Imperial Workhorse Double India Pale Ale
Laurelwood Public House & Brewery

Imperial Workhorse Double India Pale AleImperial Workhorse Double India Pale Ale
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From:
Laurelwood Public House & Brewery
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9.5%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 4.51%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
28
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 20, 2017
Added:
Mar 23, 2011
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by Sarlacc83:
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Rated by Sarlacc83 from Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

Nov 17, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.85 by JDoHo from Michigan

Apr 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by tomb_ride from California

Jun 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.4 by shelby415 from Oregon

Sep 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.89 by NWHopinator from Oregon

May 31, 2015
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Rated by sharpski from Canada (BC)

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Double Workhorse (brewed 2015) rather than Imperial Workhorse (brewed 2011)
Apr 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.08 by HoppySeb from Washington

Feb 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by DudMan from New Jersey

Sep 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Beerme5 from Oregon

Sep 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by slavall from Wisconsin

May 05, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by MacStinson from Michigan

Mar 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by bonez05404 from Pennsylvania

Dec 19, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by t0rin0 from California

Oct 20, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Jenray from Texas

Nov 27, 2011
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Reviewed by pitasoup from Tennessee

3.94/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
A: slightly murky golden/amber color with fluffy white head. fairly slow to subside.

S: dense hoppiness. pine, citrus, simcoe, amarillo. peachy, sticky sweet, perhaps a hint of malt. but overwhelmingly american hops.

T: begins creamy sweet but hits with immediate but not sharp bitterness. finishes hollow grapefruity on the tongue. a bit metallic, and a bit of minerally crystal malt.

M: carbonation leaves this smooth. medium bodied and clean finish.

O: pleasantly surprising ipa/dipa. wow. i'd drink a lot more of this, esp if it were on tap.
Sep 04, 2011
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Reviewed by iadler from Illinois

4.13/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Bomber poured into a pint glass. Thanks to vkv822 for throwing in this great extra.

A- Pours a orange amber color with a two inch fluffy head. Some great spots of lacing. Head sticks around for a quite a while. Great looking brew

S- Initially there is a hit of some pine and citrus hops. After pouring into a glass, I got more tangerine and orange zest as well as some pink grapefruit. There is a hint of bready mall back in the nose somewhere.

T- Blast of citrus notes including grapefruit, tangerines, kumquats, and orange zest followed by some pineapple, peach, grass, pine and floral notes. There is a sweet booziness at the end followed by some bready malt, but the 9.5 ABV is still fairly hidden.

M- Medium in body and carbonation. Slight oily mouthfeel and finishes dry. Quite drinkable for a DIPA.

O- Have had both the Regular and Imperial Workhorse's and they are both solid IPA's. The only minor thing that affected this beer IMO was the sweet booziness as the beer warmed up. Definitely worth a try if you like big DIPA's.
Jun 21, 2011
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Reviewed by jdense from Oregon

4.32/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Laurelwood 51/Sandy, 12 oz. tulip 4.18.11.

Deep gold clear body, no visible carbonation, good lacing. Nose is a hop bomb, resiny, mango, some grapefruit, balanced by crystal cherry-ish malts. Taste mirrors nose, not much bitterness on the back end, a bit boozy sweetness, fairly well balanced, tasty. Medium mouthfeel, average effervescence, not sticky. Booze fairly well hidden in the finish, not too hot. Wonder how this would be with a bit of cellaring re tame ABV heat. Well Done Chad.
Jun 08, 2011
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Reviewed by mikesgroove from South Carolina

4.45/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
huge thanks to brian for this one, cracked open with dinner tonight and poured into a pint glass.

cloudy orange with a huge, billowing, pillow like head two inches tall. The head just would not give up any ground, very slow fade. Left behind enormous amounts of gooey sticky lace. Fantastic lookng, perfect double IPA look. Smell could have been a bit stronger and that was really the oly downside to the thing. Major contributer here was the citrus hops. Very strong grapefruit and pineapple came through from the start, as well as some of the alcohol should come as no suprise. As it warmed, more of a piney, resin type smell started to xome through. Taste was very smooth, not alot of carbonation here, but not really needed. Very strong and very bitter citrus hops in this one. The grapefruit alone will make you take a step back. Hints of pineapple as well, big alcohol taste that seemed to mellow a bit as it warmed. Big dry finish
May 26, 2011
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Reviewed by brokensail from California

4.1/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to Aaron for sending this one down.

A: The beer pours an amber/orange sort of color with a large white head.

S: Big time citrus on the nose. Plenty of grapefruit and pine, even some other fruits like apricots, peaches, and tropical fruits. A minimal amount of malt character, perhaps a hint of biscuit.

T: Lots of fruit notes with grapefruit, peach, and apricot. Plenty of pine which provides a rather robust bitterness that counteracts the touch of (malt) sweetness that exists.

M: Medium in body and carbonation.

O: This was pretty solid, but it wasn't quite to the elite level of Double IPAs. I think I liked the regular Workhorse better.
May 23, 2011
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Reviewed by John_M from Washington

4.12/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Belmont Station the other day.

The beer pours an orange amber color with good head retention and lacing. The nose is complex in this beer, but I pick up some sweet malt (too much, really), pine, orange citrus, pepper and some tropical fruit. The flavor profile generally replicates the nose, but there's almost a rock candy flavor as well that I think is a bit much. The beer has plenty of bitterness to counter the sweetness (thankfully), but still, the flavor profile is dominated by sweet malt and pine, with the hoppy bitterness in the background. Mouthfeel is pretty interesting, as this beer is soft and smooth on the palate, with a long, sweet, bitter and somewhat boozy finish.

Interesting beer, but just not what I really want from a NW DIPA. Really thought the sweetness was a bit overdone in this one.

Edit from 2/15. Tried the 2015 version during Zwicklemania at the brewpub on NE Sandy, and it's a completely different animal then the version I sampled previously. The current version is very floral on the nose (I've adjusted my score, that's how profound the difference is), and the beer is much drier, leaner and lighter on the palate. The sweetness is dialed down very nicely, and the finish is dry and refreshingly bitter. Would order this one again in a heartbeat.
May 05, 2011
Imperial Workhorse Double India Pale Ale from Laurelwood Public House & Brewery
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 28 ratings