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Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA

Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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99
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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 
9073.94/5.03.93/5.09%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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 robinvboyer (1419), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/103/517/20
Aug 7, 2008  
deep amber pour, with a huge frothy sticky off white head. HUGE pungent hop aroma, quite skunky, and intense. Big notes of citrus, and pine. The body is thick, and full. Flavour is very hoppy, this is a mega hop bomb. THis is extreme beer. Extremely bitter, the 9% doesn;t show a bit. Excellent DIPA.


 BMan1113VR (2755), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/104/516/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Bottle thanks to ucusty. Pours with a very large, creamy thick, off-white head covering a hazy, deep orang body. Fantastic lacing and full retention. Aroma is beautiful citrus hops with tons of caramel. Taste is a bit hot up front with matls and finishing with a nice bitterness. Alcohol is clearly there in the taste, but it is great in its hop bomb goodness. Creamy mouthfeel coupled with playful carbonation.


 boto (1319), Granby, Connecticut, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 3, 2008  
22oz. bomber: This one pours a hazy orangish-amber color. There was a bit of a frothy tan head on it that dropped off somewhat quickly. It left some lacing. Both the citrus and pine hops are quite obvious to the nose, yet they seem to be balanced nicely. The pine and citrus notes of the hops are evident in the taste, and are well balanced also. Potent but not over the top. Actually a hint of malt sweetness in the finish. This one is pretty well done!


 T2Tool (352), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Poured from a 12-oz bottle a dark amber color. Not surprising, a hoppy aroma was real prevelant. Taste of citrus and pine in the hops, but could taste some malt coming through also. Although mostly, it was about the hops.


 smjohnst (202), , Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/101/511/20
Aug 2, 2008  
I like IPA’s but this beer was just TOO strong for me. I liked the first half of it but by the end my mouth was just raw. TOO HOPPY!


 juiceisloose (634), Windermere, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 2, 2008    Updated: Aug 19, 2008
Pours a nice bright susnset orange color with a thick off white, foamy head that leaves thick lacing around the glass. This one looks really nice. The aroma shows notes of citrus fruits, piney and grapefruit hops, and a nig caramel malt background. The flavor shows much the same with the citrus and piney hops grabbing hold followed strongly by a rich, caramel and toffee malt backbone. The malts add a nice sweet flavor to the profile. Medium bodied and easy drinking with a great mouthfeel. Very easy to drink with a long, grapefruit hop finish that is nice. This is a good dipa that I could drink often, but it is not quite in the elite category.


 Hangover (764), Atlanta, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Copper pour with a large and frothy eggshell white head. Aroma is simcoe hops of course. Full-bodied, thick and malty mouthfeel. Hops dominate the flavor. I would equate it to rolling up a bunch of leaf Simcoe into a plug and using it like chewing tobacco.. but a LOT easier on the taste buds. Citrusy orange and grapefruit, pine and resinous long into the finish. Personally I love beers that showcase a particular grain or hop, use it exclusively and manage to produce a freaking awesome beer. I bought 6 oz of leaf Simcoe for my homebrews because of this tasty beer! But, you need to be a hophead to appreciate this one...


 changeup45 (782), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Impressive. Pours an amber/brown color with a thick off-white head and by the time I was finished there was lacing all over the glass. Big grapefruit and piney hoppy flavors and a bit of green leaf. Nice crisp hop bitterness. Finishes tart and a little dry. Real solid malt base that thickens this thing up but doesn’t over-do it. Very nice and I can definitely see myself drinking this one often.



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