Backcountry Double IPA
Backcountry Brewery

Backcountry Double IPABackcountry Double IPA
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From:
Backcountry Brewery
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.14 | pDev: 9.66%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
73
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 12, 2017
Added:
Apr 22, 2012
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  14
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Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado

3.76/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L: Slightly muddy hazy orange amber color with a medium creamy white head and nice rings of lacing around the glass.

S: Notes of caramel and toffee, strong pine notes mixed with notes of citrus.

T: Strong notes of caramel and toffee, a strong piney bitterness, with notes of citrus around the edges. The booze is noticeable. A little malty for an IPA, but the bottle is a little old.

F: Pretty full body and creamy carbonation.

O: A little malty for an IPA but still nice. My bottle was a little old but would like to try a fresher one.
Jul 12, 2017
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.15/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Jun 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.02 by Kips from Texas

May 07, 2017
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Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado

4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. Bottle

Pours a pretty nice clean/clear golden yellow color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice small creamy off-white head, which leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, some malts, citrusy. The taste is hoppy, kinda malty, citrusy. Medium body. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
Apr 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Bryan12345 from Texas

Mar 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Jan 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.88 by Beaz18 from Colorado

Dec 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.31 by acashk from Texas

Nov 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.17 by jkn09 from Texas

Oct 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.45 by spacebear09 from Colorado

Oct 01, 2016
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Reviewed by DenverHopHead from Colorado

4.28/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12oz bottle as part of a 4 pack, purchased at the brewery; bottled on date of 9/20/16; into a pint glass.
Appearance- ice tea orange, swirling carbonation bubbles and a thin, bubbly white head. Lacing is weak.
Smell - tropical and citrus fruits dominate; primarily juicy fruit gum and mango, delicious!
Taste - more of the tropical fruits with a hint of booze, but well hidden and balanced out!
Feel - medium body, with just a touch of syrup from the booze. Very nice bitter profile from start to finish!
Overall - has the tropical and citrus characteristics that I prefer; really well crafted DIPA if you dig this hop package!
Sep 30, 2016
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Reviewed by CO-Bloom from Colorado

4.44/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Wow! Love this beer!
L-Pours a bright fiery orange. Head dissipated quick but left behind tons of lacing on the snifter.
S- Smells like orange marmalade( sweet) pineapple and bit of hops and alcohol heat (not unpleasant).
T- Orange marmalade, sweet pineapple finishing with a slight bitterness.
F- slick from the body and sweetness with some bitter tingle on the backend of the sip.
I- Great stuff. AJ the brewer (owner?) was super awesome to personally pour me a snifter and talk to me about the beer. Great experience at a very good but relatively under appreciated brewery.
Sep 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by Sigerson from Colorado

Sep 15, 2016
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Reviewed by TBoneJones from Texas

3.5/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Hazy cooper pour from can into a pint glass. Explosive, gargantuan head, thick caked lacing.
Malty nose, with earthy biscuit notes.
Taste is heavy on caramel but also on earthy pine. There's mineral, and it's bitter and a bit dry. I'm missing any juicy citrus and other typical hop notes. Is this intentional?
It's hard to pin down if this is just a way different DIPA than most, or if I got from a bad batch. Can is dated 7/22/16, so we're talking less than a month old, which is quite fresh for a canned brew. After awhile the pine essence grows on me a little, but I can't help but notice the lack of citrus/ sweetness.
I do pick up yeast, and pine zest. A hint of medicinal. Baffling.
It's as if it should be bad, but my overall impression can't allow me to label it as such. It's different for sure. I would actually try it again to compare (after finding a can with a date that's different than this one).
Aug 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.45 by Rpm0003 from Texas

Aug 13, 2016
 
Rated: 5 by jmikepool from Texas

Jul 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by sd123 from Georgia

Jul 12, 2016
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Reviewed by ColoradoPhil from Colorado

3/5  rDev -27.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I am logging this. It is July 3 2016. the beer has a date stamp Jan 5 2016. The hoppiness of this is gone. It almost tastes like a chocolate stout. and it is not bad. Doesn't taste like and IPA. No bitter, no citrus. If you are reading this my point: an IPA has high ABV, and IPA that is old has lost it's best characteristics: hoppy flavor. As I said this beer must be good, because even not fresh it tastes good. If you love IPA's drink them fresh! I will drink a again fresh and update my review. cheers!
Jul 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.65 by greenturtle222 from Colorado

Jun 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Apr 22, 2016
Backcountry Double IPA from Backcountry Brewery
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 73 ratings