Double Down Imperial Amber Ale
Atwater Brewery

Double Down Imperial Amber AleDouble Down Imperial Amber Ale
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From:
Atwater Brewery
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Imperial Red Ale
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.2 | pDev: 17.81%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
39
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 08, 2014
Added:
Jan 22, 2010
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
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Rated: 3 by goast8127 from Michigan

Oct 08, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by 98green from Michigan

Aug 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by jeffwright from Michigan

Feb 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by beerhunter13 from Canada (ON)

Sep 02, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Mar 09, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by freewill35 from Indiana

Feb 25, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Danielr26 from Michigan

Feb 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by BlissJunkie from Michigan

Jan 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by TaylorK from Virginia

Jan 14, 2013
 
Rated: 2.25 by kbrown from Ohio

Nov 15, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by teyuders from Ohio

Oct 30, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by hockeyfighter19 from Pennsylvania

Jul 04, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by jaidenjb from Ohio

Jun 01, 2012
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Reviewed by Hojaminbag from Colorado

1.89/5  rDev -40.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1
Double Down Imperial Amber Ale has a ruby colored body that mixes hues of both red and brown together and a large, off-white head that clings to the side of the glass well enough to leave some solid lacing.

The aroma has a bit of hops, sweet malts, and a nasty sour aroma to it.

My friends from Michigan keep making sure a few stragglers from Atwater end up in my fridge, so I always end up popping one open from time to time. Most of them, including this one, have been very bad. I have held off reviewing them for various reasons, but this one I decided to go for. A bite of bitterness and some grapefruit comes through, as well as some stale-tasting, sweet malt. After that is sheer chaos. Butter, sourness, dirty pennies, just a complete mess. Horrid.

The mouthfeel seems good enough, but something that tastes this bad is really hard to accurately describe.

Many of the Atwater beers that I have tried have been really bad, and I regret not reviewing them. One thing I can say for Double Down Imperial Amber is that it fits in.
Feb 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by TCgoalie from Michigan

Dec 29, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by IlPostino from Michigan

Dec 07, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by ROGUE16 from Delaware

Dec 07, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by Bilco from Pennsylvania

Nov 28, 2011
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Reviewed by Poorpatz from Massachusetts

4.24/5  rDev +32.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got this bottle as an extra in a trade not sure who sent it to me. It is at least six months old at this point been sitting in my cellar. Poured into my Sam Adams Perfect Pint Glass(probably not the right glass but damn I love this glass). It starts off with a strong dirty white foamy head which sticks around and form some nice lacing on the glass. My first smell is all Malty sweetness picking up carmel and maybe some raison, I am loving the smell. The first sip is the tangy sweetness of the malt then comes some of that carmel. The bottle I drank doesn't seem to be overly carbonated which is a good thing for me it drinks very smooth. I am really liking this beer. I never had this style before but it is a nice change.
Sep 26, 2011
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Reviewed by chicagoabbot from Illinois

3.18/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On-tap at Clark St. Alehouse. Had never heard of this beer. They have many fine beers there, but this was not one of their top beers. Not too great. I guess I should have asked about the style, but just wanted to try something I had never had before. Big brown body, decent head. Pretty malty but not a ton of depth. Decent hop balance. Appearance and smell are its strong suits. Not bad, but not great. Probably won't drink it again if I'm there, too many other awesome brews on draft there, and I've never seen it anywhere else.
Jun 16, 2011
Double Down Imperial Amber Ale from Atwater Brewery
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 39 ratings