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D.H. IPA
Henniker Brewing Co.
- From:
- Henniker Brewing Co.
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 8.54%
- Reviews:
- 19
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 07, 2014
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 13
Double Dry-Hopped? Different Hops every year? D.H. IPA is our designated hitter, the one in the lineup you wait for! Brewed with a sturdy malt body to balance out the outrageous amount of hops, this double IPA is not fooling around. This year we used a zippy blend of Amarillo, Apollo, Nugget, and Kohatu hops that are sure to please. Pair it with spicy food and an adventurous spirit!
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
4.08/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From the bottle, it pours amber with a nice, fluffy head. Lacing. Lots of pine and fruit in the nose. Flavor of hops in the mouth as well. Enjoyable beer!
Jan 01, 2017Rated by aadkins0331 from New Hampshire
4.35/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Just had for the first time. Very good. Highly recommend. Plan to try other beers from this brewery. Looking for to getting more.
Jun 04, 2016Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire
4.05/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a 22oz bottle, undated (as best I can tell). Served in a nonic.
Pours a turbid, dark grapefruit colour with a scant finger of white suds. Excellent retention and a little lacing.
Smells sharp and sweet, melons, tropical fruits and white bread.
A quick impression of sweet breadiness and caramel is immediately obscured by a dopesmack of fruity bitterness; melon-infused bhong water, grapefruit pith and mango, with allspice and honey. Some mouth-coating sweetness returns on the backend and balances pleasantly with a little lightly lingering hop bitterness.
Feel is medium-to-heavy bodied, mouth coating and creamy, amply carbonated.
Overall, a highly serviceable, easy drinking big-boy beer from Henniker. It's gratifying to support a local brewery and be rewarded by seeing them getting better and better.
Apr 24, 2016Pours a turbid, dark grapefruit colour with a scant finger of white suds. Excellent retention and a little lacing.
Smells sharp and sweet, melons, tropical fruits and white bread.
A quick impression of sweet breadiness and caramel is immediately obscured by a dopesmack of fruity bitterness; melon-infused bhong water, grapefruit pith and mango, with allspice and honey. Some mouth-coating sweetness returns on the backend and balances pleasantly with a little lightly lingering hop bitterness.
Feel is medium-to-heavy bodied, mouth coating and creamy, amply carbonated.
Overall, a highly serviceable, easy drinking big-boy beer from Henniker. It's gratifying to support a local brewery and be rewarded by seeing them getting better and better.
Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured out as a hazy golden color with a nice white head on top. The smell of the beer is well hopped, the taste of the beer has a good balance of malt with hops. The feel of the beer is medium bodied and smooth. Overall it's a solid brew, worth trying.
Apr 05, 2016Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
4.16/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Many thanks to SawDog505 for this beer!!
A - Very hazy dark orange color with a micro-thin lacing ring.
S - Tropical fruit and light caramel malt.
T - Guava, passion fruit, floral, some spiciness, lingering bitter sweet tropical fruit.
M - Big medium body.
O - This is a fantastic beer!!!
Apr 05, 2016A - Very hazy dark orange color with a micro-thin lacing ring.
S - Tropical fruit and light caramel malt.
T - Guava, passion fruit, floral, some spiciness, lingering bitter sweet tropical fruit.
M - Big medium body.
O - This is a fantastic beer!!!
Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bomber poured into a chalice
Hazy orange in appearance
Aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, orange, tangerine
Taste of the tropical fruit hops
Light to medium on the body
Nice beer
Aug 29, 2015Hazy orange in appearance
Aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, orange, tangerine
Taste of the tropical fruit hops
Light to medium on the body
Nice beer
Reviewed by risendragon from New Hampshire
4.06/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bought from Trader Joe's in Nashua and poured into my trusty IPA glass.
L- Bronze, very thin head, some decent lacing. (3.75)
S- I was expecting a hop bomb for a double IPA, but what I get is more malt with the hops in the background. The hops themselves are quite fruity, some hints of pine and cedar in there. I am also getting honey as well. (4)
T- At first, I rated this lower, but now after a few swigs and swishes, I do enjoy this! The bitterness is rather smooth and the hops really provide depth to the malt character of this beer. It's not a hop bomb by any means, I am getting tropical flavors like lychee, some passion fruit, a bit of guava, even a hint of coconut. The pine presence in the aroma is not present at all in the taste. Enjoyable! (4.25)
F- For a double IPA, it's a bit thin and I was expecting a bigger head. But, it's definitely a smooth drinker! (3.75)
O- At first, I wanted to dislike this beer. But the more I drank of it, the more I liked it. I actually gave a bottle of this to my father for Father's Day and I am curious as to how he found it. (4)
Aug 09, 2015L- Bronze, very thin head, some decent lacing. (3.75)
S- I was expecting a hop bomb for a double IPA, but what I get is more malt with the hops in the background. The hops themselves are quite fruity, some hints of pine and cedar in there. I am also getting honey as well. (4)
T- At first, I rated this lower, but now after a few swigs and swishes, I do enjoy this! The bitterness is rather smooth and the hops really provide depth to the malt character of this beer. It's not a hop bomb by any means, I am getting tropical flavors like lychee, some passion fruit, a bit of guava, even a hint of coconut. The pine presence in the aroma is not present at all in the taste. Enjoyable! (4.25)
F- For a double IPA, it's a bit thin and I was expecting a bigger head. But, it's definitely a smooth drinker! (3.75)
O- At first, I wanted to dislike this beer. But the more I drank of it, the more I liked it. I actually gave a bottle of this to my father for Father's Day and I am curious as to how he found it. (4)
Reviewed by AirBob from Massachusetts
3.53/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Muddy brown body with orange hues. Half an inch of soapy white head. Great rentetion and lacing.
Caramel malts. Underlying pine and orange. Touch of honey and maybe some graham cracker.
Follows the nose. Caramel maltyness. Floral, orange, slight pine, honey, touch of citrus bitterness in the finish.
Fuller bodied for the style. A touch creamy. Low carbonation.
Somewhat disappointed with this. Heavy malt character. Lacking any tropical or juicy qualities. Ugly muddy look. Reminded me of a refined 7 month old Kelso Industrial Pale Ale. I dont understand the highly rated reviews below....
Aug 07, 2015Caramel malts. Underlying pine and orange. Touch of honey and maybe some graham cracker.
Follows the nose. Caramel maltyness. Floral, orange, slight pine, honey, touch of citrus bitterness in the finish.
Fuller bodied for the style. A touch creamy. Low carbonation.
Somewhat disappointed with this. Heavy malt character. Lacking any tropical or juicy qualities. Ugly muddy look. Reminded me of a refined 7 month old Kelso Industrial Pale Ale. I dont understand the highly rated reviews below....
D.H. IPA from Henniker Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
60 ratings
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