Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree IPA - Dark Horse Brewing Company

qthompso

Minnesota

4.28/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy, ruby orange. Slight cream head but no lacing when it recedes. A little bit of yeast hanging out at the bottom of the bottle.

I smell booze, very sweet malt and some pretty spicy hops to round it out.

The taste is quite sweet up front. I get cherries and something juicy that almost resembles a weak strawberry. Once the fruit fades, the sweetness of the malt backbone kicks in and then it's a double punch of burn, one from the alcohol and another from the palate bruising hops.

Really full bodied, and remarkably creamy. The carbonation has held up over the course of the last year. I'm surprised by how much I enjoy the mouthfeel on this one.

Overall, a great DIPA. The booze originally didn't seem like it was that powerful but it really does linger. There's plenty of malt in this one and I feel like it slightly overpowers the hops. Maybe that's just me. Either way, a great beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2012 02:33:31 | More by qthompso

Tacoboomerang

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-24-2013 22:07:31 | More by Tacoboomerang

Fargrow

Michigan

3.48/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

A: Cloudy, medium brown. Head is about 2 fingers with a white-cream color.

S: I actually smell a little cocoa and maltiness. Also some citrus and pine.

T: Really malty for a DIPA. Caramel but no distinguishable fruit for me. Definitely some alcohol in this one. That's really the only aftertaste. It overtakes the hop bite that should be there. In the after aftertaste, I'm left with a sweet grapefruit taste.

M: Medium bodied and smooth. Kinda fluffy.

O: I can see why it's not normal to double the malt with the hops in DIPAs. It would be really good with about 8% alcohol. I'm disappointed with this one, but I bought a 4 pack so we'll see how it ages.

Cheers

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 21:11:20 | More by Fargrow

smitty5245

California

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-24-2013 20:21:50 | More by smitty5245

Eriktheipaman

Virginia

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-23-2013 13:51:50 | More by Eriktheipaman

JISurfer

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-23-2013 03:32:15 | More by JISurfer

BradStokley

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

05-23-2013 01:23:08 | More by BradStokley

Bigtwin

Michigan

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-22-2013 16:31:14 | More by Bigtwin

IronLover

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev -6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Murky, weathered copper orange in color with a viscous appearance. Poured with a short white foam that reduced to a thick cap that left thin, sticky lacings on the glass. Earthy ripe grapefruit and orange citrus hop aromas with boozy alcohol notes overtop caramel malt. On the thinner side of medium bodied with subdued yet rich carbonation through the middle to the end. Biting pine hops up front and into the middle with a pleasant transition to grapefruit and orange flavors followed by an unmistakable alcoholic heat. Finished crisp and dry with a lingering, intense boozy, pine hop bitter aftertaste. Most certainly a sipper whose finer characteristics intensify as this warms up.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 03:03:59 | More by IronLover

BillyLrsn

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-21-2013 23:22:29 | More by BillyLrsn

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-21-2013 13:25:09 | More by mendvicdog

clayrock81

Virginia

4/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a golden orange with brownish red tints on top of one-finger head that died slow and left lace. Citric, even grape hop aromas come out and there is some floral notes as well but not overly hoppy nor do malts come out too much in nose. I must say that for a DIPA w/ the ABV hit this thing carries it definitely hides the alcohol. Medium-bodied and smooth, the citric and floral hops come out nicely and there is a bready chewiness and sweet malt (and even touch of sweet fruit flavor) that are balanced and make it a large tasting beer. Finishes dry and crisp but with no alkie burn and this is a dangerous sipper.

Serving type: on-tap

05-21-2013 13:05:35 | More by clayrock81

duceswild

Maryland

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-21-2013 04:57:09 | More by duceswild

thampel09

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-20-2013 20:08:17 | More by thampel09

JArena13

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

05-20-2013 19:25:22 | More by JArena13

WolfsbaneBloom

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-20-2013 18:51:34 | More by WolfsbaneBloom

BtownIrish20

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

05-20-2013 02:19:20 | More by BtownIrish20

Dyelawn

Maine

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-19-2013 21:34:50 | More by Dyelawn

Tittles

Indiana

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-19-2013 13:44:58 | More by Tittles

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