Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

Zbeetleman

California

4.31/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Served in a pint glass from a 750, which was consumed by me :-)

Appearance - murky and very coppery, but it is unfiltered, so it looks great. Pretty solid head all the way through, even after drinking and second pouring. Takes a while for the head to dissipate.

Smell - nice and hoppy with some citrus, malt, and possibly some hints of sweetness like honey.

Taste - solid taste, nice and strong with the hops, but not over the top (even though that is okay), a bit malty and sweet, but well put together.

Mouthfeel - like I expect from a double, unfiltered, IIPA. Nice and piney with a mild bite on the front of the tongue and it lingers for a bit.

Overall - great beer and it was enjoyed all the way through.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 02:55:19 | More by Zbeetleman

lsummers

California

4.01/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Appears a bright golden orange, cloudy with a one finger eggshell white head. Smell hits with some pine and tropical fruits. There's a pine cone and earthy sap like scent in there as well. Reminds me of that fresh Christmas tree scent. Taste hits with the earthy peppery bitter piney hops. Lots of grapefruit that leads into some nice rye like bread. Aftertaste lets the sweet burnt brown sugar malt notes come through. I can taste some of the warmth from the alcohol which kind of detracts for me. Mouthfeel is great, medium to moderate carbonation helps out with the viscus sticky nature of this beer. It's almost feels like its sticking to your tongue and letting the flavors come through.

Overall this is a fantastic DIPA, and one of my favorite Weyerbacher beers. It's a great focus on a great hop that ends up being very flavorful. I would have rated this even better if it weren't for a slight bit of the abv showing through.

Serving type: growler

05-15-2013 02:35:43 | More by lsummers

bum732

Maryland

3.94/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

750 ml unfiltered

S: Mango fruitiness, some hoppy resin, prominent pine with some juniper complementing.

L: Hazy light brown, light tan head with 3/4 inch retention, amazing retention.

T: Fruity hoppiness, tangerine and grapefruit mostly. Sweet, slightly malty backbone. Medium high piney bitterness with some additional caramal sweetness. Finishes piney hoppiness with some residual caramalness.

M: Medium full body and carbonation. Alcohol slightly warming.

Not as good as i remember, not sure how fresh this was either. But not bad either, nice showcase of Simcoe, i just wish the beer and the maltiness wasn't so distracting.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 01:46:04 | More by bum732

spokeydonkey

New York

4.08/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into an ommegang tulip. Dark copper with a thin white head that didn't last too long. Mostly clear with a small stream of bubbles making their way to the top.

Smell - Resiny and piney with a lot of maltiness in there as well. Not much in the way of citrus or floral notes common to double IPAs, and less hop aroma than I'd look for in the style.

Taste - First impression is of a very bitter beer with a lot of malt and caramel notes. The initial impression doesn't have much hop notes aside from bitterness. This changes as the flavors develop and it hits hard with a lot of resinous, piney and slightly earthy notes. Not much of the citrus bang associated with DIPAs, but I'm partial to piney hops. It finishes softly with some malts.

Medium-heavy body with a lot of chewiness in there. Carbonation gives it a spicy kick. Resinous hops stay with you.

Overall- a unique IPA that really hits a single note with the hops. If you like piney flavors in the hops, this is one to try. If you're going for more of a citrus/floral note, don't go with this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 01:40:45 | More by spokeydonkey

JMScowcroft

Vermont

3.73/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Weyerbacher Brewing Co. - Double Simcoe IPA - 12fl oz bottle

Look - Pours a strange hazy caramel with a negligible fizzy head, good lacing.

Smell - Interesting sweet passion fruits and slightly bitter from the simcoe hops. Slightly boozy in the nose but generally smooth throughout. Maltier than expected.

Taste - Quite different here. Fruity but not like any others, it is defintely the passion fruits from the simcoe hops you taste here. Juicy but still bitter. Not sure this is what I am looking for. Malts are also a bit on the tall side.

Mouthfeel - Lingering grapefruit and pine is nice but the booziness overrides it quite a bit. Decent but not amazing.

Overall - Not particularly breathtaking but at least it is unique. Worth a try but not my thing, I would not purchase again.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 12:16:38 | More by JMScowcroft

Hendry

Vermont

4.09/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours an unusual cloudy burnt orange with a very small white head. Aromas are hoppy and boozy, nothing in the way of tropical citrus qualities: the nose is more savory than sweet:I suspect it is the hop profile.

Flavors are enjoyable mix of savory hops with a detectable note of alcohol that is somehow more present in the nose than in the taste, which is a benefit. Alcohol is slightly hidden for 9% abv with regard to flavor and aftertaste.

Coats the palate with a blast of hops and a moderately boozy note that doesn't really linger very long. Overall a pricey 4 pack worthy of a purchase because it is a good quality IIPA that really doesn't look or taste like any other.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 03:00:56 | More by Hendry

BlurryVisi0n

New York

4.04/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Served in a snifter glass.

Appearance: ireally like the way it looks, nice hazy amber with a light orange tinted head that rose to about a finger's length with a hard pour.

Smell: Strong hops, smells incredible but dissipates real f'n quick. Like before you put the glass down quick.

Taste: The alcohol is a little bit on the bolder side when it comes to feel and taste. Strong hops and a scotch bitterness to it. Not your typical floral feel, does give you that heavy grapefruit which is not bad at all.

Mouth: Can't say it is exactly smooth, it is a little rough around the edges. it feels that the focus was more on making it strong versus making robust. Medium, but was hoping for some caramel to it.

Overall: Good beer, but for the price I will grab something that in my opinion smashes it. I do not dislike it believe me, after a long day of work and paired with a turkey burger I took my time to finally give this brew a review. Salud!

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 05:55:11 | More by BlurryVisi0n

pcguitarwzrd

Florida

4.1/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle to snifter.

A: Deep copper, Foamy off-white two finger head, Slightly hazy. Seems to glow in the glass. We're off to a good start.

S: Grapefruit, Orange, Pineneedles and Pinesap, faint caramel malt. Nice.

T: Layers of citrus, Deluge of hops, The grapefruit hangs around for a long time. Not as sweet as you might expect, But plenty bitter.

M: Pretty light for the style. Not excessively carbonated either.

O: Not a life changer, But a solid DIPA nonetheless.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 21:52:39 | More by pcguitarwzrd

GoldHorde

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

I buy 2x IPA's whenever available...so naturally...I bought this one.

This hearty beer had sediment in the pour - I don't see that crafty yeastie beastie signature often enough anymore.

I was aware this beer had high reviews on BA before I popped the cap so I was prepared for a premium 2xIPA experience.

My expectation for IPA's and 2xIPA's are: these are hophead beers; the horn sections that dominate. Malts in this style are nameless in the chorus providing body as a vehicle for the ACCENT only - much like a YES concert. .

I was soundly disappointed. While I would easily place this beer a top hitter in the Pale Ale or Belgian Ale category (due the sour notes) - I do not find it suitable as an IPA much less a Double IPA offering - the malt is way too tall for the IPA style.

Isn't it?

POUR: Sedimentary copper haze.
HEAD: Two finger fading w/ lace
AROMA: Malty grass
FLAVOR: Sour malt...like any Belgian Ale
AFTERTASTE = Hop hit is only in the lingering aftertaste where the herbal/floral

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 07:32:21 | More by GoldHorde

PhantasIPA

Delaware

4.56/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

I bought a 4 pack of bottles and poured this beer into a room temperature glass. The colour of this beer is a reddish copper. It is pretty cloudy and pours with a small head (1/4 inch) and average lacing.

As with most double IPA's the scent of pine is very strong but with this brew that pine scent is nullified by the sweetness, the malt of the beer. The malt is spicy (earth, pumpkin) and sweet like brown sugar at the same time. Definitely stronger than a caramel malt. So the pine flavour is mixed with the malt and then the grapefruit citrus aroma hits you.

Taste is really good...I mean REALLY good! Close to perfect - something is missing but whatever that is isn't much. The sweetness really separates this beer from other strong IPA's because the pine flavour isn't as strong, but the bitterness and citrus attack are still there. Balance is key people! This beer has some serious, and UNIQUE balance.

The mouthfeel is nice and smooth because of the accented sweetness, which make the beer easier to drink. There is also a minimal amount of carbonation in the brew, which is something I like; it makes the beer smoother, easier to drink when warm, and softer on the palette.

Overall this beer is GREAT! If you like IPA's buy it, if you like strong beers buy it, if you like well made beers that have balance and real flavour then buy it twice!

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 22:52:43 | More by PhantasIPA

Segelstrom

Pennsylvania

3.64/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Appearance - poured into a tumbler with a dirty copper color. slight head was retained rather well and almost lasted thru the beer. would have rated appearance lower except the taste was so good I didn't want to bring the overall rating down

Smell - not overbearing.

Taste - this is the best aspect of the beer. a nice full bodied flavorfull beer

Mouthfeel - not harsh

overall - would buy again

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 00:44:44 | More by Segelstrom

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A-hazy medium amber color with an off-white heaped and decent lacing

S-oranges, grapefruit, earthy, malt

T-solid malt, grapefruit, pine, caramel, nice bitter hoppy finish

F-medium body with moderate carbonation, smooth, creamy

O-a decent DIPA, a little more malty than I prefer, but solid nonetheless

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 19:47:05 | More by MDDMD

Seanniek91

New Hampshire

3.85/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Served from a 12oz bottle into a Smutty pint. Freshness unknown.

Appearance- Murky copper with yeast floating around even after careful pouring. No head, but minor lacing is found.

Smell- Piney citrusy hops. Peaches, clementines, grapefruits, green grapes. Solid malts detected and no booze.

Taste- Fruity hops with some earthiness. No real bitterness. Mild booze detected. Kind of a strange aftertaste.

Mouthfeel- Light carbonation, not too viscous, light heat.

Overall- I wonder if this IPA was not too fresh? I hope to try it again and edit this review in the future.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 16:06:03 | More by Seanniek91

M_C_Hampton

Georgia

4.33/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A: poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass, deep orange amber colored with a short light tan head that dissipates leaving some lacing, cloudy with some floaties

S: earthy hop smell with lots of sweet malt, sweet alcohol on the nose

T: VERY well balanced for a DIPA, a unique soft hop profile blends perfectly with sweet caramel malt flavors, the taste of the beer is consistent throughout, earthy hop flavors that bitter slightly on the finish, hard to place a specific taste

M: creamy for a DIPA, alcohol is completely hidden, nice carbonation

O: This beer is really wierd. Looking at it, I expected a hop bomb. Smelling it, I expected a heavy malt flavor with lots of estery alcoholy flavors. Shockingly it is really neither; it has an amazing balance of both so that neither stands out. I wish I knew how old this bottle was, as it was a single I bought.

P.S. After reading some of the other reviews, this has to be an older bottle. All of the aggressive flavors that others have described just aren't present in the bottle I'm drinking. This may be worth trying fresh then aging for comparison.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 02:25:52 | More by M_C_Hampton

deeznuts420

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

a solid dipa. pored into a nonic stone glass. gave two fingers of a fluffy whitish brown head. a fairly dark dipa orangish brown. smells of lots of sweet fruits, mango ,ripe oranges and a little bit of that astringent cat piss smell mostly grapefruit though. taste is not so bitter at the front and then gets a littlle more bitter towards the middle of th mouth. good medium to heavy body with an oily slickness in the mouth.
one of the best single hopped dipas out there and quite a surprise they get all their flavors from one hop. great dipa

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2013 10:18:03 | More by deeznuts420

B-Stein

Massachusetts

3.09/5  rDev -24.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

A: Pours a deep clear copper color and is followed by a very stable white foam head.

S: Hard to get any smell beyond the Simcoe, heavy earthy tones followed by pine and alcohol, very medicinal.

T: Hops dominates everything and not in a good way, over the top bitter(almost soapy), green resinous flavor. Any malt profile is completely masked, no balance whatsoever.

M: Hop oils coat mouth, feels dense. Carbonation was strong, but appropriate.

O: Did not enjoy this beer, I love hoppy beers, but good god this is an all out assault to the palate. Needs more malt character to balance things out. Unless you like sucking directly on a hop cone I would steer clear of this beer.

Serving type: Bottle

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 11:56:11 | More by B-Stein

AmitC

Indiana

4.36/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a 12 oz bottle with no packaging or best by date.

Color is deep amber with haze. Translucent. Just a little less than a finger thick head with good retention. Excellent lacing. No bubbles.

Aroma is a mix of earth and grass. A little herbal and some piney grapefruit citrus. A little alcohol warmth. Strength is good to slightly strong.

Flavor is excellent and bitter. Palate wrecking. A good amount of caramel and bready taste as well. Bitterness upfront, middle and towards the end. Finish is very bitter. Flavor notes include grapefruit and some earthy bitter acids. Tangy feel. A bit of raw mango.

Mouth feel is medium bodied. Good solid body for a DIPA. Moderate carbonation. Some alcohol warmth.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 23:14:33 | More by AmitC

Omnium

Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Bottle > Southern Tier 2xIPA glass

A - Pours a murky amberish color, thin head, minimal lacing
S - Pine, citrus, a little mango, sweet bready malt, definitely smells like simcoe hops.
T - Nice bitterness, good tasty malt base to this, with a good salvo of flavor from the simcoe hops, citrus and grapefruit and a little papaya kind of taste. the 9% doesnt come into taste, which is great.
M - Coats your mouth with a hoppy sticky sweet flavor, decent carbonization.
O - This is a good double IPA, simcoe hops are definitely some of my favorite hops, and I've had other single hopped simcoe IPA's and they really do well for themselves. Definitely would like to have on draft.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2013 22:32:41 | More by Omnium

Thads324

Connecticut

4.1/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly hazy orange amber color. A thin and small bubbled light tan head. Dissipates quickly to a sticky ring with moderate lacing.

Aromas of heavy citrus peels. Tangerine and mandarins, a very small bit of flowers and a hint of booze. Some honey from the malt and maybe some bread.

Taste follows the aroma. Sweet bread and honey mixed with a pleasant citrus peel hop flavor. A bit of fresh cut grass flavor. Bitterness toward the end and a sweet finish like butterscotch with bitter pine. Slight alcohol on the end.

Medium body. Slick mouthfeel and crisp bitter finish

Pretty tasty brew that hides the abv pretty well. More malt centric than I was expecting but I enjoy it. Well balanced and clean with good hop presence.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 16:56:34 | More by Thads324

DirtyBirdSpecial

New Hampshire

3.74/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours wonderfully, with a finger and a half of off-white foam.
Appears to be a muddled burnt orange in hue with deeper reds
towards the center of the glass. The nose is somewhat surprising
for a DIPA. Predominantly bubblegum aromas. This really doesn't
smell like many other's I've had of the style. Taste is a complete 180.
Wow! What hoppy tastebud-pleasing joy! Bright, citrus notes...
especially lemon and grapefruit. Very pleasing. A bit syrupy on the
tongue, could use a wee bit more carbonation, but not enough that its
obviously notable. While certainly not one of the best I've had of the
style.... still... if it were a woman, I'd do dirty things just to hear it fart
into a walkie talkie

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2013 05:14:06 | More by DirtyBirdSpecial

TheSSG

Illinois

3.28/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a dense, off-white, resiny head with a surprising lack of lacing. Soft hop aroma is slightly sweet (almost like bubblegum). Hazy, dark straw color. Starts very bitter with piney resiny hops, there's a very green, floral-like quality to these. Then they become like citrus rind and pine sap. The malt comes through behind the lingering hop bitterness.

Overall, this is interesting. I am apparently not a fan of these registered hops. I don't really dig their flavor profile. It's very resiny, slightly sweet, and kind of off-putting pineyness.
This is a well done IPA, don't get me wrong. It's just a shame it's not a hop for me!
GREAT mouthfeel! Low lacing baffles me, ditto for the lack of aromatics.

This reminds me of why I HATE numerically scoring a brew. Notes are good....Cause my "rating" in unfairly going to be low.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2013 02:09:26 | More by TheSSG

gcamparone

Rhode Island

3.86/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a tulip. Purchased in North Providence, Rhode Island

A- The pour is beautiful - a hazy copper body with a thick, 2" off white head that reduces slowly to some chunky form and uneven blotchy lacing.

S- Smells like freshly cut grass, lemon/citrus zest, caramel, and has a somewhat soapy aroma.

T- Upfront it hits you with a big malt backbone - bread and caramel with a slight spicy zest to it. Follow through with a big hop bitterness and slight astringency that sits on the tongue for a while.

M- Medium-heavy body for a DIPA, medium carbonation.

As far as DIPAs go, this one is middle of the road in my opinion. The hops just didn't have strong enough presence, and the presence that they did have was not that tasty. I'd pass on another one.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2013 23:16:58 | More by gcamparone

mikem0487

Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. No freshness date.

A-Single finger off white head. Body is a amber color more towards the brown side. Leaves nice lacing on the glass rim. Clarity is hazy.

S-Melon, grapefruit, earthy pine in the nose. With the aroma being primarily hoppy the malt profile still comes through. Love the characteristics that the simcoe hop brings to the nose of the beer.

T- Getting some astringency in the middle and end of the palate. Not as enjoyable as the smell. Leaves an ever lasting bittering taste that is not balanced enough with the malt profile. Simcoe is a high AA hop and seems to be over used in the early editions of the boil? Do get some caramel malts in their as the beer warms. A solid 2x IPA.

M-Good carbonation. Low-medium in body. Finishes dry.

O-Enjoyable double ipa. The alcohol is well hidden and does not drink like a 9.0 abv. Lacks in the tasting department for me. Love the aroma but the taste is not well balanced. To bitter throughout the whole palate.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2013 05:28:30 | More by mikem0487

biggred1

Indiana

4.24/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Dark, pumpkin amber with blonde highlights when backlit and impossible to see through. Pretty looking creamy head of sand colored foam that leaves sheets of lace on the glass. Nice Simcoe hop aroma with fresh dough and caramel. This beer is delicious, grapefruit and pine sappy hops with a hefty caramel malt backbone. Full bodied and creamy with fine smooth carbonation. This is a very good ale and very drinkable for the higher ABV.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2013 02:01:38 | More by biggred1

RollTide7

New Jersey

3.79/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Hazy dark brown/copper with white frothy head. Smell is of pine and hops. Not overtly hoppy especially for a iipa, but has a lingering hoppy and piney aftertaste that continues for quite a while. Mouthfeel is good and beer is well balanced, not too light or heavy. Drinks quite easily for a 9% iipa and I am drinking this after a big dinner out. All around a good local iipa that I won't actively seek out but will probably pick up occasionally.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 04:34:30 | More by RollTide7