Quagmire
Begyle Brewing Company

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From:
Begyle Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9.7%
Score:
89
Avg:
4 | pDev: 7.75%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
59
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 01, 2020
Added:
Jan 21, 2014
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  8
Quagmire is our biggest beer to date, brewed to commemorate the opening of our retail store. The American Double IPA comes in at 9.7% abv and has been dry hopped twice with Galaxy and Mosiac hops.
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Ratings by Chief99:
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Rated by Chief99 from California

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

Sep 18, 2014
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Rated: 4.05 by EdFed from Illinois

Mar 01, 2020
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.1/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent local release. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, honey, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, honey, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, honey, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 9% after the finish. Overall this is an awesome DIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Fantastic Galaxy/Mosaic profile. Super juicy and fairly dank/earthy hop complexity; with a nice sized dark/bready malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. Not overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive Midwest style example.
Mar 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by ffshore545 from Illinois

May 03, 2018
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Reviewed by GoBearsWalter34 from Illinois

4.53/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Pours a slightly hazy light orange with a large, off-white head. Has a good amount of carbonation and leaves lacing.
A huge smell of melon, Orange and citrus hops.
Taste follows nose in which resinous hop comes up front and malt transitions nicely to prominant citrus juice. Nicky DIPA frankness to finish that sticks around.
Creamy mouthfeel in which big hops makes it interesting.
Overall a great DIPA.
Mar 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by akk14 from Illinois

Feb 21, 2018
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Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

3.99/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 1 pint can on February 14, 2018. Packaged 01/24/18. Brewed with Mosaic and Galaxy hops. Nice juicy hops flavors. Feel is lightly bitter and somewhat dry in the finish.
Feb 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by runlikeakenyan from Indiana

Apr 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.07 by juicebox from Kentucky

Apr 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.56 by Bammer21 from Illinois

Apr 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.12 by IckyT2012 from Florida

Mar 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by DbbC from Illinois

Mar 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by MattMorin from Illinois

Oct 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by brn9000 from Illinois

Apr 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by aasher from Indiana

Feb 26, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by JeltMaaj from Illinois

Aug 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by CPAles from Illinois

Jul 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by aussiebeer from Illinois

Jun 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by vermilcj from Ohio

May 07, 2015
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Reviewed by ChicagoJ from Illinois

4.16/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2/9 - Monk's Pub (Chicago) Draft - Nice strong IPA, loved the fruity smell contrasting with a nice bitter taste. This was my first Begyle offering, and I hope to try their other offerings down the road. Will definately snag this beer when offered. Three word summary -Giggity, giggity, giggity.
Feb 16, 2015
Quagmire from Begyle Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 59 ratings