Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree IPA - Dark Horse Brewing Company

beerprovedwright

Georgia

4.4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Here is a beer that will sneak up behind you and rob your brain. Sort of proud, another great Michigan beer...from my birth state. Good solid pour of two fingers in my glass. Thick and frothy head of off white bubbles, leaving a solid clinging lace. Looks like a 16 on the SRM beer color chart. Smell is intoxicating, with aromas of lots of citrus, and also a sort of sweet smell of orange/mango. Taste is a good pucker factor of grapefruit, lime, orange, and the sweetness of raisins, and banana/peach/mango, followed by the underlying flavor of malt. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy, with a drying effect on the side of my tongue and back of my throat. I like this brew, the kick comes just a little later than the great taste, but when it does kick, you better lay down or fall down. A bit pricey, but I would give up a movie for more of this. Did I mention it came from my birth state.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2011 20:08:59 | More by beerprovedwright

nick_asian

Nevada

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-19-2013 06:45:01 | More by nick_asian

blackcloud

Alaska

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-19-2013 05:00:58 | More by blackcloud

NJB145

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-19-2013 01:12:17 | More by NJB145

jakeox

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

05-19-2013 01:12:00 | More by jakeox

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-19-2013 00:19:14 | More by Photekut

Sixbolt

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-18-2013 19:14:19 | More by Sixbolt

cosmonick

Indiana

3/5  rDev -28.2%

05-18-2013 14:52:52 | More by cosmonick

kemoarps

Washington

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-17-2013 23:07:25 | More by kemoarps

TreyIsWilson

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-17-2013 04:27:27 | More by TreyIsWilson

GinsuDave

Michigan

5/5  rDev +19.6%

05-17-2013 00:52:24 | More by GinsuDave

visualmartyr

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-16-2013 22:10:34 | More by visualmartyr

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-16-2013 21:29:28 | More by InspectorBob

djre4orm

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-16-2013 20:48:57 | More by djre4orm

RobertColianni

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-16-2013 18:10:32 | More by RobertColianni

mookihouse

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-15-2013 02:30:54 | More by mookihouse

Bustersuess

New York

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

05-14-2013 19:03:53 | More by Bustersuess

dczernic

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-14-2013 03:25:31 | More by dczernic

alex_hart

Massachusetts

4.43/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

appearance: A beautiful translucent reddish, brown with a one finger head that dissipates to a thin film. Pretty good lacing as well.

Smell: Sweeter than I expected (in a good way) with some blood orange and a bit of sourness. Hop and malt presence detectable.

Taste: Fantastic. Follows the nose with the malt coming to the front but is well balanced by the hops. Really well done IPA and amazingly balanced for 12%.

Mouthfeel: Absolutely unbelievable how smooth this is. Medium bodied but somehow has a slight fluffiness to it. Good carbonation, but may be able to use a little more.

Overall: I wasn't sure what to expect from a 12% IPA, but this blew my expectations out of the water. Must get.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 00:29:13 | More by alex_hart

MostlyNorwegian

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-13-2013 23:41:12 | More by MostlyNorwegian

mntlover

Tennessee

4.04/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a rich thick burnt orange/brown, nice and murky with a nice thumb sized light tan head that falls slowly to a cap. Some good lace left behind. Very nice looking brew sure doesn't look like a normal I2PA, but very nice.

Aroma is wow big chewy malts rich caramel, molasses, plums, sprinkled with brown sugars. Hops mingled with the malt mango light citrus more tangerine like with some light alcohol notes.

Taste is rich malty goodness with a nice hop bitterness citrus, some pine even tobacco notes. Hops are not over done but are enough to keep this malt bomb from being cloying. More of a big old ale then an I2PA but an enjoyable beer. Alcohol is well hidden just hints that make it enjoyable.

Mouthfeel is a bigger medium seems like it should be bigger on this baby. Feel is maybe medium not overly peppy just smooth.

Overall I am enjoying this one maybe not true to style but a damn tasty big brew.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 22:00:35 | More by mntlover

DIPAFAN

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-12-2013 19:15:50 | More by DIPAFAN

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

4.3/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

tap

Pours a deep amber red, yellowish film for a head.

Smells of piney citrus hops and caramel malts.

Flavor is of caramel rich malts, sweet apple, honey, and piney hops.

Medium body with a stinging carbonation on the roof of the mouth.

A really good strong brew, tasty with excellent malt-hop balance. Definitely worth trying and one of the better imperial IPAs I've had.

Serving type: on-tap

05-12-2013 15:06:12 | More by Cylinsier

ranokmai

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -22.2%

05-12-2013 06:47:04 | More by ranokmai

BoseMan421

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-11-2013 19:06:01 | More by BoseMan421