Alchemy Hour Double IPA - Great Lakes Brewing Company

smakawhat

Maryland

4.38/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Poured from the bottle into a Dogfish Head Ale glass.

A real nice gorgeous copper to bronze beer color, a little opaque just a tad, but a real large billowing off white head three fingers deep and thick. I settles easily to a one finger puck and hangs with lots of slow rising carbonation. Very nice looking.

Hop front but also a real nice balanced mix of sweet malts. Mild earth with a hint of tropical pineapple a bit. Clean smelling and fairly dry. Even a hint of briny character.

A very juicy palate, complimenting the hops but with a bigger density. There is that classic toasty baked bread Great Lakes finish. I get this on almost every beer they brew and love it, classic toasty bread malts, then a mixing pine rush. Mid palate fills with light bodied tropical fruit and a good mix of orange citrus hop bent. Good caramel mixing sweetness on this.

One easy drinking DIPA. I don't care for Erie monster at all (Probably the only GL brew I've had I don't like), but they got this one right.

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2013 16:44:36 | More by smakawhat

SPLITGRIN

Kentucky

4.65/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I have enjoyed this beer a few times already but with my last bottle from my six pack, its due for a proper review.

This brew pours right in line with the style with an amber hued body. Head is just about an inch with an average pour. The nose is bright and lush and full of bursting aroma. Citrus rind juicy fruit and resin come through nicely. The smell is sharp and prickly goodness. The juicy feel of this beer continues through to the taste. It is absolutely gushing with mango, grapefruit, and lush citrus. The bitter tones play nicely but mostly as a balancing act to the wonderful flavor scheme. This drinks like the perfect summer IPA. I really wish I would have bought a lot more of this gem as this one sold out fast and has really flown under the radar. Mouthfeel is crisp, dry and just rite. A truely wonderful IPA that I will seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 01:37:09 | More by SPLITGRIN

Icedogs

Virginia

4.53/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Delicious, rich, balanced, and just one of the best of its kind.

I'm not usually loving the fruit-forward thing going on the beer world these days. But this one's is not overdone. And the way the flavors grow in complexity over the course of 45 mintues or so is really a special experience. To each his own, of course. The main thing is this one is balanced, rich, creamy, complex, and definitely worth trying.

Try this if you like:
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
Ninkasi Tricerahops
Great Lakes Brewing Co. Lake Erie Monster
Stone Ruination

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 01:10:48 | More by Icedogs

martyl1000

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

05-18-2013 21:49:29 | More by martyl1000

basickness

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-18-2013 15:20:00 | More by basickness

mattsucks

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-18-2013 14:10:09 | More by mattsucks

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