Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPA - Dark Horse Brewing Company

Florida9

Illinois

4.2/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a hazy gold-straw color. Unattractive bits of sediment swimming throughout.

Huge foamy head.

Lightly scented, but pleasant. A nice bit of hoppiness.

Flavor is a very good balance of a delicate, lightly sweet malt on the front end and a bit of spicy and flowery hops on the finish.

A very nice beer. Could easily polish off a sixer of these in a night. While it is a somewhat "light" beer, it is flavorful and leaves a clean mouthfeel.

Will definitely be purchasing this one again.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2009 02:00:32 | More by Florida9

Lipsntoes

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

05-22-2013 02:37:45 | More by Lipsntoes

kaelingirl

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-21-2013 22:24:59 | More by kaelingirl

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-21-2013 13:24:49 | More by mendvicdog

IPAFan521

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-20-2013 23:14:11 | More by IPAFan521

TheConnMan

Michigan

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-20-2013 14:39:29 | More by TheConnMan

thaghost

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

05-19-2013 18:55:05 | More by thaghost

Budinetz

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +19%

05-19-2013 06:37:26 | More by Budinetz

drewone

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

05-19-2013 06:20:47 | More by drewone

Dank26

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

05-19-2013 05:56:34 | More by Dank26

NJB145

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-19-2013 01:11:27 | More by NJB145

nitter

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-19-2013 00:21:52 | More by nitter

Sixbolt

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-18-2013 19:15:18 | More by Sixbolt

cwd

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -6%

05-18-2013 17:19:27 | More by cwd

cosmonick

Indiana

3/5  rDev -24.8%

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

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-18-2013 06:33:42 | More by DrunkinYogi

rkf1976

Michigan

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-18-2013 02:16:22 | More by rkf1976

Ribsandwhiskey

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

05-17-2013 19:33:41 | More by Ribsandwhiskey

TreyIsWilson

Michigan

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-17-2013 04:26:06 | More by TreyIsWilson

TypsiYpsi

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -6%

05-17-2013 03:25:58 | More by TypsiYpsi

GinsuDave

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-17-2013 00:51:40 | More by GinsuDave

Nachos4two

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-16-2013 23:19:59 | More by Nachos4two

RobertColianni

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-16-2013 18:10:46 | More by RobertColianni

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.99/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

The only good crooked tree is a bonsai... Anyway, this stuff pours a mostly clear sunset bronze topped by a finger of wan cream foam. The nose comprises lightly-tart grapefruit zest, toffee, pine resin, light earthy greens, and a mild pinch of mint. The taste brings in more of the same, though the pine is now the star of the show (though nowhere near the only one) and the grapefruit now favors the peel. he body is a light-leaning medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a dry finish. Overall, a very nice, decently-balanced IPA, one of the better regularly-offered IPAs out there if you ask me.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 04:11:15 | More by TMoney2591

mfnmbvp

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle, no bottled on date present, just a code stamped on the side. Acquired as part of the Crooked Tree IPA variety pack deal. I have had this beer before, sometime last year, and I believe this is the second beer from Dark Horse Brewing Co. that I am reviewing on BeerAdvocate.

Poured into a Firestone Walker pint glass.

A - Pours a nice two and a half fingers of tall creamy fluffy off-white head. Body is a beautiful dark orange color with some brownish hues to it towards the center. Streams of bubbles rushing to the top, & tons of sediment twirling to the bottom. Excellent head retention. Scattered lacing, but not much.

S - Smell is of citric grapefruit / lemon rind hop character with some bready biscuit malts making themselves known as well. Slightly underwhelming aroma, but still hits it's mark.

T - Taste is of juicy blood orange, tangerine, tart bitter grapefruit, & a lovely fruity sweetness. Biscuit malt is present in the mix also, but this beer is ridiculously well balanced.

M - Feel is sweet, smooth, and clean in the finish. Surprisingly little bitterness lingering.

Overall, a well-crafted and delicious IPA, glad to have been able to land this fresh since there seems to be an over abundance of stale Crooked Tree hanging around a lot of the shops I frequent. An excellent IPA, one I would happily revisit, and I am definitely looking forward to trying it's variations.

Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPA ---4/5.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 03:33:04 | More by mfnmbvp