Double Hop Beard
Fonta Flora Brewery

Double Hop BeardDouble Hop Beard
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From:
Fonta Flora Brewery
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,076
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
91
Ranked #6,555
Avg:
4.13 | pDev: 5.81%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
46
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 21, 2023
Added:
Nov 09, 2014
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  3
Our forever West Coast-style Double India Pale Ale dry-hopped with hand-selected Amarillo, Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe.
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Ratings by CavemanRamblin:
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Rated by CavemanRamblin from North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Nov 15, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.32 by RBorsato from Virginia

Nov 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.92 by Sound_Explorer from Washington

Aug 19, 2023
 
Rated: 4.07 by JHeard79 from North Carolina

Jul 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.16 by rangerred from Tennessee

Jul 04, 2023
 
Rated: 3.87 by Humanusfermentum from Virginia

Jul 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.91 by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

Jun 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.06 by smithj4 from New York

Jun 23, 2023
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey

4.07/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Canned on 12/19/2022. Poured into a pint glass. It pours a slightly hazy, golden straw color with a small ecru-colored cap and minimal lacing. A big, dank nose featuring grapefruit rind, lemon peel, pine needles, onion, and floral hops with some tropical fruit notes deep in the background. The taste is super dank and weedy with tart, bitter citrus battling it out with resinous pine and woodsy, earthy, spicy hops. The Amarillo and Simcoe hops exert a strong influence over the Citra and Mosaic but as it warms a bit there are hints of red berry and tangerine. It has a solid mouthfeel with appropriate carbonation, and the 8.5% ABV gives it good substance. Overall, Double Hop Beard has the citrusy bitterness of a classic WCIPA but it's distinguished by a dank, earthy, herbal presence.
Jan 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.21 by SFNC from North Carolina

Aug 26, 2022
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

4.18/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a 16 oz single from the Blue Door Bottle Shop 3-31-22 for $5.25. Canned 3-15-22; consumed 6-18-22.

Beer poured golden with a fairly flat head that dissipated quickly.

Nose is very nice, dank city, with grapefruit and pine being front and center.

Taste follows the nose with a larger pale malt base that the brewer expresses the use of mosaic, amarillo, and citra veru nicely. Grapefruit, orange, and mango come across with the base and finishes with a nice piney bitterness; 7/10 on my scale.

Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and comes across as quaffable and refreshing.

Overall a lot of good elements going on here that make this brew dangerously drinkable. Will need to pick up a four-pack down the road!
Jun 18, 2022
 
Rated: 4.06 by oberon from North Carolina

Apr 15, 2022
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.84/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I got a can of this beer from my bestie from Charlotte, North Carolina. It poured a hazy orangish with white head that is not leaving much lace. The scent had dank apricot fruit notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bitter apricot peach and stone fruit presence mixed with hints of pine and floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium in body and had good carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.
Mar 29, 2022
 
Rated: 4.13 by hockeypuck from Maine

May 17, 2020
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Lightly hazed bronze with a thin finger of near-white head that quickly settles into a wisp and crown, leaving only modest lacing.

Pine, pepper, cat pee and light tropical fruit in the nose.

Nice piney bitterness in the taste; more of the restrained fruitiness; a hint of dark toastiness; and some honey sweetness.

Syrupy mouthfeel with prickly carbonation.

Great, old-school flavors in this, with an excellent balance of piney bitterness and fruity-honey sweetness. It’s great to have a beer you can see through, too.
Apr 03, 2020
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Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts

3.44/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Enjoyed on tap at the Dive Bar tap takeover.

A - Poured into a tulip a nice crystal clear golden hue with a thick white head that fades to leave light lacing and a thin blanket.

S - Aromas of big herbal spicy earthy notes, vegetative and pine. Enormous onion notes, flashes of citrus peel.

T - Taste is similar to the nose with loads of slightly sweet malts followed by earthy herbal tea notes and light pine. Finish is lingering citrus. Even the taste has an onion like flavour. Ugh.

M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, creamy, alcohol hidden very nicely.

O - Overall this was a very disappointing beer. The nose on this pour was just dreadful. Looks and feels real good though...

Serving Type: on tap
Jul 19, 2019
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Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana

4.35/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a beautiful slightly hazy burnt orange color with a sudsy light tan head. Dank citrus aromas dominate the nose, and there’s also a significant malt aroma.

The malt is even more pronounced on the taste and is a perfect complement to the dank tropical hop flavors that include juicy oranges and passion fruit. This is absolutely delicious - I wish I’d purchased a keg of it.

My first beer from these guys, I’ll be back for bunches more.
Jul 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Jun 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by baklo from North Carolina

Nov 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4.23 by kell50 from North Carolina

Dec 04, 2017
Double Hop Beard from Fonta Flora Brewery
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 46 ratings