Best Of Beer Camp: Double IPA - Beer Camp #29
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Best Of Beer Camp: Double IPA - Beer Camp #29Best Of Beer Camp: Double IPA - Beer Camp #29
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.9 | pDev: 10.51%
Reviews:
313
Ratings:
476
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 15, 2021
Added:
May 11, 2011
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by ms11781:
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Reviewed by ms11781 from Massachusetts

3.61/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed on 05/15/2011. Bottled on 03/30/2011. 12oz bottle poured into a tulip glass.

Pours a clear golden color that is not quite yellow but not quite orange. Usually it leans one way or the other but I really couldn't make a distinction. A finger of fluffy white foam develops and has decent retention with lacing to match.

There is a decent piny aroma that leads the way. It's not too strong overall but it is the dominant aroma. There a hint of some grassy hop character too. There really isn't much in the way of malt. This one is odd for me because while it pretty much all hops in the nose no aroma stands out above the other. As mentioned, the piny aromas are dominant but that relative to the other things going on in the nose.

The taste kicks off with some dank, resinous hop character. Some light citrusy notes are here as well. There is the slightest of sweetness from the malt, but not much. There is a huge bitterness in the finish that lingers until the next sip.

Medium body with medium carbonation. Semi-dry at the finish. Surprisingly, it doesn't feel slick or oily with the amount of hops and sticky bitterness.

This was a decent beer overall. It could be more balanced, something I don't usually say (or particularly care about) with DIPAs but this is so geared toward hops, and much of them providing bitterness, that it becomes borderline abrasive as the beer warms. That's a good thing sometimes but not so here.
Oct 18, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.9 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 15, 2021
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.84/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Looks like standard double ipa, copper color, almost a full inch of white head on the top. Aroma was a bit of a letdown, the dry hopping just didn't pop on it.

The taste is what SN is so well renowned for. Ample caramel malt base that avoids sweetness, but provides a solid backdrop for a lot of old school hops. Has a lot of the flavors I was hoping to find in the aroma (citrus, tropical fruit). Solid stuff.
Jan 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Oct 31, 2015
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Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky

3.9/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2011 vintage, so rating adjusted to current average.

Grapefruit and resin are prevalent, with notes of peach, light caramel malt, and a touch of cardboard oxidation.

Flavor reveals more cardboard throughout, with muted citrus notes of tangerine and grapefruit, reminiscent of sweettarts, leading to a moderately bitter, resiny finish.

Held up well, minus the oxidation notes. Exacerbates the bitterness too much for my liking.
Jul 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by grahamboudreaux from Tennessee

Mar 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by dansmcd from Australia

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.2 by Stignacious from New York

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Techichi from Texas

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.16 by rudedude985 from California

Oct 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by CTaylorBrew from Minnesota

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by rhino54 from California

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by nealbert from California

Jul 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by instinct2 from Indiana

Jul 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by GClarkage from California

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ChipChaight from New York

Jun 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Latarnik from New Jersey

Jun 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by RBassSFHOPit2ME from California

Mar 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by RBorsato from Virginia

Mar 04, 2014
Best Of Beer Camp: Double IPA - Beer Camp #29 from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 476 ratings