Tyrant Double Red
Wicked Weed Brewing

Tyrant Double RedTyrant Double Red
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From:
Wicked Weed Brewing
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Imperial Red Ale
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 8.07%
Reviews:
20
Ratings:
138
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 29, 2017
Added:
Oct 02, 2013
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  22
The big brother of our Tyranny Red Ale, this heavily dry-hopped ale is a delicious creation. Tyrant is full of malt rich flavors backed up with deep pine, herb and grapefruit peel aromas, all around a hop heads dream. This is a big, bad beer that drinks a little too easy for the 8.5% abv.
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Ratings by surfcaster:
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Rated by surfcaster from North Carolina

4.24/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I will preface by saying I love WW. This is a big RED that has that dry edge like Freak but softness of a red ale. Full bodied. Fantastic.
Mar 28, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.21 by Grackos from Florida

Jul 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by SMKilp from North Carolina

Jul 11, 2017
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
on tap into a pint glass
clear russet red
thin white head foam cap, good lacings
malty, citrus, pine aromas
bit of pine hop, flowery almost lavender taste
good beer
Apr 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by stephenjmoore from Maryland

Feb 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.06 by DioS from Georgia

Feb 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.88 by dsshuck from Delaware

Feb 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.84 by kbuzz from North Carolina

Jan 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Zazzi82 from Tennessee

Jan 21, 2017
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Reviewed by Jay_P22 from Virginia

3.92/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured into a tulip.

Look is dark copper to light red. Minimal head but nice lacing that sticks. Looks exactly what a double red should look like.

Smell is malty, slight lemon or citrus notes, hint of pine and hops.

Taste follows the nose. Strong malts, hoppy but balanced, and a slight fruit finish. Overall a solid better with complex flavors and a strong punch.

Feel is medium bodied with a strong finish. It hangs in the back of your tongue.

Overall I'm glad I found this. Strong best like freak of nature but a great interpretation of a red. Love the color and complex finish. Would but again.
Jan 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by MonkeyBread from Nevada

Dec 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by Truck67 from Tennessee

Dec 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by Imperialjake from North Carolina

Dec 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by Vivs85 from New York

Dec 19, 2016
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Reviewed by curtisjoseph from North Carolina

3.87/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Not sure if my bottle was just off, but had an overly boozy taste even for an 8.5% beer. Citrus was very muted, and even the hops were overpowered by ethanol. Will try it again to see if it was the beer itself or just the one I happened to get.
Dec 17, 2016
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Reviewed by teromous from Virginia

4.06/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From the label: "Bottled On: 10.24.16"

Appearance: The body is a dark copper with a deep red-brown hue. It has good clarity through the dark body. The head is medium sized with a creamy texture and an eggshell white color with just a touch of a tobacco stained yellow. Good retention and lacing.

Aroma: It has a nice bright tangerine aroma with a moderately strong malty alcohol scent. Mostly that sweet tangerine smell consumes the aroma.

Taste: It has a bit of that tangerine flavor up front with a nice grapefruit flavor following through. Very nice bitterness that is present but never harsh. It has this nice sweet tangerine flavor at the end. No real malt character but the hops taste great.

Mouthfeel: Great bitterness and carbonation. It has a nice clean crisp mouthfeel with a light-to-medium body.

Overall: It's a great beer and it is very enjoyable to drink. I really liked the fresh, sweet tangerine character the beer had. I would drink it again and I would recommend it.
Dec 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by EEscobar from Tennessee

Dec 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.36 by sendbeer from Georgia

Dec 06, 2016
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Reviewed by Dirtyhands from Maryland

4.16/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very tasty, would drink again. One of the better red IPA's I've had recently. The malt character (very deep) plays with the hop character (also nice) in a very synergistic way.
Dec 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4.02 by Daniellobo from District of Columbia

Nov 27, 2016
Tyrant Double Red from Wicked Weed Brewing
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 138 ratings