Alchemy Hour Double IPA - Great Lakes Brewing Company

WestCoastBrew2

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

03-05-2013 23:35:50 | More by WestCoastBrew2

weezarc

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-18-2013 02:43:44 | More by weezarc

beerhan

Ohio

4.45/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

The beer I have drank more of this year than any single beer in years..

A-pours a golden amber color with a two finger white head with lots of lacing

S-lots of mango and pineapple with a little floral shop aroma to it

T-lots of grapefruit and bitter hops with a tangy kick. a little pepper and sugar as well.

M- perfect carbonation and super slick. not too bitter but strong enough you can feel hops

O-one of my favorite beers of lately. incredibly drinkable and very cheap, I love that this is on tap everywhere. super drinkable but the alcohol does hit you eventually.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 00:11:45 | More by beerhan

woolybully67

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-17-2013 21:43:12 | More by woolybully67

EricClayton

West Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

05-17-2013 19:39:44 | More by EricClayton

carlosega

Ohio

4/5  rDev -6.5%

05-17-2013 17:22:27 | More by carlosega

gpawned

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -18.2%

05-17-2013 05:04:29 | More by gpawned

WoodBrew

Illinois

4.35/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25

I was really happy my neighbor found this brew...always like trying the new beers of GL. This beer pours a hazy brilliant orange with slight copper hue. The 1/2 finger thick slightly offwhite head was nice and frothy. The smell reminded me of Ports Wipe Out IPA. There is more floral notes than pine or citrus...Iwould have guessed columbus hops, but bottle says Mosaic. The taste is a very well balanced brew between floral, malt and ABV. The beer is a touch on the sweeter side, which must be from the honey malt used. The mouthfeel is full in body with smooth carbonation. Overall this is a very good beer, but at 9.4% ABV...it would be tough to session.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 02:49:34 | More by WoodBrew

Westuh

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -18.2%

05-16-2013 18:40:48 | More by Westuh

jeonseh

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A - Copper with slight reflective body that looks like a copper still. Nice white foam head

S - Citrus sweet nose with pineapple and mango. Slight strawberry as well

T - Sweet pineapple with mango and strawberry. Sweet citrus hops are gushing forth. Light hop bitterness near the finish. Overall a sweet hop bomb

M - Medium body with low carbonation and slight stickiness to it. Leaves a slight astringent twinge from the bitterness.

O - Good and fruity IIPA from Great Lakes that is gushing with citrus and mango flavors. Love the addition to the lineup.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 14:46:30 | More by jeonseh

SocalKicks

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

05-16-2013 02:10:19 | More by SocalKicks

cp45

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-16-2013 00:38:52 | More by cp45

mvdillman

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-15-2013 18:31:05 | More by mvdillman

Brew33

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-15-2013 11:52:10 | More by Brew33

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.7/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Bottle opened on 4.29.13
Best by: 05/08/13

A - Pours a cloudy dark orange with a one inch light tan head with good retention.

S - Dank, dark orange, hoppy pine, a touch of carmel malt.

T - Sweet biscuty malt, ripe orange.

D - Good carbonation with a medium body and a touch of bitterness.

O - Balanced and not overly hoppy. Sweet bready and orange.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 04:13:25 | More by HuskyinPDX

smithers123

Indiana

4/5  rDev -6.5%

05-15-2013 01:37:38 | More by smithers123

meetyouoverboard

Ohio

3/5  rDev -29.9%

05-14-2013 20:55:23 | More by meetyouoverboard

earlholman

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev -6.5%

05-14-2013 13:27:17 | More by earlholman

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -6.5%

05-14-2013 12:19:40 | More by xnicknj

TheRuss9585

Vermont

4/5  rDev -6.5%

05-14-2013 00:51:09 | More by TheRuss9585

rboinski

California

4/5  rDev -6.5%

05-13-2013 17:24:38 | More by rboinski

RyFikes

New York

4/5  rDev -6.5%

05-13-2013 14:47:51 | More by RyFikes

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.3/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

named for the brave, unconventional surfers of Lake Erie, and something that has to do with surfing called "alchemy hour." It will no longer be named that after this batch, as Widmer Brothers is holding tight to the word "alchemy" and won't let anyone else play with it.

9.4% ABV.

Brilliant, clear, crimson coloring, Large and lasting head, leaving lace, looking good.

Aroma: ah, right on the money. Citrus zest meets pine forest. Wide awake and fully flowering fruit notes matches the bitter hop blast. Particularly pleasant.

Taste: Sweet and smooth, with never ending hoppitude. Malt meets the hops well, stand up and rides it out with it. Keeps perfect time, while never letting the hop character go astray. Fruity, but ending dryly. Plenty of fruit association joust with the mind and memory, ...apricot, mango, pineapple, guava...backed up with a candy sugar sweetness, again, ending on a dry note.

Alcohol presence stays sly at first, but inevitably roars and gains dominance on the palate, among the senses, in the cavern of the brain case.

All in all, it's smooth, hoppy, and drinkable, despite the high ABV. A real hophead's treat, one that doesn't tear anything loose from your critical components, merely releases pleasurable flavors. And isn't that what we're looking for? I could drink one, and drink one, and drink one, and never tire of it, until that decision is made for me. Tonight, though, one is plenty, and off to sleep....

Serving type: on-tap

05-13-2013 03:49:14 | More by feloniousmonk

SMM0606

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-13-2013 01:39:47 | More by SMM0606

ItismeDamonLee

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +11%

05-12-2013 21:12:16 | More by ItismeDamonLee