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Double Barrel IPA
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
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- From:
- Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
- United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 9.9%
- Reviews:
- 28
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 05, 2014
- Added:
- Feb 03, 2002
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 0
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Ratings by LarryV:
Reviewed by LarryV from Massachusetts
3.29/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.29/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I've only sampled this once, so I may have to revisit and give it another try. I didn't really care for this beer. I really like hoppy beers, but this one just seemed too piney and floral with little else to balance it. It smelled and tasted raw, a bit of aging may have helped it. Very aggressive in the use of hops.
May 19, 2002More User Ratings:
Reviewed by KYBrewgrass from Kentucky
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A- 4 Pours a hazy gold/orange that has a minimal white head. Sticky, smooth micro bubble lacing that stays all over the glass throughout.
S- 4 Very citrusy. Definitely a grapefruit aroma classic to the style. Just a hint of hops.
T- 4 Like the aroma, citrus dominates the taste. Grapefruit comes through again as do the hops but other than that I'm really left searching... I like it alright but there isn't that much to it.
M- 4 Slightly under medium in body with sufficient carbonation. Little syrupy on the finish and I get a hint of booze even though I don't believe it to be that heavy.
D- 3.5 Though I did enjoy this, I feel like I could have a couple but no more. It is rather one-dimensional. Its balance is just a tad off on the citrus side. Decent brew overall but nothing too exciting.
Apr 10, 2011S- 4 Very citrusy. Definitely a grapefruit aroma classic to the style. Just a hint of hops.
T- 4 Like the aroma, citrus dominates the taste. Grapefruit comes through again as do the hops but other than that I'm really left searching... I like it alright but there isn't that much to it.
M- 4 Slightly under medium in body with sufficient carbonation. Little syrupy on the finish and I get a hint of booze even though I don't believe it to be that heavy.
D- 3.5 Though I did enjoy this, I feel like I could have a couple but no more. It is rather one-dimensional. Its balance is just a tad off on the citrus side. Decent brew overall but nothing too exciting.
Reviewed by JamesS from Indiana
4.01/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.01/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a very nice mid-copper color with excellent head and great lacing. Nice semi-sweet malty scent with a nice hint of hops on the nose; not as hoppy as I'd like an IPA to be, but not bad. Good flavor, a nice deep malt backbone with a very nice semi-citrus hop finish that lasts on the tongue. Goes down quite smoothly.
Jan 07, 2011Reviewed by tmoneyba from Ohio
3.83/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured a clear copper color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate sour citrus and floral hop aroma. Medium body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. I would recommend this to a freind.
Jun 15, 2010Reviewed by Wheelinb from Missouri
4.12/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this on tap while visiting the Rock Bottom in Chicago. The place was packed and the first two beers I asked for they were out of so I was skeptical of what I was going to get. Needles to say I was happy with the result. Nice copper color and bog citrus hop scents. The taste carried that as well but it was also more malty than I imagined which provided a more robust taste. Nicely balanced.
Jun 23, 2009Reviewed by ski271 from Pennsylvania
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: copperish amber color with a medium-sized, rocky, off-white head that diminished before the first taste but left a decent amount of lacing 2/3 of the way down.
Smell: Mmm, very nice. Citrusy hops over a good malt backbone. A little sweet-smelling with some yeasty bread (especially after it warms up a bit) and a hint of caramel under the solid fruitiness of the hops.
Taste: The taste is surprisingly rather malty. Well, I guess its not THAT malty, but more so than I expected from an IPA. It has a nice fruity and slightly grassy taste and a bit nutty. But I was expecting a little more hops from an IPA.
Mouthfeel: Dry texture and mildly astringent on the finish, medium body, moderate carbonation.
Drinkability: A little weak for an IPA, and there was something just a little off-balance, but it was still a very enjoyable beer that I will have again.
Aug 11, 2005Smell: Mmm, very nice. Citrusy hops over a good malt backbone. A little sweet-smelling with some yeasty bread (especially after it warms up a bit) and a hint of caramel under the solid fruitiness of the hops.
Taste: The taste is surprisingly rather malty. Well, I guess its not THAT malty, but more so than I expected from an IPA. It has a nice fruity and slightly grassy taste and a bit nutty. But I was expecting a little more hops from an IPA.
Mouthfeel: Dry texture and mildly astringent on the finish, medium body, moderate carbonation.
Drinkability: A little weak for an IPA, and there was something just a little off-balance, but it was still a very enjoyable beer that I will have again.
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4.03/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.03/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Despite the power suggested by its name, the Double Barrel is a fairly basic IPA that's not too demanding or bitter; well-rounded; and highly drinkable. It utilizes American hops, but as far as it's maltiness-bitterness-hop flavor ratios go it's really more of an English-style IPA; and, it works brilliantly when it's poured cask conditioned!
It's clear, orange/amber in color, with a short head of white foam that holds fairly well and leaves some decent lace at the outset of the glass. The nose offers some slightly caramelish malt and a scattering of citrusy hops. In the mouth it's medium bodied and gently crisp. The flavor is much as the aroma indicates, with a combination of bready-sweet, caramel-tinged malt and a touch of citrusy and slightly piney hops. The bitterness is firm, but not quite solid; and balances what's there quite nicely. It finishes smooth and easy with little residual bitterness and just a whisp of malt and hops.
Jul 02, 2005It's clear, orange/amber in color, with a short head of white foam that holds fairly well and leaves some decent lace at the outset of the glass. The nose offers some slightly caramelish malt and a scattering of citrusy hops. In the mouth it's medium bodied and gently crisp. The flavor is much as the aroma indicates, with a combination of bready-sweet, caramel-tinged malt and a touch of citrusy and slightly piney hops. The bitterness is firm, but not quite solid; and balances what's there quite nicely. It finishes smooth and easy with little residual bitterness and just a whisp of malt and hops.
Reviewed by GeoffFromSJ from New Jersey
3.73/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.73/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Nice amber color with a head that wouldn't quit. Hazy due to yeast. Taste was mellow but with a noticeable hops presence. Very good drinkability. However the beer feels very watery and a little too mellow for an IPA. Better than the normal version, so make sure you get this as real ale.
Aug 06, 2004Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina
3.7/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was a staple of mine while living newr King of Prussia would have have at least once or twice a week,pours a medium amber with not much head to speak of,aroma is resiny and pretty citriusy.I liked the flavor of this beer a load of citriusy hops on top a firm dry malt backbone with a caramel tinge in the finish.I also had many times on cask and seemed to like it more than the others who reviewed this one.
Apr 01, 2004Reviewed by stirgy from Pennsylvania
3.01/5 rDev -23.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.01/5 rDev -23.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Served as part of a sampler tray at their brewpub. This one poured out a very clear copper/amber color. The aroma tends to be a bit citrus with lemon coming out. The taste is pretty light in body. The hops are strong in this one and they leave a harshness in the throat. Bitter grapefruit thats been pushed over the edge of bearable. Too much for the light malt body to handle. Mismatched a bit, I guess. Not that bad overall an ok IPA with the emphasis on bitter hops.
Jan 20, 2004Reviewed by ADR from Pennsylvania
3.27/5 rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.27/5 rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at the brewpub (Boston Theater District)...
Murky tea color, thin head but adequate collar-fringing lace, marks dots down the glass. Hoppy, mostly light citrus aroma, good. Slightly overcarbonated in the mouth. Malts are sugary but lack character. Hops are definitely apparent but slightly funky and stale to my tastes, resinous in character. Could be juicier in impression. Not a tasteless IPA but emphasis on a slightly off hop impression.
Jan 19, 2004Murky tea color, thin head but adequate collar-fringing lace, marks dots down the glass. Hoppy, mostly light citrus aroma, good. Slightly overcarbonated in the mouth. Malts are sugary but lack character. Hops are definitely apparent but slightly funky and stale to my tastes, resinous in character. Could be juicier in impression. Not a tasteless IPA but emphasis on a slightly off hop impression.
Double Barrel IPA from Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
37 ratings
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