Double Red IPA

Specialty IPA | Seasonal | United States

By Randy Scorby

Judges Rating: 93
Aroma: 22
Appearance: 6
Flavor: 38
Mouthfeel: 9
Overall Impression: 18

A fairly complex Double IPA that pours a deep copper color with ruby highlights and a long-lasting tan head. The aroma greets the drinker with a prominent stone fruit hop aroma with hints of pineapple and a subtle bready and toasty maltiness with a light caramel character in the background. The flavor builds on the aroma with a moderate resin and stone fruit hop character followed by a light bready malt flavor with a just suggestion of caramel. The solid hop bitterness lingers through a light residual sweetness, yielding to an appropriately dry finish that allows the hop character to shine through.