Dagger Falls IPA - Sockeye Grill & Brewery

Dope

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: A slightly hazy deep red pour. Decent sized light and fluffy off-white head. Fades slowly, leaving a moderate amount of lacing behind.

S: Mild citrus and mellow tropical fruit backed up with some caramel. Sweet and smooth.

T: Grapefruit, pine and some tropical fruit. Mainly pine I would say. Hop flavors aren't mind-numbingly strong but there isn't much malt to back it up either - a touch bready perhaps. Pine, resin and herbal hops on the back end. Even get a little garlic and onion lingering in the aftertaste.

M: Medium bodied, smooth and drying in the finish.

O: Tasty and relatively unbalanced IPA. Luckily the hops aren't TOO over the top. Nice variety of hop flavors in here but mainly the pine tends to stand out. Enjoyable.

Serving type: can

01-01-2013 05:55:02 | More by Dope

TheFugititve

Illinois

4.33/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Dagger Falls IPA is a total hop bomb with huge citrus notes

Poured into a goblet style glass

A: The appearance is a dirty cloudy orange, similar to a DIPA

S: Lots of pine

T: Tons of pine, hops and citrus. I was addicted after my first sip

M: Medium body with minimal carbonation

O: I was very pleased with this IPA. Now, how do I to get more?

Serving type: can

05-12-2013 05:55:43 | More by TheFugititve

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-03-2013 06:44:37 | More by spycow

paulmcc25

California

4.56/5  rDev +14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at the Sockeye Brewery while on vacation visiting buddies.

Deep golden hue.

Smell is of huge pine. Very nice.

Mouthfeel is nicely balanced. Not too thin, but not like syrup.

Bitter! Wowsers. Bitter on both sides of the tounge. Good Lord. Very hoppy, citrusy, and I detected a hint of grapefruit???

If you are a hop-forward loving fan, this is your brew. If you love malt, this is not your brew. If you like a well balanced brew...again, go home. This is for hop heads only. I did detect malt, but not enough to balance this brew.

Very nice stuff coming out of Idaho the past five-ten years. Dagger Falls IPA should put Idaho on the craft brew radar.

Serving type: on-tap

04-19-2013 18:34:00 | More by paulmcc25

Halos25

California

4.51/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Deep golden in color with a two finger head.

You know immediately you are drinking a major league IPA once you pop the top. The smell is of strong pine and citrus. Reminiscent of Sierra Nevada's Hoptimum. Wonderful.

This is one of the more bitter beers i've had. But, that's what IPA's are all about. Dagger Falls is bitter with not much of a malt profile to counter balance. The taste is in-your-face hops. The bitterness stays around after the swallow. Wow.

Being from California and within an easy driving distance to the Sierra Nevada and Russian River breweries I can say that I have had some of the finest IPA's on the west coast, if not the whole country. Dagger Falls is now included. While driving through Idaho I discovered DF IPA from Sockeye in a store. I'm so glad I did. I don't know why beers like Pliny get all the attention when there are IPA's like Dagger Falls. Amazing. Folks in Idaho have themselves one of the better IPA's out there.

Great job, Sockeye.

Serving type: can

04-18-2013 00:27:03 | More by Halos25

Juno_Malone

Idaho

4/5  rDev +0.8%

04-15-2013 04:48:33 | More by Juno_Malone

Redrover

Illinois

3.79/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

I had this one in a can served in an old school pilsner at Bar Gernika in Boise.

The beer is gold with garnet tones. It has a thick and sticky beige head.

I like the aroma of pine, citrus and malts.

The taste is earthy with some pine resin midlevel bitterness. The beer is balanced with a clear malt backbone that adds a toasty counterpoint.

The mouth is workman like and a touch coating.

It is kind of an old school throwback IPA that went down easy.

Serving type: can

04-08-2013 18:50:30 | More by Redrover

rainydays2020

New York

3.25/5  rDev -18.1%

04-02-2013 03:30:42 | More by rainydays2020

avalonct

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

02-08-2013 01:34:33 | More by avalonct

fivetime

Idaho

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

01-21-2013 19:55:20 | More by fivetime

Fatehunter

Oregon

3.6/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Into a pint glass. Half finger of head on a cloudy, dark straw colored body.
Smell is citrus and pine.
Taste has a strong bitterness with mild malt. Good balance.
Crisp texture with moderate carbonation and medium body.
A solid IPA with a good dose of bitterness that's balanced nicely.

Serving type: on-tap

12-18-2012 06:28:37 | More by Fatehunter

BeerHunter76

Texas

4/5  rDev +0.8%

12-04-2012 04:00:22 | More by BeerHunter76

JuniperJesus

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

10-29-2012 17:25:04 | More by JuniperJesus

KlayWey

Idaho

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

10-21-2012 18:41:01 | More by KlayWey

falconxman

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

08-26-2012 19:36:22 | More by falconxman

juicebox

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

07-17-2012 23:40:24 | More by juicebox

Lorihall1

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

07-15-2012 17:07:44 | More by Lorihall1

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.55/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Sockeye Brewpub.

A - Served a cloudy medium orange with a two finger light tan head. Good retention and spots of lacing left on the glass.

S - A nice orange and pine one-two punch.

T - More piney an grassy.

D - A bitter pine lingers. Thinner body with average carbonation.

O - Solid ID IPA. Nothing life changing, but I am always happy to try a new West Coast IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

04-11-2012 19:57:19 | More by HuskyinPDX

Scotchboy

Idaho

4.13/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Growler picked up at the brewery on Sunday 1/8/12. Poured into a Bridgeport pint glass.

A: Pours a relatively clear pale golden color, with a big fluffy white head that sticks around for a long time considering the format (growler).

S: Piney...grapefruit...grassy, bitter orange. Slight astringency, light malt backbone really lets those hops shine. Smells dry.

T: Right in line with the nose, very dry and bitter. Blood orange & ruby grapefruit, hints of starfruit, lots of pine & piney dryness, and a biscuity malt backbone.

MF: Dry, light-medium carbonation, lighter body. Refreshing.

O: Pretty bitter and very hop forward. I've reviewed this beer in 3 formats now. Once Sockeye - West opens, I'm hoping this beer hits the bottling line so I can pimp it out across the country.

Serving type: growler

01-09-2012 14:46:23 | More by Scotchboy

Travisnin

Idaho

4/5  rDev +0.8%

11-15-2011 08:00:39 | More by Travisnin

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

4.22/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at Bittercreek Alehouse in downtown Boise. They claim the IBU count to be a nice round 100...

This beer appears a hazy dark apricot hue, with one fat finger of fine foamy (alliteration, represent!) eggshell white head, which leaves a sudsy curtain of lace around the glass as it recedes, slow and steady-like. It smells of caramel cream, and bitter citrus, pine, and tropical fruit hops. The taste is intensely bitter pine and dried citrus rind, crackery melba toast malt, and a simmering herbal essence. The carbonation is just on the downside from average, the body medium weight and a wee bit zingy, as smoothness is in tough against the pervasive hop astringency. It finishes with a heretofore surprising tapering off of the bitterness, but with no appreciable increase in malt sweetness.

Hoooweee! Hop juice indeed. Tasty, and challenging to be sure, but the real story here is what happens when the malt falls by the wayside, especially in the venerable American IPA. Unbalanced may be fun, as in other indulgent pursuits, but you don't tend to go back for more.

Serving type: on-tap

07-19-2011 20:58:17 | More by biboergosum

Cyberkedi

Georgia

4/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Comes out of the tap an attractive, somewhat hazy dark amber. I’m not sure about the head, since the server didn’t allow for much of one, but it did leave some scattered lacing. Aroma is strongly hoppy and evergreen with an undertone of sour orange. Flavor is evergreen hoppy, like any really good IPA, and has a sour citrus undertone that is mainly orange with hints of grapefruit. Texture is quite fizzy and edgy, leaving a nice hoppy tingle.

Serving type: on-tap

07-10-2011 01:29:27 | More by Cyberkedi

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

4.1/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Good light orange appearance, frothy head. Big wafting citrus and pine aroma, hits 'em both quite nicely.

Good hop qualities first and foremost, big bitterness, but hops get first billing. Very floral, fresh mouthfeel to it. Alcohol nowhere noticeable, of course they kept it below 6%, which is a nice development. Went extremely well with the salmon. Malt bill is fine and all, but you've heard the typical caramel thing over and over.

This got my vote for the best beer in Boise. Would not hesitate to have again and recommend to those who love hoppy beers.

Serving type: on-tap

06-16-2011 17:16:04 | More by Beerandraiderfan

jdense

Oregon

3.95/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Had a 10 oz. glass, frosted (ugh) $2.75, 11.10.2010.

One finger rocky white head, medium-fast dissipation, significant lacing. Cloudy deep gold body, no visible carbonation rising. Nose and taste featured quite a bit of citrus and tropical hop notes, more prominent as the beer/glass warmed, leading to a bitter, resiny finish. Malt bill is bready and caramel, nice balance to the aggressive hops. Medium mouthfeel, not much effervescence. A well made IPA, quite drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

11-20-2010 17:46:56 | More by jdense

JohnGalt1

Idaho

4.22/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Picked this growler up last night... finally getting around to giving it a go. Poured into my Old Guardian goblet.

1/2" foamy white head has very nice retention and lacing... the brew is a hazed orange.

I can easily smell this brew 2 feet away... pungent pithy citrus... minor pale malt with even a little bit of toasty presence... but this brew is all about the hops... unapologetic.

Huge bitterness... oily citrus zest... lite pale malts mid palate along with the noted toasty malt element... finishes long and hoppy... really pretty dry throughout.... Honestly, the only "real"
bitch I could even remotely come up with is the bitterness up front may be a touch high... but I would never complain.

I forgot how much I like this one... Any NW IPA lover would certainly put this into their rotation if they had access.

4/4.5/4.5/4/3.5

Serving type: growler

11-14-2010 02:22:24 | More by JohnGalt1