Best Of Beer Camp: Double IPA - Beer Camp #29
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Best Of Beer Camp: Double IPA - Beer Camp #29Best Of Beer Camp: Double IPA - Beer Camp #29
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.9 | pDev: 10.51%
Reviews:
313
Ratings:
476
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 15, 2021
Added:
May 11, 2011
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by ianjsullivan:
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Reviewed by ianjsullivan from Maryland

3.92/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
ST: 12oz poured into an oversized wine glass.

A: An opaque dense copper with a thick white head that has nice retention. It leave thick lacing as it is consumed.

S: Strong grapefruit, pine, bubblegum, and orange.

T: Some malt that is quickly devoured by hops. Grapefruit, orange, and pine needles: very bitter.

M: Medium and dry.

O: Another solid offering from Sierra Nevada, this double IPA has a great aroma of citrus and pine. The taste has a hint of malt, but the flavors from the hops rule this beer (as they should). It is very bitter and lasts on the tongue: this is a dream beer for a hop head.
Jul 12, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.9 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 15, 2021
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.84/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Looks like standard double ipa, copper color, almost a full inch of white head on the top. Aroma was a bit of a letdown, the dry hopping just didn't pop on it.

The taste is what SN is so well renowned for. Ample caramel malt base that avoids sweetness, but provides a solid backdrop for a lot of old school hops. Has a lot of the flavors I was hoping to find in the aroma (citrus, tropical fruit). Solid stuff.
Jan 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Oct 31, 2015
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Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky

3.9/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2011 vintage, so rating adjusted to current average.

Grapefruit and resin are prevalent, with notes of peach, light caramel malt, and a touch of cardboard oxidation.

Flavor reveals more cardboard throughout, with muted citrus notes of tangerine and grapefruit, reminiscent of sweettarts, leading to a moderately bitter, resiny finish.

Held up well, minus the oxidation notes. Exacerbates the bitterness too much for my liking.
Jul 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by grahamboudreaux from Tennessee

Mar 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by dansmcd from Australia

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.2 by Stignacious from New York

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Techichi from Texas

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.16 by rudedude985 from California

Oct 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by CTaylorBrew from Minnesota

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by rhino54 from California

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by nealbert from California

Jul 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by instinct2 from Indiana

Jul 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by GClarkage from California

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ChipChaight from New York

Jun 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Latarnik from New Jersey

Jun 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by RBassSFHOPit2ME from California

Mar 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by RBorsato from Virginia

Mar 04, 2014
Best Of Beer Camp: Double IPA - Beer Camp #29 from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 476 ratings