Daddy Fat Sacks IPA
Liquid Art

Daddy Fat Sacks IPADaddy Fat Sacks IPA
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From:
Liquid Art
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.57 | pDev: 13.73%
Reviews:
41
Ratings:
130
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 11, 2023
Added:
May 10, 2008
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  28
Pale Orange in color with aromas of tropical fruit, stone fruit, grapefruit, and citrus. Four specialty malts in subtle additions leave the ale with a slightly toasted caramel flavor. Five different hop additions impart just enough bitterness without the astringent and bitter aftertaste. A mix of American flavor hops round out the floral and citrus esters. Large sacks of dank hops are then added to the conditioning vessel and aged several days to impart all the wonderful citrus and floral aromas deep into the beer.
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Ratings by smakawhat:
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Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland

4.02/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from the bottle into a Dogfish Head ale glass.

Very dark for an IPA, but a good reddish caramel brown color, with a three finger very creamy head that is evenly formed. Settles to a good finger sized even puck, with some minor floaties in the bottom.

Nice soft biscuit like malt, and a faint floral/herbal hop angle that is subtle. Hints of matching malt like cream and soft pine as well. Not hop forward but solid.

Palate fills with a good tea like sweetness and a nice leafy hop finish. Solid body that coats the mouth and palate fully. Tea like sweetness matches with a little bit of light pine bitter on the aftertaste that really lingers. Caramel like malts match with a nice balance to compliment as well.

Not your hop heads typical go nuts over IPA, but a very solid good one. Enjoyed this.
Jun 09, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.25/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Taster at brewery. Cloudy brass color, patchy head. Faint hoppy aroma, pine. Taste is weak hops, citrusy notes. Overall I found this kind of bland. NOt impressed if this is their flagship IPA
Feb 11, 2023
 
Rated: 3.44 by Tiernan from Texas

Jan 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3.94 by Barleycorn from Pennsylvania

Oct 23, 2020
 
Rated: 3.68 by 1Hophappymom from Pennsylvania

May 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by 322wingedfoot from Pennsylvania

Apr 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.71 by ogman from Pennsylvania

Mar 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.52 by BigMike from Pennsylvania

Jul 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by rolltide8425 from Pennsylvania

Jul 24, 2018
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.71/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I was in PHL on Sa, 23 June 2018 for the 1-year Anniversary Party of their satellite location there (Roy Pitz Barrel House 990 Spring Garden St). They brought people on a bus from Chambersburg (!) & we did a walking tour of both Love City & the newest Yards before returning to their place. Part of the celebration was the unveiling of their CANs & I got two of each of the three (3) with one set for The CANQuest (tm) & the other for my local, in-person trader, tone77, due to visit this coming Sunday, 08 July 2018.

From the CAN: "Liquid Art"; "Passionately Brewed & CANned in Chambersburg, PA".

My third of the three (3) - 8=( I was anxious for the Crack! since, as a self-described, self-avowed hophead, AIPAs are my favorite style of beer. I CANtinued with a quick, ungentle, but not inverted Glug, and sat back to watch it form just under two fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, bone-white head with decent retention. The rising heat & humidity of the day was just too much for it, though, and it faded to wisps. Color was Straw-Yellow (SRM = > 2, < 4) with NE-quality clarity. Nose was interesting, a tad malty for the style, with an almost vegetal quality from the hops, like limes and cilantro (?) or some sort of herbal essence that I could not quite identify. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was more malty than bitter with a noticeable caramel malt presence and the hops, while lending a bitterness, were less bitter than the style calls for. I realize that such was by design, but I kept thinking that it was closer to an English IPA than an AIPA. Hey, if it sells, and clearly it does, since they have made it one of their first CAN releases, I am not going to quibble, but it left me unfulfilled. Finish was dry and while it was bitter, I did not feel that it came up to the level of bitterness that is the hallmark of the style. YMMV.
Jul 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by TeachChefs from Pennsylvania

Nov 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.16 by Manthon from Pennsylvania

Jul 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by tuowl74a from Pennsylvania

Jul 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by BuxMontBeerLover from Pennsylvania

Jan 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.02 by tjmiller718 from Virginia

Dec 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by wander4 from New Jersey

Nov 23, 2016
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Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On the pop of the cap this brew overflowed with a foamy discharge. Once settled, I poured the remainder into a narrow pint glass: color is copper to light amber, thick looking with lots of floating sediment; head is off white to light tan; head is at least 1/2 inch deep.

Aroma is fairly malty, mainly pale with some light toasted caramel; hops are lightly resiny, earthy, 'dank'.

Flavor is similar to the aroma: malty, toasted, some caramel; then dank earthy hops, muddled somewhat; i read a description from a review from the bartender at Grey Lodge that pinpointed it as a double ESB, which sounds about right.

Mouthfeel is crisp, bitter but not overdone, stronger bitterness on the edges of the tongue.

Overall, a hoppy beer with moderate pale/caramel/toast maltiness, a little overfermented in the bottle with a gusher presentation, but not any off flavors.
Nov 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.39 by Hilarytheguy from Maryland

Jun 02, 2016
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Reviewed by anfield86 from New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +19%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Purchased from some weird convenience store/food place called Sheetz in Shippensburg, PA while on my cross country road trip from Tucson, AZ. Poured into a nonic pint glass:

A- dark amber in color, quite hazy with a thick white head that slowly settles into a thin lacing. cool bottle art, featuring a strange looking drug dealer/scumbag-type falling asleep with a pint in his hand. Old school 90s cordless phone and digital clock style font is a nice touch too. Extra points for that

S- sweet malted barley aroma with fruity/citrus hops and yeasty esters. smells nice and complex but not the typical hop attack you get from modern American IPAs, seems more like a English IPA

T- Lots of fruity hops with light herbal/pine bitterness. Malted barley balances everything, adding a subtle sweetness that makes the fruity hops shine wonderfully. Not your typical hop bomb, subtle and nice.

M- smooth, slightly chewy.

O- I am quite happy with this beer. There are enough bitter, clean, citrus hop bombs on the market right now. Not sure why this beer is getting slammed so heavily. This is like an old school IPA with new hops and a classic malt base. Kind of a hybrid of a newer American IPA and a classic English IPA. well done.
May 22, 2016
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
reviewed from notes at an Altoona Curve Baseball game last fall. The best beer on offer at the ballpark.

Looks a hazy orangish yellow with a generous foamy head.

Citrus fruit on the nose.

Decent hop bite, with a citrusy wash

Feel was a solid medium.

Overall, glad to find it here at the ballpark. put away 3 of them over 9 innings.
May 10, 2016
Daddy Fat Sacks IPA from Liquid Art
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 130 ratings