Dr. Krunkles
Terrapin Beer Company

Dr. KrunklesDr. Krunkles
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From:
Terrapin Beer Company
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
Belgian IPA
ABV:
7.3%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 13.9%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
143
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 22, 2016
Added:
Sep 25, 2013
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  12
The legendary hop-hunter Krunkles turns up yet again, back from a tour of the Orient. His mission this time is to get experimental; his unbounded travels have earned him an honorary doctorate (“Doctor of what?”, you may ask? This would be a question to which only Krunkles knows the answer…) and he’s sequestered himself in the lab perfecting a never-before-seen formula for his beloved IPA.

Dr. Krunkles White Farmhouse IPA reaches new heights in complexity and flavor by combining the malt and spices of a Belgian Witbier, the yeast of a Farmhouse Ale, and the hoppy goodness of an American IPA. Krunkles’ twisted touch is a dash of white peppercorn followed by wood aging on white ash.
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Ratings by chinchill:
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.66/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22 oz bottle served in a Belgian snifter.

A: Pours a slightly hazy orange-amber color. A nice, durable white head leaves beautiful lacing behind.

S: Fruity, with citrus, pineapple, peach and apricot notes. There is also an obvious Belgian yeast component and a moderate, most peppery, spiciness.

T: Quite spicy at first, with contributions from the yeast and hops, but this fades nicely into a fruity-yeasty-bready mix. Sweet, tart and bitter in roughly equal measure.

Feel: Medium-high carbonation is moderately soft. Medium body; dry finish.

O: A successful and nteresting combination of styles. Well-balanced in that a farmhouse ale and an IPA vie for prominence but neither wins out. French farmhouse, Belgian wit and IPA in nearly equal degree. A tasty brew that changes a bit with warming.
Mar 28, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.56 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jun 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.68 by NatSmith from South Carolina

Jan 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Scarfer_Brad from Florida

Nov 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.51 by mta11c from Florida

Jun 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by Brettwill from New Jersey

Jun 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.26 by FATC1TY from Georgia

Mar 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by Mixologist93 from Florida

Feb 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.34 by Brewstradamus from West Virginia

Feb 10, 2015
 
Rated: 2 by nathanmiller from New York

Jan 05, 2015
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Rated by Normie from Massachusetts

2.97/5  rDev -19.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Chemical smell and taste. Over carbonated. I love terrapin, but this is not their best.
Jan 04, 2015
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Rated by Dwkasper from New York

3.94/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Funky, clean with a slight cheese aftertaste. Interesting but solid beer. Cool experiment
Dec 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaemeno3 from New Jersey

Dec 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by malfunxion from New York

Dec 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by LeeEvolved from Virginia

Nov 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by RavenForBeer from Georgia

Nov 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by brauseboof from South Carolina

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by SCanthony from South Carolina

Sep 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Sep 14, 2014
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

3.96/5  rDev +7.9%
Undated bottle at 40 degrees into a snifter
Aroma of pine and spice
Head average (4 cm), white, frothy, rapidly diminishing to 4 mm ring and 1 mm layer
Lacing poor – half dozen various size islands of tiny to medium bubbles
Body light yellow, cloudy
Flavor begins with a blast of pepper and hops, slowly fades to yeast phenolics; no alcohol, no diacetyl
Palate medium, watery, aggressive carbonation

Appearance 3, Aroma 4, Flavor 4.5, Palate 2.75, Overall 3.5625. Final weighted score: 3.9625.
This is a very good entry in the Terrapin Side Project series with the only real flaw for me being the over-aggressive carbonation – kind of like chewing an Alka-Seltzer tablet. The flavors of pine and white pepper balance the yeast phenolics nicely producing a pretty good drink once the carbonation dies. This is one I’d like to see become permanent.
Sep 03, 2014
Dr. Krunkles from Terrapin Beer Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 143 ratings