The Corruption
DC Brau Brewing Co.

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From:
DC Brau Brewing Co.
 
District of Columbia, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #2,235
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
87
Ranked #17,455
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 10.62%
Reviews:
243
Ratings:
1,332
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 31, 2023
Added:
May 21, 2011
Wants:
  52
Gots:
  227
The Corruption™ IPA is DC Brau's take on a Pacific Northwest IPA. Brewed with Pale 2 row, C-10, Honey and Victory malts. Exclusively hopped with 40 lbs of Columbus hops per brew to ring in at 80 IBU. "The Corruption" comes in at 6.5% ABV. This beer straddle's the line between IPA and Imperial IPA and has a supportive malty backbone with an assertive hop presence that smacks your mouth with a dank, resinous bitterness followed by pleasant aroma's of pine sap and burnt spruce.
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Ratings by brewtus:
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Rated by brewtus from Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

Jun 15, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.48 by Chilmer from Iowa

Aug 31, 2023
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Reviewed by vinicole from England

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can. Misty amber with a tight white head.
Light, bread like malt and resinous hops to the smell that both come through upon tasting. Bitter completion.
Middling carbonation and body.
Old school.
Jul 22, 2023
 
Rated: 3.86 by Blogjackets from Ohio

May 28, 2023
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Reviewed by Thomas_Wikman from Texas

3.82/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Look: semi-clear amber with thin white head

Aroma: white bread, citrus, grapefruit

Flavor: The flavor is crackers/white bread, citrus, and some bitterness at the end. The bitterness taste like grapefruit rind and pine.

Body/Overall: Overall pretty good
May 06, 2023
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Reviewed by Griffin2 from Virginia

4.08/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz can dated 3/24/23 into a Willi Becher pint glass.
L - Pours a medium amber color with 2 fingers of white head.
S - Smells of citrus and pine.
T - Tastes of pine and citrus with a nice maltiness.
F - Medium body and carbonation.
O - drinks like a West Coast IPA, very nice.
May 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by njbusa from New Jersey

Apr 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.85 by KC_beerman from Missouri

Feb 19, 2023
 
Rated: 3.69 by ccryder from New York

Jan 05, 2023
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Reviewed by bigbellysailor from Maryland

4.6/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Excellent craft beer. Love it cold. Wish it came in bottles, but cans are delicious. A fantastic west coast style IPA. I agree with other reviewers who say that they could drink a bunch of this. All day...great for watching football on Sunday.
Nov 25, 2022
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Reviewed by BucBasil from Rwanda

3.58/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the tap at DCA airport in DC. The beer is a pure orange colour with a foamy head that dissipates after a minute or so. Aroma is piney and citrus peel with a bit of balancing honey sweetness. Nice. Taste is more piney with a bitter kick at the end. Some soap in the mix. Overall, an ok IPA with a great smell but maybe missing a little balance in the taste. I like the bitterness but it feels like it is missing something.
Jun 24, 2022
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Rated by BikeChef from District of Columbia

4.21/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Hadn’t had one of these in a while. Holds up as a very solid west coast IPA, with dank hops and a good dose of bitterness. Underrated here.
May 06, 2022
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

3.83/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Solid look. Clear orange, off white head, lots of lacing. Sharp pine and spearmint nose, with a base citrus note beneath. The taste flips it, with citrus out front, a bit of cracker malt, and a tannic dry finish. A bit harsh, but a decent IPA.
Apr 13, 2022
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

3.63/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
nice refreshing ipa crisp and hoppy
Feb 21, 2022
 
Rated: 3.38 by CoasterGuy from Pennsylvania

Jan 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.62 by striles from Oregon

Jan 07, 2022
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

3.99/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2022-01-04
12oz can served in a tulip. Can says 111121 on the bottom. Day 11 of the 12 beers of Christmas from Brewvana.

Pours slightly hazy, amber in color, smallish head that collapses to not much with medium lacing. Smell is piney and citrus, very light breadiness.

Taste is moderate grainy sweetness up front, and then a pretty slow, very strong resinous bitter finish. Pine, grapefruit zest. Very bitter.

Mouthfeel is on the light side of medium and very, very dry. Overall, this is a very nice old school west coast IPA.
Jan 05, 2022
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Reviewed by Stooven from Illinois

3.73/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This is incredibly bitter. Looks and smells actually more East Coast than West (with which I associate a dankness). I enjoy bitter; I have been seeking bitter for the past year or so as I tire of hazies and NEIPAs. But I can imagine this would be a turnoff to many beer drinkers. To me, it was just OK. This is a combined review from the several places I had it on tap the weekend of October 8, 2021 in hotels and restaurants in central DC.
Oct 11, 2021
 
Rated: 3.27 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Oct 04, 2021
 
Rated: 4.23 by chimwe_

Aug 29, 2021
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