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Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9103.94/5.03.93/5.09%95.3Snifter, Tulip
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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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 Sonicdescent (376), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/514/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Pours a murky red/gold with little head leaving a crown. Smells fruity with the obvious simcoe scent dominating. Tastes pretty similar to the nose, let me put it this way, it’s an accurate name and a very good IPA, straying toward the other end as the DFH IPAs. Mouth is medium with medium carbonation. Would have this one again since I can’t get that many decent DIPAs here.


 beernovice39 (256), South Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/516/20
Aug 22, 2009  
Bottle at DD Peckers Wings in Charleston SC. A great double IPA! Went well with the hot wings. Agree with islay below on most except the cat urine part LOL.


 islay (474), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Aug 18, 2009  
12 oz. bottle. Strong, oily, sharp, salty, sea-like aroma features iodine, pine, and, yes, a hint of cat urine (but not in a bad way). The aroma also is sweet and fruity, with lemon and peach scents. Pours a mostly clear copper with a small amount of effervescence and suspended particulate. Moderate to large amount of of even, creamy, taupe, very appealing head. Produces great lacing. Very good appearance, almost meriting a 5. The taste is quite btter, very hoppy, and really good. It’s not very complex, but I appreciate a good hop wallop. Quite sweet, featuring brown sugar, but the hops definitely dominate. Long, dry finish and aftertaste. Full body. Oily and smooth in the palate with a good amount of liveliness. Excellent palate. Double Simcoe IPA could stand to be a tad more complex, but it is strident, strong, and stubborn in its simplicity.


twindog (85), Hampstead, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 18, 2009  
Pours golden apaque with a large white head. Aroma of citrus fruit and hops.. Starts with hops and moves in to a sweet note finishing tart. All and all this is a great beer leaving you with a dry mouth and wanting more.


bigguns22 (97), Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 18, 2009  
Pours golden apaque with a large white head. Aroma of citrus fruit and hops.. Starts with hops and moves in to a sweet note finishing tart. All and all this is a great beer leaving you with a dry mouth and wanting more.


 DaSilky1 (1964), San Diego, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Aug 18, 2009  
pours a clear amber, frothy off-white head atop with concentrations around the edges. That glorious simcoe nose, honeydew and hop crystals, chamomile, and lime zest. What a fucking aroma hop, man! Bitter, dry, spicy, earthy...What a fucking flavoring hop, man!...What a fucking bittering hop, man!. The malts behind are balancing, not syrupy or cumbersome in any way, shape, or form. This beer is thicker and significantly more malty than Mikellars regular simcoe IPA, but this is 9% alcohol...and i think, even with the extra malty boost, the simcoe characteristics still are showcased with great craftsmanship..grapefruit, spicey, floral....maybe a bit of a musty basement character at times, but not enough to distract. Can you even go wrong with simcoe? Can you? I brewed an all simcoe IPA 2 weeks ago, im hella excited....


IvoR (30), New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 17, 2009  
Bottle. Pours hazy brown with a minute head. Aroma is of honey, citrus, and a hint of berries. Flavor starts off soft then builds up. Possibly the only distinguishable flavor that manages to show through the powerful burs of hops is that of caramel. Leaves a long lasting very bittery finish (I can outline exactly where the taste buds for bitterness lie on my tongue), very nice though. Overall, I am very impressed with this brew.


 drowland (1380), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 15, 2009  
12oz glass into a tulip. Pours deep red, almost brown with a big off-white head that sticks around for sure. Big hop aroma that is all citrus, grapefruit, and grass. You can also smell the bitterness. The flavor is big hop bitterness at the forefront with a nice malt backing that resembles caramel, nuts, and buttered bread. Not an overwhelming amount of alcohol or any huge flaws - but still didn’t blow me away.



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