Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

hopsleeroy

North Carolina

3.03/5  rDev -26.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2

This is a strange on for me to rate. I really like IIPA but this one was just too over the top, but very well crafted

A-Hazy amber slightly orange
S-Pine, citrus, grapefruit, sweet honeyed malt. Smells really good and I'm excited to try it
T-Sweet honeyed malt and a piney/grapefruit that abruptly changes to resiny bitterness that absorbs all other flavors. It lingers for a long time in the back of the mouth and I think it cleared my sinuses. I like bitter but this is too much-it tastes like acrid crushed medicine.
M-Didn't like the flavor but creamy in the mouth.
D-I could barely get through a bottle and I'll give away my other one. I'm becoming a hophead but this is over the top.

Serving type: bottle

07-30-2008 19:34:19 | More by hopsleeroy

russwilliam

New York

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-21-2013 01:45:37 | More by russwilliam

sofisdad

California

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-20-2013 04:00:07 | More by sofisdad

sjanowiak

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-20-2013 01:08:55 | More by sjanowiak

IP-EH

California

3.25/5  rDev -20.7%

05-19-2013 22:04:49 | More by IP-EH

bcuz7

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-19-2013 21:44:04 | More by bcuz7

M1A2

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -14.6%

05-19-2013 02:19:03 | More by M1A2

jakeox

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-19-2013 01:44:06 | More by jakeox

FUwolfpacker

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-18-2013 12:52:45 | More by FUwolfpacker

Stumpy29er

New York

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-18-2013 00:16:17 | More by Stumpy29er

DrewShalvoy

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-17-2013 02:30:48 | More by DrewShalvoy

Zimm

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-16-2013 18:04:54 | More by Zimm

Zbeetleman

California

4.31/5  rDev +5.1%
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

ajtorres311

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-15-2013 16:28:51 | More by ajtorres311

lsummers

California

4.01/5  rDev -2.2%
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

tsm2011

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-14-2013 21:19:15 | More by tsm2011

ncstateplaya

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-14-2013 13:35:46 | More by ncstateplaya

earlholman

District of Columbia

3/5  rDev -26.8%

05-14-2013 13:33:43 | More by earlholman

AMCPhD

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-13-2013 15:09:48 | More by AMCPhD

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-13-2013 06:32:02 | More by Bonko_the_sane

Curloftheburl

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-12-2013 05:51:34 | More by Curloftheburl

randomjazzr

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-12-2013 01:00:05 | More by randomjazzr

krisbee

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-10-2013 03:44:38 | More by krisbee

BeerBuckeye

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-10-2013 02:08:33 | More by BeerBuckeye

bum732

Maryland

3.94/5  rDev -3.9%
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