Daddy Fat Sacks IPA - Roy Pitz Brewing Company

flyers1980

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

08-08-2012 15:12:21 | More by flyers1980

smakawhat

Maryland

4.01/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from the bottle into a Dogfish Head ale glass.

Very dark for an IPA, but a good reddish caramel brown color, with a three finger very creamy head that is evenly formed. Settles to a good finger sized even puck, with some minor floaties in the bottom.

Nice soft biscuit like malt, and a faint floral/herbal hop angle that is subtle. Hints of matching malt like cream and soft pine as well. Not hop forward but solid.

Palate fills with a good tea like sweetness and a nice leafy hop finish. Solid body that coats the mouth and palate fully. Tea like sweetness matches with a little bit of light pine bitter on the aftertaste that really lingers. Caramel like malts match with a nice balance to compliment as well.

Not your hop heads typical go nuts over IPA, but a very solid good one. Enjoyed this.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 17:45:33 | More by smakawhat

CobyMangum

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 1 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Much love for this beer, but damn what's up with the floating sediment?

Flavor-wise I love the English-leaning malt profile, works well with the American IPA liveliness and astringency. Nice to have a drinkable IPA that is bitter without being citrusy, just for a change of pace from most of the IPAs I get down with.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 02:11:08 | More by CobyMangum

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.4/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

There is a massive amount of sediment in this beer.

Overall, it's kind of a was of flavor. Thick malts with spiced tones on there and a bit of a burn from who knows what. Thicker feel. Eh. This beer is just, "there." Nothing overly interesting or noteworthy.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 03:57:56 | More by RblWthACoz

yourefragile

District of Columbia

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

03-16-2013 12:53:01 | More by yourefragile

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.89/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a cloudy caramel color with a 1 inch head. Smell is of tropical fruits, hops. Taste is well balanced hops and malts. Bitter, yet not overpoweringly so. Some tropical fruits are present. Very easy drinking. Feels full bodied in the mouth and overall is a fine quality beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2013 01:51:18 | More by tone77

Budinetz

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +14.3%

02-04-2013 18:38:38 | More by Budinetz

browniewithnuts

Pennsylvania

3.28/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

A: Ruby Red copperish tone with a 1 inch head. The white coating laces the glass.

S: Pine and citrus smells in the nose. Grapefruit up front with the piney notes coming in the back end of each whiff.

T: Grapefruit is very prevalent up front with a nice citrus bite but is fades quickly and there is no bite on the back end. The flavor fades quickly like fruit stripe gum. Not much of a malt backbone or anything really besides the grapefruit up front

M: Very intense smooth feel up front but the sensation fades quickly and there is nothing there after the initial tingle.

O: Not a bad IPA but nothing no write home about. The upfront flavor and look of the beer offers a lot of promise but certain aspects are lacking

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2013 02:10:23 | More by browniewithnuts

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.26/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

This beer poured out as a cloudy copper color with a white white on top. The retention and lacing aren't too bad on this beer. There is a ton of flakey sediment in this beer also. The smell of the beer has a pretty good hoppy aroma with some mild malt. The taste of the beer bitter with an earthy malt backbone with more earthy hop flavors throughout this beer. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a high amount of carbonation. Overall it's an average IPA at best. Not something I'd run out to buy again though.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2013 23:11:34 | More by Knapp85

SolipsismalCat

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a pint glass.

A: Cloudy orange-brown with lots of huge particles and a three-finger, off-white, creamy head that lasted a long time. Great lacing.

S: Citrus hops. Very mild though.

T: Light sweetness and moderate to high bitterness. Citrus hops.

M: Medium bodied with fizzy carbonation. Very smooth due to the obvious lack of filtering. I like smooth.

O: I think this beer would have benefited from a bit more hops and a bit more alcohol. Pretty good though.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2012 04:45:36 | More by SolipsismalCat

chicagoish

Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Daddy Fat Sacks IPA

Tastes more like a Double IPA than a true American IPA. Has more of a malty taste than I was expecting. Nice Hazy Orange, with some light citrus notes. Lacks the true Hoppy Pop I look for in an American IPA. Still an above average brew and a nice 7.5ABV for the price.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 21:48:14 | More by chicagoish

bradwalrus

4.25/5  rDev +21.4%

11-25-2012 03:04:48 | More by bradwalrus

THECPJ

Delaware

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

11-21-2012 04:28:51 | More by THECPJ

IPAchris

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

11-13-2012 00:31:27 | More by IPAchris

TheBigBoy

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -35.7%

11-12-2012 03:04:28 | More by TheBigBoy

marty717

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev 0%

11-11-2012 06:07:36 | More by marty717

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A - Looking at the bottle I am not sure how this is an "imperial" IPA. ABV isn't imperial by any standards and no note other than just a regular IPA. Regardless it has a deep copper amber with a 1/2 inch of sticky white head.

S - Smells like a west coast IPA, very bitter and acidic with very little cracker like malts to balance. Hope it tastes... balanced.

T - Acidic almost like a burning pine with very little balance to the actual malts. Liking my IPA's more balanced and fruit forward this is a major turn off. Piney, bitter, unforgiving, and hard to finish but I choked it down.

M - Medium yet as stated ABV is noted and hops are cloying,

Overall not worth buying again and totally not worth picking up for 4 bucks for a single.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2012 04:21:28 | More by DrDemento456

BeerForHokie

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

08-18-2012 03:21:35 | More by BeerForHokie

JohnK17

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

08-08-2012 20:19:01 | More by JohnK17

JeffTheJuice

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

07-30-2012 02:17:17 | More by JeffTheJuice

RonfromJersey

New Jersey

2.45/5  rDev -30%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

$2.50 single from Abe's.

Hazy amber body, topped by four fingers of flat, not bright or glossy, white foam. Drippy lacing.

Strong aroma of lemon, orange, and pine. Somewhat cleanserish.

A quick flash of sweet is quickly burIed beneath a mouthful of industrial cleanser. Very astringent, and not in a way I like. Some fruit does bubble up through the detergent. Unfortunately long lingering aftertaste.

Not a pleasant experience.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2012 04:01:57 | More by RonfromJersey

Sjorge3442

Pennsylvania

3.23/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Being an ipa person, this beer from Roy pitz really disappointed me. When I see an imperial ipa I look for a nice bitter and hoppy ale that leaves my palate coated.

A- looks nice. Nice orange hue and murky. A bit of floaters were constantly swirling around

S- smells great. Not to overpowering. It smells like a decent ipa and has very earthy and smooth aroma to it.

T- here's where this beer lacked. Evverything about the taste was sub par. They call it an imperial ipa but the flavor Is more of s west coast pale ale. Just very lacking for my tasted.

M - smooth and sorta creamy. The yeast is unpleasant. Little to no carbonation.

O - all in all, I wouldn't buy this again, nor would I recommend it to a friend. I'd consider trying it on draft, but I honestly don't think it would be any better.

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2012 15:06:21 | More by Sjorge3442

bacher468

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev 0%

07-14-2012 17:26:26 | More by bacher468

fatbatcat

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

07-07-2012 16:08:12 | More by fatbatcat

57md

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Striking amber-copper color with at least a finger of foamy head that leaves plenty of lacing. The nose is on the mild side, but some hop notes are evident. There is some malt in the flavor and this offering is certainly pleasantly hoppy. The ABV is a bit low for an Imperial. Personally, I would consider this a "tweener" -- bigger than an IPA, but a bit smaller than the elite imperials/doubles out there.

My first offering from Roy Pitz and I like it a whole lot!

Serving type: on-tap

07-03-2012 08:31:45 | More by 57md