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Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA

Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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99
overall
Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Easton, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9083.94/5.03.93/5.09%95.3Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Fast on the heels of our fantasticly reformulated Hops Infusion, our brewers have picked up the gauntlet and brewed a Double IPA using exclusively Simcoe(R) Hops! This west coast Hops was created in 2000 by Select Botanicals, Inc. and carries a fantastic flavor profile abounding with citrusy-grapefruit, piney, resiny notes that pushes this Double IPA over the top. 9.0% ABV in the brew gives it a nice malt foundation as well. Draft and bottles, 12 oz. in PA, 22 oz. out of state (as we have no 6-packs),
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Zaprozdower (41), Boone, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/517/20
Dec 1, 2008  
Really liked the Simcoe hops in this brew. Very balanced IPA, malty character adding a lot to the taste. Great aroma and taste, only the apperance was average with a dark straw cloudy color.


 WisconsinBeer (514), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a very hazy yellow orangish color. Medium lingering head, decent lacing. Mmmm. Flavor is big resiny chewy hops, notes of grapefruit and a bit of pine. Sweet malt backbone, a bit of candi sugar. Minor alcohol/pepper finish. Finish is lingering and dry. This is good, real good.


 Floback (333), Naples, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Bottle from Total Wine. Pours a nice one-inch tann-ish head, displaying an amber body with orange hues. The aroma is apparent immediately upon cracking the bottle and is citrusy and herbal with subtle honey. Flavor and mouthfeel is bitter all around with grassy, resinous hops. Citrus appears upfront with a hint of pineapple. Soft carbonation and medium/full body. This is an enjoyable IPA and well-balanced.


 IlanMan (816), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Bottle: Pour was dark golden/amber. Aroma was strong with simcoe hops (big surprise) and a malty character. Alcohol was hidden well in this brew. Flavor had a hint of pine trees but was well balanced. I don’t prefer simcoe hops only but this concoction seemed to work out. Good brew.


 taalhiker (179), Dayton, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 20, 2008  
From bottle. Pours hazy amber with decent head and lacing. Huge hop aroma. Good balance of hops and malt flavors. This is my first Simcoe-only brew. Excellent effort.


 j12601 (1151), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/517/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Pours a hazy dark golden amber color with a lusciously thick light tan head. Aromas of pineapple and citrus reach the nose while the pint glass is still on the table. Closer sniffing reveals background notes of pine and hints of malt. Remarkably thick yet subdued mouthfeel leads into a layered finish beginning with bit more of the citrus from the aroma, but leading into a large amount of slowly developing grapefruity quinine-esque bitterness which sticks around for quite a while.


 msante79 (781), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2008  
12oz bottle. Big thanks to abcfan for this one. Aroma is hops, earthy notes, pine and a hint of citrus. Flavor is hoppy but earthy. Good hop bitterness with some pine and citrus. Finsihes bitter with a little soapyness. Mouthfeel is medium but could use some more carbonation. Definitly a different take on the style with all the earthy flavors. Not my favorite but was enjoyable none the less.


 jrmac (210), USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/513/20
Nov 2, 2008  
Beer wasa hazy orange color. Nose is grapefruit, hops, and other citrus. Taste is a little disappointing to me. Very piney and not enough of that grapefruit that was on the nose. Still pretty complex though.



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