Dorado Double IPA - Ballast Point Brewing Company

Kaiser81

California

4.08/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Had a half pint at the Old Grove location this past Thursday.

A - Clear golden color with about a finger width of head. Nice head retention as it soft and pillowy. Great lacing at first, but kind of loses its luster as the beer warms and opens.

S - Mild, piny hops with a sweet backbone. The sweetness continues to open up as the beer opens up, and it kind of becomes the dominant feature.

T - Malt up front turns to pine, then some small grapefruit notes, then an alcohol bite. This one was marked at 10.6% on the board, I think, and it tasted every bit of it.

M - Med carb, medium body, just like it should be.

D - Yeah, I could drink this, but I'd like a little less sweetness on it, and a little less alcohol bite.

Serving type: on-tap

09-21-2010 05:03:27 | More by Kaiser81

mpedara429

Massachusetts

4.6/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours out a clear burnished amber color. Two fingers of straw colored head with very good retention and sticky lacing.

S: Boozy tropical fruit. I'm catching a lot of orange mixed with mango. A hint of biscuit and pine.

T: Buttery biscuit and tropical fruit up front. The back end is more of a bitter pine, lemon, floral, and herbal mix. Overall, a nice balance of sweet and bitter. A bit of a boozy burn but I kind of like it in this case because it enhances the herbal hoppiness.

M: Medium and creamy body with a softer than usual carbonation.

O: Awesome complexity on this one. The nose hits you with one thing and the taste gets you with another. Very refreshing for a DIPA because of the exceptional balance.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 23:52:13 | More by mpedara429

TwelveOunces

Kentucky

4.06/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22 Oz bottle poured into a tulip
Enjoy by 08/09/13 (3 months early)

A- A semi hazy orange glowing beer with a one finger off white head.

S- Citrus, peach, mango, a little grapefruit and plum as well. Kinda sweet and floral smelling.

T- A nice bitterness at first. A very sharp citrusy hop profile takes over this beer. A lot of mango and peach. Some darker fruit flavors in the hop profile as well. A bit of peppery spicyness believe it or not and a sticky feel. The malt backbone to this beer is Semisweet. A very well balanced IPA.

M- A very nice feel to this brew. Bitter, thick and sticky. Cant tatse the alcohol at all but the beer is slightly warming.

O- A solid DIPA, I would hope for a little better considering this is the brewey that makes Sculpin. But a good DIPA regardless.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 23:08:54 | More by TwelveOunces

WolfsbaneBloom

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

05-20-2013 18:53:02 | More by WolfsbaneBloom

henryhampton

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

05-19-2013 11:09:37 | More by henryhampton

mychalg9

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-19-2013 04:05:01 | More by mychalg9

mkennedy119

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.5%

05-19-2013 03:41:39 | More by mkennedy119

mscudder

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-19-2013 02:06:10 | More by mscudder

buzzy

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-18-2013 22:11:20 | More by buzzy

Mersh

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -4.5%

05-18-2013 14:16:11 | More by Mersh

csparace

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

05-18-2013 01:15:45 | More by csparace

BUNZILLA

Indiana

4/5  rDev -4.5%

05-18-2013 01:03:17 | More by BUNZILLA

kew

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-18-2013 00:14:54 | More by kew

cdwil

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-17-2013 23:58:49 | More by cdwil

jplopez21

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

05-17-2013 18:30:55 | More by jplopez21

Jimmys

Pennsylvania

4.19/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4

bomber into snifter. enjoy by 08/09/13.

A: body is more of a light copper, a little different than most DIPA which are a bit paler. head is frothy, slightly off-white. retention is average. spotted retention.

S: floral. definitely a sweet orange peel, but also some bitter orange peel. a good bit of sticky grapefruit. malty caramel aroma comes in as the drink continues.

T: starts sweet and hoppy. similar to the nose there is a solid orange juice flavor to go along with the heavy orange peel nose. a soft vanilla flavor sneaks its way in there. maybe more malt derived. finish has boatloads of cereal. lingers into the finish more than any hop bitterness.

M: carb is spot on, natural and fizzy but not overbearing. medium/full body.

D: pretty solid DIPA here. drinkability is good as the bitterness has been kept in check and there is balance between grist and hops. nothing earth-shattering here, but certainly worth checking out for all you hop heads out there.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 03:49:37 | More by Jimmys

sofisdad

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-17-2013 00:57:32 | More by sofisdad

nrs207

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-17-2013 00:49:01 | More by nrs207

OMsweetOM

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-17-2013 00:43:29 | More by OMsweetOM

ThirdEyePA

Texas

4/5  rDev -4.5%

05-16-2013 19:43:09 | More by ThirdEyePA

xdefeatsy

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-16-2013 17:52:05 | More by xdefeatsy

jwk7324

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-16-2013 05:42:48 | More by jwk7324

tuka

New York

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

05-16-2013 05:36:46 | More by tuka

chanokokoro

Illinois

4.31/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a 22 oz. bottle into an unbranded short stemmed tulip/snifter

Pours golden amber with a one and half finger fluffy white head; great retention with fairly evident splotchy lacing. Balanced citrus aroma. Mandarin orange, lemon peel, and lime on the nose. Pineapple, mango, tangerine, lime, hints of sweet caramel malt. Finishes dry with lime and lime peel bitterness. Full bodied slick, smooth with moderate carbonation. A very balanced and enjoyable DIPA. There is plenty here to satisfy any hophead, yet the drinkability of this brew will be appreciated by a wider variety of beer drinkers.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 03:29:41 | More by chanokokoro

mooseo

Pennsylvania

4.19/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

22oz bomber into tulip.

A - Orange-amber with a small bubbly white head.

S - Lots of tropical fruit, fresh grapefruit, mango, caramel, and a hint of pine. Overall aroma strength is light, but pleasant.

T - Fresh juicy tropical fruit and piney hops dominate throughout. Delicious. A mild earthy hop bitterness hits immediately and slowly tapers off. A slightly sweet caramel malt backbone keeps things in check. Grainy, bready malts and citrus hops linger on the tongue. Alcohol is hard to detect here.

M - Smooth, creamy, slick. Medium-full bodied, crisp, mildly carbonated. Slight warming alcohol.

O - A double IPA done right. I'm amazed at how well the alcohol is masked, it drinks way too easy for a ten percent beer. A real treat for any hop head.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 01:29:30 | More by mooseo