Imperial Hyper Dog
Pipeworks Brewing Company

Imperial Hyper DogImperial Hyper Dog
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From:
Pipeworks Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #113
ABV:
10.5%
Score:
93
Ranked #3,410
Avg:
4.19 | pDev: 6.92%
Reviews:
36
Ratings:
239
Status:
Active
Rated:
Tuesday at 09:45 PM
Added:
Oct 15, 2013
Wants:
  51
Gots:
  37
The Hyper Dog has gone supernova, in the milkiest way! We've sent the classic Hyper Dog over the moon with more malt, chocolate, vanilla, and coffee in this imperialized spacecraft beer. Just liftoff the cap, and enjoy this universally delicious, far-out brew.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
RBSG 17 grand tasting, am I the first to tick this? Near black, oily pour, small cap of brown head. Roast malts, chocolate and coffee on the aroma. taste brings in a few notes of vanilla and pit fruit to the mix above. Roasty, fruity, and bitter, some lacto,,extremely smooth.
Tuesday at 09:45 PM
 
Rated: 3.6 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 18, 2022
 
Rated: 4.19 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Jun 15, 2021
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Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey

4.02/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Luscious dark brown pour with a nice mocha head. Nice taste blend as chocolate and coffee are dominant, with subtle vanilla tones. The only thing that kept me from rating the more highly was that the occasional sip was boozy in the middle of the glass. Strange, because the draft started and ended well. Brewing blending issue? When the beer wasn't boozy, it was very, very tasty.
Nov 03, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Oct 23, 2020
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Rated by eppie82 from Illinois

3.95/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Chocolate. Rich sweetness. Some coffee. Medium-light feel.
Aug 09, 2020
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Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana

4.11/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dark brown, moderately thick, with a half-finger of audibly fizzing head. The coffee counters the lactose from the base beer very well, covering the light yogurt-like tartness that I sometimes get in milk stouts. High quality coffee from Dark Matter also helps, with an earthiness that complements the cacao nibs. Really well done, and a big step up from the standard Jones Dog.
Jun 26, 2020
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Rated by Eyedoc27 from Illinois

4.18/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Lots of coffee
May 17, 2020
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Reviewed by 5toutman75 from Illinois

4.36/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
I love the coffee forwardness. It’s sweet but the coffee balances it out. Wish it were a bit thicker mouthfeel. The barrel aged version is my absolute favorite Pipeworks beer but this is still pretty great.
May 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4.22 by BAsbill from California

May 03, 2020
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Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts

4.17/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A- The tallboy goes into a goblet with a pitch black body and a dark brown cap that resembles foam atop a mocha. The head has a very foamy texture and shoots to three fingers high but falls fairly quickly to just a small ring at the edges. Lacing is rare and spotty.

S- A trifecta blasts the nostrils with a boozy mix of bitter roast barley, cocoa powder/dark chocolate and dark roast espresso beans/fresh brewed coffee notes; none of those stale beans here. In the end the coffee takes the lead with hints of milk chocolate, toasted nuts, vanilla bean desserts, chocolate malts and suggestion of medium-high sweetness.

T- Rich and well balanced flavor profile of the big roast grains as well as the adjunct vanilla, coffee and cocoa. Again the coffee takes first place in terms of raw overall flavor strength but the marriage between everything is great on the taste buds. Bitter dark roast/dark fruity espresso opens up for cocoa nibs, dark chocolate like 88% bars, hints of brownies, slight booze, vanilla beans and some toasty and nutty notes. Overall fairly sweet but enough booze and bitterness to make balance perceived.

MF- Heavy and luscious body and the lactose comes into play here providing a great smoothness and creaminess. Carbonation is at a medium level and it finishes off with roasty bitterness joined by slight booze warmth.

The coffee is straight up delicious. The cocoa, vanilla and lactose play necessary roles in both the flavor and the texture in the case of that milk sugar. For the ABV it is balanced out and just straight up drinkable. Keep it up Pipeworks.
May 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.09 by krl2112 from Illinois

Apr 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.08 by mando31 from Illinois

Mar 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.24 by SWChi from Illinois

Feb 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.68 by Devonking from Massachusetts

Dec 16, 2019
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois

4.12/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
16oz can, date stamp is smudged. Black bodied stout with a tall & foamy brown head. Aroma is sweet cacao nib, vanilla, lactose; coffee is less priminent than I hoped. Big sweet flavors meld well together: milk chocolate, vanilla, coffee, roasted barley, toffee, caramel, lactose, and mild earthy hops; again, coffee not as prominent as I'd like. Full, velvety smooth body, lower carbonation, sweet finish with a slight roasty finish. Even though I am complaining about the lack of coffee flavors, it is still a very good sweet stout and worth the try.
Oct 22, 2019
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Reviewed by Buck89 from Tennessee

4.13/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured into a hotel glass. An opaque dark chocolate color with a medium tan head. Lots of milk chocolate and vanilla on the nose. Faint coffee was there. Taste followed. A great milk stout flavor with rich vanilla and chocolate, but the coffee was a bit muted. I would like more there but otherwise a great beer.
Oct 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by cryptichead from Illinois

Oct 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.19 by MeIquiades from Illinois

Sep 14, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Released 9/6/19; drank 9/13/19 @ the Yarchives.

Black appearance.

A rough pour yielded a small tan head; minimal lace.

Cream, dark chocolate & light roast coffee bean notes in the nose.

Creamy, medium thick mouthfeel.

Milk chocolate & sweet cream flavors up front; medium roast coffee bean notes on the finish. No booze heat.

An excellent imperial sweet stout!
Sep 14, 2019
Imperial Hyper Dog from Pipeworks Brewing Company
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 239 ratings