Ass Kisser Double IPA - Ass Kisser Ales

RoyalT

Ohio

3.85/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance – This is a deep, hazy orangish-brown with a pretty good off-white head.

Smell – There’s a huge mix of tangerine and grapefruit hops at the nose laced with ultra-sugary caramel malt.

Taste – The rindy citrus takes over at the taste. I can get supplemental pine as well. The malts try to keep up but struggle. They are less sweet than I thought from the nose but still quite caramelly.

Mouthfeel – This is big, almost full-bodied, with a harsh dry finish and light carbonation.

Drinkability – The sum did not live up to its parts here. The hops were sophisticated and heavy and the caramel was very clean, but together the balance was off. The hops came across as heavy-handed, which often is good but in this case didn’t work.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2011 01:19:48 | More by RoyalT

Axnjxn

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle into a DFH tulip shaped pint glass. no bottling date that i can find.

Pours a dark golden color with a 2 inch lasting lacey white head. huge westcoast hop aroma on the nose, typical for a cali IPA and something ive come to love. taste isnt quite as in your face with the hops, and not as big as i was hoping for, but they are still the prominent characteristic. slight citrus and a good amount of bitterness on this one. the flavor is lacking though, it doesnt compare to a lot of other IPAs nowadays. the feel is lacking as well, its almost light bodied; i get a watery feel that isn't fitting for a beer like this. However, it makes this beer go down extremely quick.

overall started off strong and faded down the stretch. nothing wrong with this one, but i was expecting some more flavor and a more defined body. there are much better IPA choices out there nowadays.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 14:25:53 | More by Axnjxn

Brenden

Ohio

2.96/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

I was confused before I found out that these are the same guys that brew Ass Kisser wines. Apparently they couldn't find a beer reviewing website who gave it a high score, so they got a 90 from Wine Enthusiast. Okay.

The color is a solid, deep amber, nearly orange, and this beer develops a pretty heavy, chunky eggshell white head that sits well on top of the brew it crowns. It leaves leggy lacing with some patching to boot.
There's a weird dusty earthiness in the nose combined with an overly strong note of husk and some alcohol. It's absolutely too malt-forward for a good DIPA, though some herbal and floral bitterness comes out, and some of the earthiness can be attributed to hops as well. Citrus gives off both sweet and tangy notes.
There's a stronger hops presence in the flavor, but it goes a little too pithy and has a harsh edge to it. Malts do add support and balance, but the biscuit and caramel isn't enough to offset the chalky notes, and the assault of resin would be good if it was well-acclimated to a West Coast type of IPA, but it doesn't fit in this mess. It's nice that tropical fruits make an effort, but they turn sour in the aspirin-like finish. This is what happens when a brewer thinks it's so easy to make a DIPA and has no idea what balance is.
As I brace for hard dryness, i'm a little relieved, at least, that it doesn't go too far in the feel. It's still not great, but there's a little smoothness to even things out and it's reasonably crisp.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 21:37:39 | More by Brenden

msturek

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-09-2013 21:37:48 | More by msturek

Flyboyman

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-07-2013 21:24:02 | More by Flyboyman

TrappistJohnMD

Mississippi

3.14/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Pours golden color thick chunky white head that lingers well in DFH IPA glass. Looks really nice.

Smell is malty with little hoppy presence.

Taste is sweet malt, bread and hints of fruit. Strange astringent hoppiness. Bitterness late. Just not as much hop character as a DIPA should have.

Mouthfeel is light-medium bodied. Lots of carbonation.

Overall this was just fair. Wouldn't seek this out.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2013 19:01:34 | More by TrappistJohnMD

maxwelldeux

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-03-2013 01:55:53 | More by maxwelldeux

BRLockwood

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

05-27-2013 11:51:09 | More by BRLockwood

Riggsy

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -9.1%

05-26-2013 13:23:45 | More by Riggsy

DyingBreed

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev -16.7%

05-23-2013 18:45:18 | More by DyingBreed

Erice78

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-22-2013 01:40:36 | More by Erice78

bcuz7

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

05-19-2013 22:03:41 | More by bcuz7

Trish

Florida

4/5  rDev +21.2%

05-17-2013 18:04:35 | More by Trish

MaxOhle

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -16.7%

05-14-2013 18:51:31 | More by MaxOhle

HarmonMW

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -24.2%

05-12-2013 00:09:44 | More by HarmonMW

HiPpYcHoP

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-09-2013 15:04:03 | More by HiPpYcHoP

klmcmachen

Texas

4/5  rDev +21.2%

05-06-2013 15:10:56 | More by klmcmachen

jspaner

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +13.6%

05-04-2013 01:22:03 | More by jspaner

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

04-30-2013 19:42:28 | More by blknikon

spycow

Illinois

3/5  rDev -9.1%

04-26-2013 23:38:20 | More by spycow

bmurray10

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

04-22-2013 18:09:43 | More by bmurray10

Rick778

California

3/5  rDev -9.1%

04-22-2013 03:18:47 | More by Rick778

TheBeard89

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +13.6%

04-20-2013 04:11:53 | More by TheBeard89

mmurphy525

Nova Scotia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +13.6%

04-18-2013 23:58:52 | More by mmurphy525

Segelstrom

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +13.6%

04-14-2013 00:12:33 | More by Segelstrom