Hop Sutra - Peace Tree Brewing Co.

beagle75

Iowa

2.42/5  rDev -39%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Hopside-down pilsner glass.

A: Slightly hazy, light amber color with a retreating residue of off-white bubbles. Scant lacing remains on the glass.

S: Underpowered pine seems left to fend for itself. Malt is not detectable, likewise alcohol, although a thread of artificial laundry detergent perfume tries to hide unsuccessfully.

T: Begins off-dry, with coniferous herbaceous hop aromatics that show a medicinal side early. Acidity is sharp and potent into the middle where hop flavors turn more spicy. The finish is astringent and moderately bitter, sweetening late but lacking needed complexity. Alcohol is fairly well-hidden, slightly syrupy perhaps.

M: Thin to medium viscosity, resinous and acidic on the palate, with brisk carbonation.

D/O: Mediocre and too dependent on Columbus-derived hop qualities, this DIPA is definitely not a head-turner. Fermentation flavors are surprisingly lacking, considering the much-advertised Belgian yeast strain used to brew it, while malt and hops are entirely one-dimensional. The best compliment it affords is that it does not offend.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2012 14:07:52 | More by beagle75

davesway10

Iowa

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-19-2013 11:41:23 | More by davesway10

darvinlikemarvin

Iowa

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-17-2013 19:49:35 | More by darvinlikemarvin

EROCK75

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-13-2013 15:51:22 | More by EROCK75

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -24.4%

05-09-2013 01:59:27 | More by tommyguz

Ristaccia

Nebraska

4/5  rDev +0.8%

04-14-2013 04:33:33 | More by Ristaccia

RadfordBrewing

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

03-18-2013 12:48:40 | More by RadfordBrewing

darkstar1501

Iowa

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

02-24-2013 05:25:30 | More by darkstar1501

markmcconv

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

02-13-2013 19:30:12 | More by markmcconv

OregonGrown7

Nebraska

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

02-11-2013 20:35:27 | More by OregonGrown7

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

02-02-2013 01:53:01 | More by calcnerd

polishkaz

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +0.8%

01-24-2013 03:42:50 | More by polishkaz

zoolou

Iowa

4/5  rDev +0.8%

01-09-2013 23:50:28 | More by zoolou

wesley14

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +0.8%

01-03-2013 02:52:36 | More by wesley14

BrianCramer

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

12-30-2012 23:08:03 | More by BrianCramer

Whiskeydeez

Kansas

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

12-27-2012 18:56:02 | More by Whiskeydeez

GringoKid

4/5  rDev +0.8%

11-18-2012 16:25:18 | More by GringoKid

Mdog

Minnesota

3.88/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Orange-brown, cloudy, chunks of yeast, good head.

Smell: Citrus, mild fruity yeast, pepper.

Taste: Sweet, orange citrus. Some fruitiness, a little bit of black pepper, moves to a solidly bitter finish.

Overall: I finally found some bottles of this one in Iowa so I picked up a 4 pack. A good Belgian IPA that the brewery calls a double IPA on the label. The Belgian elements mingle well with the hops so each takes equal footing. Sometimes Belgo yeasts give me some weird flavors but this one seems to work well.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2012 23:33:00 | More by Mdog

emerge077

Illinois

3.9/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Dark saturated orange, soft haze, lasting collar of lace and skim across the surface.

Hugely resinous aroma of dried mango, citrus peel, dank green hops, and a slight cattiness.

Slick and viscous feel, loaded with oily hop resin, traces of alcohol combine and render the taste nearly medicinal. Bitter citrus peel and green botanical flavors are big, also sweet tangerine and lasting piney resin in the aftertaste, light honeyed malt traces linger too after the bitterness subsides. Full bodied and very bitter, the 9% is apparent, and blends a little better as it warms. Overall a big brash DIPA from Iowa, only a small handful of those in existence.

Thanks for this one Eric!

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2012 20:23:42 | More by emerge077

richkrull

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

09-20-2012 18:15:27 | More by richkrull

spargebug

Iowa

4/5  rDev +0.8%

09-05-2012 00:29:21 | More by spargebug

jaminjohnson

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +19.6%

09-02-2012 18:06:24 | More by jaminjohnson

Jman_01

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

08-24-2012 17:54:22 | More by Jman_01

NStLincoln

Nebraska

4.43/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A big old double IPA from our friends Peacetree Brewing to the east in Knoxville, Iowa. Comes in a four pack.

Pours a really hazy copper color. There's no way you're seeing through this beer. Nice mottled head.

Some overripe mango and bran muffin on the nose.

That tastes good. Long and hoppy on the finish but pleasantly malty in the mid. Easy drinking for a double IPA. Hops are earthy and not overwhelming. One of the top few double IPAs I've tried.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2012 02:23:32 | More by NStLincoln

ironstein

Iowa

5/5  rDev +25.9%

08-16-2012 20:23:12 | More by ironstein