executed black IPA (IIPA?)

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
GIJOE (128) - Monterey, California, USA - MAY 4, 2013
Blackness in a pint glass. Didn't think, when I headed to the pub, that I'd be doing a Dubhe today! Aroma is hop heavy. Flavor is pleasantly hoppy bitterness with malty undertones. Medium bodied creamy mouthfeel. Very nice! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
snoworsummer (353) - baltimore, Maryland, USA - MAY 4, 2013
From a bottle. Pours dark opaque brown. Delicious. Tastes like mild hops and citrus. Smells like coffee and hops. Medium body, smooth, slightly creamy, slightly bitter.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
MrBunn (2219) - Western, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 3, 2013
Bottle from Mustard Seed in Akron. Pours a medium to dark brown that lets lots of coppery highlights slip through against the light. Head is thin and tan. Charcoal and chocolate on the nose betray the dark grain presence... But both are faint presences. There is a little whiff of citrus and resin as well, but I was expecting a punchier aroma profile on this one. Flavor is heavily with dark malt and resiny hops. Really aggressive resiny hops. Then scratch and claw as they go down. (But I’m in to that kind of thing...). Mouthfeel is silky and smooth and there is a burn from the booze as it goes down.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
csaso (942) - Missouri, USA - APR 27, 2013
Bottle - average size foamy head, very dark brown (almost black) color, nice big grapefruit hop arorma and flavor, a little sweet milky notes coming through in the flavor and texture, very good overall


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