Hop Baron Double Down IPA - Rivertown Brewing Co.

Deanstreat

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +36.1%

11-20-2012 01:48:38 | More by Deanstreat

craftbrew502

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +14.6%

05-20-2013 00:41:21 | More by craftbrew502

zonker17

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

05-19-2013 07:34:16 | More by zonker17

jenray

Texas

3/5  rDev -14%

05-03-2013 14:40:46 | More by jenray

drummermattie02

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -28.4%

04-16-2013 23:51:48 | More by drummermattie02

Lukass

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +21.8%

04-14-2013 22:25:35 | More by Lukass

alexknuckles

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

03-16-2013 20:22:16 | More by alexknuckles

JagerBombAFJ

Ohio

2/5  rDev -42.7%

02-27-2013 20:16:40 | More by JagerBombAFJ

zimm421

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

02-24-2013 23:48:27 | More by zimm421

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -6.9%

01-26-2013 16:45:33 | More by RedneckBeerz

vanillacokaine

Indiana

5/5  rDev +43.3%

12-11-2012 05:37:43 | More by vanillacokaine

4Socialanxiety

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +14.6%

10-02-2012 00:06:46 | More by 4Socialanxiety

jsurfs82

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -28.4%

08-25-2012 04:51:27 | More by jsurfs82

JJStorm

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -6.9%

08-25-2012 02:51:51 | More by JJStorm

3Hops

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -14%

08-02-2012 20:39:10 | More by 3Hops

rangerred

Tennessee

2.3/5  rDev -34.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

12oz bottle into a pint glass.

Pours a slightly hazy dark orange with a one finger white head. Good head retention and lacing.

Aroma has quite a bit of caramel and a decent amount of grapefruit and pineapple from the hops. Not much else but it is decent.

The flavor is where everything goes wrong. First of all there is way too much carbonation for a IIPA. This thing is carbonated like a hefe. Also all the flavors are extremely muddled. There is a lot of caramel and an unpleasant butterscotch/bourbon flavor. Tons of bitterness but very little in the way of hop flavor.

Overall, I really can't recommend this beer. Some bad off flavors and a severe lack of hop flavor for a IIPA. Another fairly bad brew from Rivertown.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2012 01:13:04 | More by rangerred

KnightRider

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

05-11-2012 22:17:41 | More by KnightRider

mondegreen

Georgia

2.1/5  rDev -39.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5

12oz bottle into a Founders Tulip.

Pours a hazy golden orange with a huge three finger white head. The head falls fast, leaving moderate lacing. Pretty standard.

Nose is subdued at best. Maybe a touch of sweet citrus, but I'm reaching to find anything at all.

Taste is very very bland. There just isn't much of anything here. Not bitter, not hoppy, just extremely bland. Almost like lemon-lime soda, but without as much flavor. Without a doubt the most boring DIPA I've ever had.

Mouth is spritzy. Very thin and over carbonated. As boring as the nose and taste are, the mouthfeel is the weakest part of this brew.

Picked this up without knowing anything about it at the recommendation of an employee at Belmont Party Supply in Dayton, OH. Recommendations like this are why I typically don't ask for input from store employees. Avoid this beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2012 21:50:36 | More by mondegreen

ryancorn

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +21.8%

04-07-2012 13:00:40 | More by ryancorn

ColdPoncho

Ohio

3.7/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

No indication of date.

A - a very pretty deep copper body with a nice white head atop and good bubbles coming up. Well done, on this part.

S - Pungent, skunkish bitterness, some vanilla, lemon, and sweet, earthy something or other...weird nose.

T - Sweet grapefruit kinda thing goin on here.. Bitter for sure on the finish, but up fron theres an odd sweetness to it. Not quite a typical DIPA, but it's not too bad.

M - thick and a bit drying. Pretty smooth.

O - not a bad beer. Some nice things to it, and it seems pretty unique. Rivertown's labels have also gotten significantly cooler. Probably won't have this again, but it's certainly one of the better Rivertown offerings.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2012 22:00:12 | More by ColdPoncho

dirtylou

Washington

3.08/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12oz bottle, secret santa

appearance: served in a tyranena nonic, cloudy orange body, light beige froth with minimal retention

smell: doughy malts, caramel, touch of pine

taste: a doughy caramel body, some light pine, citrus rind, peppery, moderate boozyness, somewhat herbal. A bit unrefined with a subdued hop profile.

mouthfeel: medium-full body, light bitterness

overall: probably a pass on this one

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2012 22:40:13 | More by dirtylou

HopHeadInOhio

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

01-21-2012 23:39:52 | More by HopHeadInOhio

uziangis

Ohio

3/5  rDev -14%

01-13-2012 02:27:13 | More by uziangis

headyhopzhead

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

01-07-2012 02:57:36 | More by headyhopzhead

rxthree

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +14.6%

12-29-2011 02:13:31 | More by rxthree