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RATINGS: 1436   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.89   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
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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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4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
kryon (702) - SWEDEN - MAY 1, 2013
Pours amber with yellow white low head Lovely hoppy aromas of tropical and citrusy fruit, caramel malts Great malt base of pale and caramel malts making it a medium to full bodied sweet DIPA that also has a very well balanced bitterness. Of course loaded with hoppyness. Great! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
meerbier (1197) - Pijnacker, NETHERLANDS - APR 28, 2013
Bottle@Home. Very hoppy aroma. Yellow, light hazy, white head, good lace. Sweetish, bitter, hoppy. Very well balanced and highly drinkable.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
adeezhop (20) - port jeff sta, Alabama, USA - APR 28, 2013
Def a quality brew. Sharp hops with a strong malt backbone, citrus tone are abundant. Overall not a Great representation of a dipa, but definitely worth a taste.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
johndoughty (3286) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - APR 22, 2013
Bottle. Slightly cloudy and bronze. Small head with a full body. Hoppy but not so dominating of others of this style that I have tried.A bitter finnish is an ideal finale for a very pleasant beer.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mikkos (28) - FINLAND - APR 22, 2013
Details left out as I was writing it down when drinking. Orange pretty murky stuff with a big head. Looks like a proper dipa indeed. Fruity, hoppy and malty aroma, pretty complex. Oily smooth mouthfeel. Bitterish aftertaste, not that much though. Some alcohol. I’d have another and with a bit more time to drink it, please.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
k0mpsa (428) - Tampere, FINLAND - APR 20, 2013
Bottle at home. Hazy red-brown color, small white head. Temptating hoppy and fruity aroma, malts and sweet. Heavy hoppy taste, hint of alcohol, sweetness.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
andyhwcinc (1138) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - APR 19, 2013
Purchased at Corks & Kegs in Richmond, VA; enjoyed at home after watching 'The Imposter', kind of in a messed up mood. This stuff is great though! Appearance is a dark brown with light gold at the base and a very rich and frothy white head. Aroma is very rich in hops, in a way both citrus and grassy hops, smells very fresh. Taste is pretty phenomenal, huge hop profile and goes down not too bitter, very enjoyable, somewhat light which masks the ABV. Pretty great stuff.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
DukeBrewDevil (724) - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA - APR 18, 2013
Bottle. Cloudy, rusted bronze color, capped with a long lasting off-white head. A juicy nose with something smoky, leading to a warm finish and lingering bitterness.

4.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
reverendj (175) - Brunswick, Georgia, USA - APR 13, 2013
Thick, oily, filling, satisfying, all the things one would expect from a DIPA. Piney floral aroma backed by nice toffee. The color matches the body, cloudy gold with a dense tan cap. This is a dangerously drinkable high gravity brew. Superb!

3.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
BSchnab (38) - Lakeland, Florida, USA - APR 13, 2013
appearance had a lot of residual left in it not pretty at all. flavor was piney smell was citrus and pineapple.


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