Catty Wompus
Devils Backbone Brewing Company

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From:
Devils Backbone Brewing Company
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
Belgian IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 13.66%
Reviews:
30
Ratings:
132
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 05, 2021
Added:
May 26, 2014
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  41
A Belgian-style India pale ale with tropical, pineapple and hop notes.

IBU: 33
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Ratings by SonOfKyuss:
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Rated by SonOfKyuss from Virginia

3.77/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Jun 11, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by Chipwells from Georgia

Feb 05, 2021
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Reviewed by Foam from Pennsylvania

3.66/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
I have not conventionally been into big massively-hopped bitter beers but, this is a respectable brew with some nice fruity pineapple flavor nuances...
not something you want to pound all night with a 7.5% ABV but one or two are nice with some food or to get the night started...
Dec 30, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by JayKay412 from Pennsylvania

Nov 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.16 by wilfonzo from Florida

Oct 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.58 by RBorsato from Virginia

Oct 13, 2019
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.32/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
From the bottle, it pours a clear yellow amber with a modest, soon diminishing to a thin layer and it leaves lacing. In the nose, it doesn't give me much, pine predominates. The mouth gets a a bit of funk, mostly. Oddly attractive....
Sep 29, 2019
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Reviewed by Navanation from Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -18%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
From a 12 oz bottle from the Throwback series. Belgium style IPA, similar to a session IPA. Lovely mouth feel. Smells delicious, malty, fruity, with a floral hint.
Aug 12, 2019
 
Rated: 2.5 by NeckBootHeadAss from Virginia

Aug 07, 2019
 
Rated: 3.67 by TeachChefs from Pennsylvania

Jul 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by Lukass from Ohio

Nov 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.55 by Urk1127 from New Jersey

Nov 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.93 by Curt3 from Ohio

Aug 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.09 by TooLucid from District of Columbia

Aug 07, 2017
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey

3.47/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
-Belgian inspired ipa served in a spiegelau vessel.

A: Bright orange coloring, with a good clarity, has a soft, and slow rise of effervesce, medium density. A solid, foamy capping is firm in its stance, lacing is minimal.

S: Sweet and spicy hops combine with a small Belgian yeast funk. Some wet lemons, finished off by some funky, green melon fruit. Light to medium range intensity, quickly dissolving stamina.

T: Musky flowery hops, touch of tart lemon and toasted grain for flavor. Muksy citrus, dry catty flowery hops, with the biggest moment arriving shortly after the swallow. Better late then never. Nice toasted malting, belgian influence is soft, yeastiness is restrained, some musky nature.

M: Body seemed a bit thin at the start, water, with a carbonation factor that really doesn't come through or add texture or life. Frothy and washy feel. One of the low points of this drink.

O: Aptly named with some musky and catty flavors, offers only a small introduction into the world of Belgian ipa and hardly stands among the most notable. Biggest sense of hop flavors come on the dry finish of the swallow. Mouthful I felt was a weak point lacking body and crispness.
Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by Corkython from Maryland

Jul 21, 2017
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Reviewed by 88caprice from Virginia

3.78/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a glass.

Clear and golden. Citrus and grassy hop aroma. Nice hop bitterness that is significantly lower and more palatable than a typical IPA. Some fruity notes. A malty finish. Slightly sticky.
Jul 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Jun 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.67 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

Jun 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Jun 14, 2017
Catty Wompus from Devils Backbone Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 132 ratings