Detour Double India Pale Ale - Uinta Brewing Company

Ivegotmule

North Carolina

3.63/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Today I had a Uinta Detour DIPA. It is my third bottle so I decided to review it. A 750ml bottled on 9/25/12 poured into my Stone Smoked Porter pint glass. $8.99 at Total Wine.

A. 5. Absolutely beautiful. Perfect hazy golden color with a huge slightly off white head. I had to pour it into my pint glass 3 times the head was so large on a medium pour.

S. 3.5. The malt and alcohol smell is so strong it's hard to detect it is an IPA. It smells relatively good and earthy, just not what I expected.

T. 3.5. More of the same. Nice malt taste with a pretty strong alcohol burn. You can definitely taste the hops and there is a great bitter sting on the sides of my tongue.

M. 4. Pretty darn nice. Medium bodied with a high presence of carbonation but it is definitely working for me. It leaves a dank hoppy aftertaste.

O. 3.5. A very nicely made beer. I have had 3 now and will almost definitely buy another. I enjoy Uinta beer and west coast hops and the cost per abv is right in my preferred area. While it is not ground breaking or even in my top 5 DIPAs, I definitely recommend trying it. Drink responsibly!

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2012 01:16:41 | More by Ivegotmule

crowsoup

California

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-17-2013 14:47:18 | More by crowsoup

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-16-2013 04:03:36 | More by DrunkinYogi

Zimm

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

05-15-2013 17:39:39 | More by Zimm

Carpentiere

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-14-2013 21:48:46 | More by Carpentiere

Johncnh

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +7%

05-12-2013 00:56:58 | More by Johncnh

ScottieD

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

05-11-2013 02:10:47 | More by ScottieD

brittanyshelby

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-07-2013 22:49:19 | More by brittanyshelby

giaco

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

05-04-2013 03:14:59 | More by giaco

BRD14

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%

05-03-2013 01:49:13 | More by BRD14

BEERMILER12

Maine

3.74/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Bottled On 04/10/13

A: Pours a copper color with a towering 3 fingers of head that eventually settles down to a thin cap. Leaves some nice, thick lacing

S: Plenty of resiny and piney hops, with an almost tea-like note as well. Also get some lightly spicy malts. Alcohol comes through slightly

T: More balanced than the nose would suggest, with some sweet malts coming thorough right along with the hops. Neither really takes front stage, and mellow each other out. Malts are sweet and lightly spicy and the hops are earthy, piney, and grassy. Finishes bitter with a light alcohol kick

M: Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation

O: Definitely one of the more balanced DIPAs out there, with a big malt presence to go along with the hops. The bitterness eventually wins out over the sweetness, and the alcohol has a looming presence throughout. Definitely for those who like a well-balanced IPA

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 00:48:23 | More by BEERMILER12

Beer21

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-30-2013 00:49:36 | More by Beer21

SawDog505

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +7%

04-29-2013 20:44:27 | More by SawDog505

Dulcea

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-28-2013 17:05:26 | More by Dulcea

Stinger80OH

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-27-2013 11:35:18 | More by Stinger80OH

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

04-26-2013 23:38:00 | More by spycow

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.94/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

I picked this up at Giant in Linglestown, poured chilled from a 750 into a tulip.

The color is deep copper with an almost ruby hue with thick cream of 2 fingers or more with fine bead and lace sticks well. The smell is very fruity up front with lots of piney woody hop aromas when swirled with a hint of alcohol ester and light sweet malt aroma. The feel is very bitter and gassy with sharp bitterness and slightly astringent feel with light sweetness and subtle acidic and warming texture of alcohol with spicy almost abrasive finish.

The taste is full of resinous piney hop flavor with sharp bitter hop tastes covering some of the malt sweetness yet you know it is there based on the fullness on the palate it is also obscured slightly by the alcohol which makes the bitterness of the hops seem harsher than it needs to be, but a relatively dry finish leaves the mouth ready for the next pummeling on the palate with hops which don't seem to let up. Overall this is a drinkable beer, but I would probably have shared this rather than enjoyed this bruiser by myself if I had known what I was getting into. I recommend chilling this well, perhaps some of the issue was I only gave it 1/2 hour in the icebox rather than a full hour the heavy bottle could have used. I would pair this with a nice pepper steak or some chili to augment the hops with some complimentary spice perhaps.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 02:05:03 | More by Slatetank

HopAttack3

Virginia

4/5  rDev +7%

04-22-2013 23:20:50 | More by HopAttack3

jaxon53

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-21-2013 23:27:56 | More by jaxon53

Ak555667

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%

04-18-2013 14:34:50 | More by Ak555667

Lukass

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%

04-12-2013 02:21:40 | More by Lukass

Satchboogie

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -13.1%

04-11-2013 23:31:55 | More by Satchboogie

Heavy-G

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +7%

04-09-2013 17:23:32 | More by Heavy-G

apf

Utah

4/5  rDev +7%

04-09-2013 02:52:49 | More by apf

bpasquini

California

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%

04-07-2013 19:17:41 | More by bpasquini