Hop Head Double India Pale Ale - Tree Brewing

BrewSomerville

Ontario (Canada)

3.38/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Aroma: Pine needles, grass, spicy hops, orange peels, tangerine and grapefruit are there but they are being pushed into the background by the other aromas.

Looks: Good sized, cream coloured head. Average head retention, leaving a small amount of lace behind. The Beer is a red-ish amber in colour with a slight haze.

Taste: Pine up front with spicy hop flavours to match. Not as much fruit made it into the flavour as it did in the aroma. Good amount of bitterness kept in check by the sweetness from the malt.

Mouthfeel: On the heavier side of medium bodied, could have been bigger for a Double IPA. Average carbonation level. The residual sugars from the malt left my lips a little sticky.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2009 17:57:53 | More by BrewSomerville

jmkoscie

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -22.7%

04-16-2013 01:00:58 | More by jmkoscie

CookstLiquor

British Columbia (Canada)

3.86/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured from a 650ml bottle. Pours and orange colour. The nose has big caramel malt notes along with canned pineapple and and grapefruit from the hops. Taste has more of the same: canned pineapple, peach, caramel and an earthy, hugely bitter finish. Tasty.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 03:52:30 | More by CookstLiquor

KeKeKumba

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

04-04-2013 04:14:48 | More by KeKeKumba

timeo

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%

03-28-2013 01:45:30 | More by timeo

BigGruntyThirst

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

03-22-2013 02:25:30 | More by BigGruntyThirst

timiskin

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

03-14-2013 04:05:32 | More by timiskin

rodrigueZflyingf0x

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

03-10-2013 00:25:27 | More by rodrigueZflyingf0x

decimator

Ontario (Canada)

3.93/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

650ml bottle poured a pint glass. ABV 8.5%.

A - Poured a slightly hazy rusty orange with a 2cm white head. Head reduce to a thin cap. Minimal lacing is produced.

S - Grapefruit, pine, orange peel, sweet bread, some caramel.

T - Light caramel malts and then plenty of hops (grapefruit, citrus, pine, tobacco) in the middle and through to the finish. Aftertaste was milder than expected.

M - Average carbonation, medium-heavy body, mouth coating resin, slick, some heat in the finish.

O - Decent DIPA.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2013 03:00:35 | More by decimator

t0rin0

California

3.25/5  rDev -16.2%

03-04-2013 00:55:54 | More by t0rin0

WeissBoy

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%

02-24-2013 03:30:05 | More by WeissBoy

Picaroon

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

02-16-2013 18:43:51 | More by Picaroon

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%

02-14-2013 13:46:05 | More by DaPan

artemh

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

12-28-2012 10:50:16 | More by artemh

KalanM

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

11-29-2012 05:25:48 | More by KalanM

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -22.7%

11-06-2012 20:38:15 | More by cfalovo97

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

09-21-2012 21:35:20 | More by Molson2000

womencantsail

California

3.58/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Amber in color, a bit on the dark side for how I prefer my IPAs (or double IPAs). The aroma opens with nice pine hop notes and a mild citrus character. The sweet malt comes through quite a bit. Maybe a touch of herbal hops on the back end. The flavor is just okay. Moderate sweetness with some pine and citrus peel notes providing the bulk of the hop flavor.

Serving type: bottle

07-30-2012 20:49:58 | More by womencantsail

Coastal_Brew

British Columbia (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

07-15-2012 23:59:44 | More by Coastal_Brew

NightINgale

Quebec (Canada)

4.33/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

650 ml bottle poured into a large snifter...

A - Pours a very beautiful hazy orange body, with a nice dense beige head. Looks a lot like the real American IPA's. Good head retention and okay lacing.

S - Grapefruit, oranges, a bit of bread and caramel. A slight hint of alcohol on the nose.

T - This beers starts out with a very impressive and intense hop bite, with juicy grapefruit and orange notes and a moderate sweetness. Hints of caramel, butterscotch and peach. The after-taste is fairly bitter and a little bready. After the beer warms up you get more fruity notes and a hint of passion fruit. I also liked the fact that it's not very malty, so the hops get to shine.

M - Medium-bodied. The carbonation is high at first, then average. Lots of hop oils, which are quite intense on the palate. Overall, this goes down very smoothly, and the faint alcohol note does not get in the way.

O - Wow, this was very impressive. Despite this bottle being a few months old, it still is very hoppy and intense. This is highly recommended to anyone who likes West Cost-style IPA's and enjoys the juicy, fruity side of India Pale ales. Will seek out this again!

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2012 02:06:47 | More by NightINgale

mspang

4/5  rDev +3.1%

06-18-2012 03:14:04 | More by mspang

kelvarnsen

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

06-11-2012 13:45:28 | More by kelvarnsen

barleywinefiend

Washington

2.35/5  rDev -39.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

A: Poured a hazy burnt orange color with moderate cabonation leaving a small white cap, some lacing

S: Mainly grapefruit, a bit of pine and loads of bitterness coupled with a booze sting

T: A big grapefruit, bitterness upfront with some pine needles. It was abrasive. A muddy, sticky, heavy big body, moderate boozy concoction of bittering hops and from what I tasted a homebrew extract.

M: Big body, heavy, bitter, boozey and off balance

O: This beer needs to go back to the drawing board and shame on Alibi for charging $7.50 a pint. I did not finish this beer.

Serving type: on-tap

06-10-2012 14:27:22 | More by barleywinefiend

JohneHoodlum

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

05-26-2012 01:24:16 | More by JohneHoodlum

ZorPrime

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle received from Liam. Thanks! Cheers!

The beer is copper in color, very clear with a nice dense head on top of it. Tenacious head that sticks well to the glass. The aroma is intense... and dominated by citrus with grapefruit. Some caramel malts in there too but in the background. The foreground is hops, hops and hops. Taste is very powerful and strong. Aggressive beer too. Hoppy. Tropical fruits is the main character of this beer. Some caramel malts too in the mouth. Effervescent in the mouth. Refreshing. Warmth.

This is a very good IPA. Very westcoasty.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2012 02:09:35 | More by ZorPrime