Double Shaka Imperial IPA
Finest Made Ales

Double Shaka Imperial IPADouble Shaka Imperial IPA
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From:
Finest Made Ales
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
10%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.22 | pDev: 19.25%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
24
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 06, 2014
Added:
Nov 24, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
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Rated: 3 by KnowYourCraft from California

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by kerry4porters from Arizona

Jul 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GClarkage from California

Jul 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Booner818 from California

Nov 17, 2013
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Reviewed by Offa from California

3.52/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is a reasonably good beer, not complex and a bit harsh, but enjoyable enough with some well-rounded character.

Orange, slightly hazy, very big pale tan head slowly shrinks.

Aroma is meaty raisin, wet bread dough, candied orange, pine bark.

Taste is sweet-spicy, boozy, spicy raisiny sweetness with grapefruit, orange ring, pine-sap bitterness, spicy and a bit sharp in finish, but aftertatse ends up raisiny sweetness with toasty white bread. Feel is full and creamy, slightly syrupy. Sweet up front, bitter finish, then sweeter aftertaste. It's boozy all throughout, a bit too much so, and a bit harsh and sharp, but only slightly and not enough to fully detract from otherwise fairly enjoyable character.
Sep 12, 2013
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Reviewed by andyfrancis from California

2.8/5  rDev -13%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Cloudy, looks like a dark brown iced tea. Almond-beige head with big bubbles, popping and forming a moon-like cap.

Smells of sourdough bread and sweet butter. I would not have said Imperial IPA if you asked me the style blindly.

It tastes like a bitter, yet sweet butterscotch old person's hard candy. Almost brandy-like. Not really looking forward to the rest.

Syrupy, heavy, boozy, mouth-coating

Would roll the dice on an unknown before buying this again.
Aug 10, 2013
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Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California

3.47/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Type: 22-oz. bottle
Glass: Lagunitas mason jar
From: Cherokee Market Beer & Wine in Normal Heights (San Diego), Calif.
Price: $5.49
Purchased: July 23, 2013
Consumed: July 30, 2013
Misc.: N/A

Poured a dark caramel murky color with 3-to-4 fingers of frothy khaki-tan head. Lots of thick, uneven lacing along the sides of the glass. Great retention as well.

Smelled apple, caramel, toffee, lots of malts, honey, earthy, grass hops, bread, butter, rye hops and molasses.

Tasted a bit like the smell, but slightly better. Still very earthy. Grass hops, rye hops, heavy malts - caramel, toffee, honey and molasses.

Medium body. Creamy-to-slick texture. Average carbonation. Long, smooth finish.

Some hits and misses, but overall not too bad. I’d try it again. Nice for the winter for sure.
Aug 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Eriktheipaman from California

Jun 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by gleemonger from California

Jun 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by bpasquini from California

Apr 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by LJC3 from California

Apr 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by LKFH from California

Jan 28, 2013
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Reviewed by srandycarter from California

3.51/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A - Murky but bright bronze, lots of thick off white head, lots of cling lace.

S - Maybe too cold, but I get a little malt and a little hops and that is about it.

T - Thick malt center, pretty nicely battled back by the hops. Much better than the single IPA.

M - Medium body, good carb, finishes to the malt side, but not too bad.

D- I like this one. I could session except for the ABV.
Oct 03, 2012
 
Rated: 2.25 by t0rin0 from California

Sep 09, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by drewone from California

Aug 31, 2012
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.3/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a murky dark brown with a 1 inch foamy dark khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell fairly mild and is of malt, brown sugar, and some herbal hop aromas. Taste is of malt, brown sugar, slight caramel, and some herbal and citrus zest hop flavors. There is a medium amount of bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a low level of carbonation with an almost flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer flavor wise but average in all other ways.
Jul 04, 2012
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Reviewed by mtschmitz from California

2.59/5  rDev -19.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
22-oz bomber purchased at a local market here in Encinitas

A) A nice golden amber color, light single laced head

S) For being a 10% dipa I expected a huge hop smell which was certainly lacking. Really hard to pick up any notable aromas

T) again not too hoppy on the tastebuds with definite fusel alcohol notes on the back end. Decently balanced with the malt though. More like a pale ale in my opinion

M) mouthfeel is decent, not too stick or with residual sugars on the end. OK carbonation.

Overall wasn't too fond of this one. Had a lot of potential. Need more beta acid hops...
Jun 14, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by sponch51 from California

Mar 21, 2012
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Reviewed by HalfFull from California

3.13/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bomber purchased on a whim as I was unfamiliar with the beer. As it turns out I'm also unfamiliar with the brewery. Apparently a newer contract brewer based here in San Diego County.

Cracked open and poured into a globe glass, this beer pours a reasonably clear golden copper and sports an inch or so of slightly off white foam. Offers good retention and lacing as the beer settles.

Light caramel malt aroma with a hint of earthy hops. Hop profile is rather weak. Not bad per se, just not really there. Improves a bit with warming but remains a bit under the radar.

Flavor is decent and offers a light bitterness on the finish. Rather nondescript yet not negative either. ABV is rather hidden for me and the sweetness is by no means cloying. Some hop spice reveals itself in time.

Neutral on the feel as the beer is smooth and drinkable, particularly for its heft. In the end, the aroma expands nicely with warming though the taste lacks the bite I would expect for the style.
Mar 11, 2012
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Reviewed by ehammond1

2.07/5  rDev -35.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Bottle

Thanks for opening this, Nathan!

Clear, light copper and amber with a moderately sized off-white head that leaves small dots of lace down the glass, but it lacks significant stick.

This is not a good smelling beer especially for a Southern California DIPA. It's sweet and malty, first and foremost, with a mild earthy hop character, but there are also lots of fusel alcohol aromas as well. Even though this beer is big at 10% ABV, the amount of alcohol emanating from this beer is too much to excuse.

The flavor is just as bad as the aroma. The beer is fairly bitter and simple, with malty sweetness and mild hop presence, and again, there's burning, rubbing alcohol-like alcohol harshness. No good.

Medium bodied with moderate carbonation--not this beer's failing.

I will not drink this flawed DIPA again.
Feb 27, 2012
Double Shaka Imperial IPA from Finest Made Ales
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 24 ratings