Eight Point IPA - Devils Backbone Brewing Company

Mattyb79

Virginia

4/5  rDev +7%

01-02-2013 01:32:37 | More by Mattyb79

ILiveOffHops

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%

06-17-2013 01:22:52 | More by ILiveOffHops

JMUbrewz

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -13.1%

06-12-2013 16:06:32 | More by JMUbrewz

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

3.08/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle into a pint glass.

A: Pours a crystal-clear golden color. This produces lots of head, about three fingers high, and shaded barely off-white. It fades to about one finger in a short time, featuring a decently frothy texture. Nice sheets of lacing are left behind.

S: I note a lot of Simcoe hops, providing mango, melon, pine, and catty notes. Biscuity malt comes out the more it warms up. A good aroma, not an amazing one.

T: This opens with slight mango and melon notes. Touches of biscuity malt fills out the middle, before it finishes with a moderate hop bitterness, both piny and herbal. The back end in particular offers a strange grassy bitterness to it; this quality is probably why I don't like this more.

M: Good crispness, but a bit heavy in texture. This would be quite drinkable if the herbal finish didn't rub me the wrong way. Carbonation is non-intrusive.

O: While I'm thankful to see a relatively local IPA hit the market, it just can't compete with the heavy hitters in the style. There's too much weird bitterness for me to love this. Not horrible, but I wouldn't seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 22:45:16 | More by ThisWangsChung

CreightonSM

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -13.1%

06-10-2013 17:25:58 | More by CreightonSM

FLBeerGuy

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

06-07-2013 02:38:04 | More by FLBeerGuy

Budinetz

Pennsylvania

3.89/5  rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured aggressively into a thistle glass...

Appearance - Light amber in color and has decent head retention. THick white head that stays for a good 7 minutes. I did pour pretty aggressively...

Smell - Sticky sweet, resinous hop aromas enter the nostrils with this one. An earthy hop smell, with a citrus finish

Taste - Pretty well balanced I.P.A. if you ask me. It is only clocking in at 5.9% which leaves room for another immediately following. The hop flavor is not as overwhelming as some other I.P.A.'s I have had, but it definitely has great character.

Mouthfeel - Very Light body, with a sticky, lip smacking hop finish. It has a smoothness about it as you sip it and it almost seems like a pale ale, until you are finished swallowing and lick your lips....then all that hop flavor presents itself in full swing.

Overall - A really drinkable, flavorful I.P.A. unlike any other I have had in a long time. My mouth is still craving another and my taste buds are not destroyed. An interesting I.P.A. that keeps me yearning for another.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2013 06:29:03 | More by Budinetz

Camjmorton

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -13.1%

06-04-2013 22:18:09 | More by Camjmorton

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

06-03-2013 04:57:26 | More by orangesol

Daktah

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7%

06-02-2013 02:50:15 | More by Daktah

jkball01

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-31-2013 03:10:52 | More by jkball01

Nolen12

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +7%

05-31-2013 03:09:04 | More by Nolen12

zdeck37

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -13.1%

05-29-2013 22:10:48 | More by zdeck37

CSQ1111

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-29-2013 19:41:16 | More by CSQ1111

Greenster

District of Columbia

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-28-2013 01:29:41 | More by Greenster

BRLockwood

Virginia

4/5  rDev +7%

05-27-2013 19:12:10 | More by BRLockwood

george42

Illinois

4/5  rDev +7%

05-27-2013 16:23:37 | More by george42

DeutschesBier

Maryland

3/5  rDev -19.8%

05-25-2013 16:53:56 | More by DeutschesBier

Dcunicelli

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +7%

05-25-2013 16:43:24 | More by Dcunicelli

mulliwater

Virginia

2/5  rDev -46.5%

05-25-2013 03:42:28 | More by mulliwater

rvajohn

Virginia

4/5  rDev +7%

05-21-2013 01:08:22 | More by rvajohn

Jimbo4430

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-21-2013 00:50:04 | More by Jimbo4430

dsshuck

Maryland

4/5  rDev +7%

05-20-2013 02:36:28 | More by dsshuck

JayQue

Virginia

3.74/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

More like an English IPA than an American. Still well-crafted and worth a try. Pours a completely clear, dark gold color with a good sized white head. Head retention is good. Rings of lacing around the glass.

Aroma is fairly subdued but both bready malts and grassy hops are noticeable.

Taste is good. Straightforward bready malts and grassy hops, nicely balanced and flavorful. If you are only looking for a hop bomb, this isn't it, but it is tasty and refreshing all the same.

Mouthfeel is crisp with a good amount of bitterness. Very refreshing and light enough to quaff more than one. or two.

Overall a pretty solid offering as a balanced IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 18:35:19 | More by JayQue

jakeox

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-19-2013 01:50:29 | More by jakeox