Size 11 - Steel Toe Brewing

GoldHorde

Minnesota

4.53/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Beautiful amber color, pungent whiff of hops immediately to the nose perfectly predicting the flavor. Nice home invasion sting in the mouth and a hearthy aftertaste. Seems to be knocking on the door of Surly Furious. This is my FIRST introduction to a brew from Steel Toe Brewing - and I am immediately looking forward to MORE!

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2012 22:07:38 | More by GoldHorde

KWMiles

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-22-2013 15:46:57 | More by KWMiles

emerge077

Illinois

4.33/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

2013 release: Dried mango and papaya flavors, slick and resiny, very fresh and hoppy. When fresh its better than Devil Dancer, imho. Scores up across the board.

3-24-2012:
Bright and saturated copper orange color, nice clarity, copious light tan foam that froths up to the rim of the glass and slowly settles, leaving behind arcs of drippy lacing in the glass. Over time the skim fades to a ring around the edges.

Sweet and fruity aroma, somewhat suggestive of cantaloupe or melon. Some caramel malt sweetness there also as it warms up.

Fruity citrus rind and resiny pine bitterness, smooth cantaloupe notes with a dry bitter finish that lingers nicely. A warming spicy note from the 11% abv, though it's not too overt in the taste. It's got a nice smoothness with a medium body and low carbonation, sort of a sticky nectar thing happening. Overall a nice DIPA that i'd recommend to hopheads for sure.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 13:33:56 | More by emerge077

yokken

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-20-2013 21:36:10 | More by yokken

Mdog

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: Clear amber, good head.

Smell: Piney, citrus, sweetness.

Taste: Nicely sweet, then strong citrus and pineapple flavors.

Feel: Moderately heavy feel.

Overall: I finally got to try Size 11. Picked up a couple bottles at the brewery on the release day. It's a very tasty double IPA, listed as a triple IPA on the label. Not overly bitter or too sweet, just a big beer with a nice balance of sweetness and hop flavor. Good stuff.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 20:53:46 | More by Mdog

SortaAmbivalent

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +18.5%

05-18-2013 22:24:36 | More by SortaAmbivalent

HoistinBrews

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-18-2013 22:16:06 | More by HoistinBrews

Jslay013

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-18-2013 17:14:01 | More by Jslay013

josephwa

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-18-2013 15:01:36 | More by josephwa

GarretD

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-17-2013 02:57:59 | More by GarretD

andrew8626

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

03-18-2013 04:52:35 | More by andrew8626

Ejayz

Iowa

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

03-02-2013 01:42:56 | More by Ejayz

popery

California

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

02-27-2013 03:08:27 | More by popery

alexsergio

New York

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

02-24-2013 23:08:25 | More by alexsergio

stealth

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

02-19-2013 07:47:51 | More by stealth

ebenicr

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -5.2%

01-28-2013 04:15:36 | More by ebenicr

spycow

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

01-13-2013 21:59:16 | More by spycow

tuckerlikesbeer

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

11-29-2012 07:12:06 | More by tuckerlikesbeer

MPLSbrewer

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

10-01-2012 23:56:49 | More by MPLSbrewer

SaxmanRick

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

07-26-2012 02:01:55 | More by SaxmanRick

Devi0us

California

4/5  rDev -5.2%

06-28-2012 07:31:10 | More by Devi0us

Humulus85

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-16-2012 18:55:48 | More by Humulus85

jegross2

Illinois

3.55/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Reviewing the Size 11 Double IPA from Steel Toe Brewing.
Score: 85

Bottled 02/24/12, served in a Half Acre tulip and enjoyed on 04/09/12. Review is from notes.

Appearance: Pours a transparentish caramel color. This beer looks more like a dark red ale than an IPA. Two fingers of off-white frothy seafoam head at pour slowly settles, leaving behind ample lacing on the side of the glass. Below average lacing and retention once the beer settles, however. 3.5/5

Smell: Super malty and not very hoppy. Sweet caramel, lemon and brown sugar. A touch of tiramissue, some bitter barley/grain and an aroma I can only describe as "margarine." A little bit of alcohol. 3.5/5

Taste: Creamy vanilla and caramel. Bitter barley and biscuits. A modest amount of piney citrus and hops flavor too -- not a lot of it, but more than was in the aroma. 3.75/5

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel. The finish is dry, sweet and malty. 4/5

Overall: Nothing special, but nothing awful. I would not have guessed that this was an IPA on my own -- I probably would have guessed red ale. At least it was better than the 75 Minute IPA.

Recommendation: Fans of the 75 minute IPA will probably love this one, but it's more of a caramel/grain IPA than your traditional hoppy beer. I would not seek this one out again.

Pairings: Pretzels.

Cost: $11 for a 750 ml bottle.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2012 20:30:03 | More by jegross2

aliving1

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

05-20-2012 19:14:47 | More by aliving1

Mora2000

Texas

3.9/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Pawola22 for sending me this bottle.

The beer pours an orange-amber color with a white head. The aroma is full of pine and orange notes, with a little bit of resin and some biscuit malt. The flavor is similar, being dominated by pine and resin notes from the hops. There is also some biscuit and toffee, as well as a medium amount of bitterness. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2012 04:44:49 | More by Mora2000