Unfiltered Double Simcoe IPA
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

Unfiltered Double Simcoe IPAUnfiltered Double Simcoe IPA
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From:
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.05 | pDev: 13.09%
Reviews:
220
Ratings:
413
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 26, 2020
Added:
May 19, 2009
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  32
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Ratings by jondeelee:
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Reviewed by jondeelee from Massachusetts

4.05/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Unfiltered Double Simcoe IPA opens to a huge citrusy, hoppy note, the bottle overflowing with pink grapefruit, grapefruit rind, pine resin, lemon oil, dandelion stems, anise, mint, and eucalyptus, showcasing virtually every hop aroma. The hops do swing toward the bitter side here, the dandelion stem, resin, and eucalyptus especially present, but enough sweet and oily notes are present to make the nose balanced—impressive, considering there’s only one hop variety in here. The hops are joined by a selection of orange, berry, and apricot fruit esters, which combine with some of the hop aromas to produce a strong, musty Concord grape overtone. Large scoops of brown sugar add further sweetness. This rests on a bed of biscuit, Grape Nuts cereal, and peppery bread, which adds earthiness. As a whole, the nose is very nice, offering hopheads an excellent selection of aromas, and while the intensity of the hop aromas far exceed anything else in the beer and produce a sense of imbalance, the result is enticing enough that this matters little.

On the tongue, the beer is, as expected, quite hoppy, with pine resin and grapefruit rind dominating, the more bitter notes of dandelion stem, anise, and eucalyptus somewhat weaker, but still very present, and below that, a spicy mint and pepper note. The fruit esters begin with a shot of pineapple that blends surprisingly well here, joined by cherry, orange, and berry, the last three in lesser quantities. Dollops of brown sugar abound, and the biscuit, Grape Nuts cereal, and peppery breads from the nose translate nicely. In subsequent sips the anise, pine resin, and pineapple can combine to form a slight, but unfortunate overtone of rubber inner tube. The aftertaste is a bitter continuation of the main mouthful, the pine resin and eucalyptus especially present here, burning at the tongue and soft palate for a long time. Mouthfeel is medium, and carbonation is medium to medium-high, fizzing up on the tongue.

Overall, there is much to be liked in this beer, and hopheads should definitely give it a try. There is a slightly strong alcohol note that becomes especially present in the latter half of the mouthful, and the rubber inner tube overtone is occasionally disconcerting, but there’s still enough in here that the beer is worth seeking out.
Aug 02, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.09 by heysuz from Indiana

Jul 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Jul 26, 2020
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Reviewed by babaracas from Florida

4.11/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Had this filed under the normal Double Simcoe for years, oops.

Poured from corked 750ml which had some serious champagne cork action and probably the most yeast/sediment I've ever seen. Translucent reddish orange with amber edges, billowing cream colored head which fades after many minutes to a one finger meringue-like cap and leaves thick clumps of lace. Smell: pine, pineapple, pink grapefruit, earthiness, fairly raw but not that explosive, big caramel in the back. Taste: pink grapefruit, tangerine, candied citrus rind, earthy pine, medicinal biterness and alcohol at the end of the sip, prevalent caramel sweetness. Mouthfeel: creamy, thick and syrupy, almost chewy. Drinkability, he says with most of a 750 left to go, is good even though it is slightly sweet and slightly rough at the end of the sip. Fantastic looking, at least in the corked bottles, and tasty DIPA. Not my favorite of the style, but it's quite good, impressive use of the simcoe (R).

Reviewed Oct 26, 2009
Dec 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.24 by Scott17Taylor from Iowa

Aug 04, 2016
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Reviewed from tasting notes. L: Pours hazy reddish amber under a 2” off-white amber tinted foam collar that produces thick, complex lacing. S: Citrus, grapefruit and pine aromas. T: Tandem attack with rich malt and assertive hops, citrus, grapefruit and pine interweave with caramel, malt and light fruits. F: smooth, rich, creamy full body, medium to medium low carbonation. O: Big, assertive but well done.
Aug 18, 2015
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Reviewed by SPLITGRIN from Kentucky

4.13/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A dark and hazy amber bodied brew settles into my goblet. Head is a rocky fluffy biscuit colored tan with excellent retention and scattered lace. ops on the nose are very resin based with some back ground pine and a hint of citrus rind. With first sip the hops are very prickly and have amazing grassy qualities to the flavors. One of the flavors that reach out is the dandelion stem, this is the dominant attribute that really hangs on the tongue. As you drink you get some citrus tones that develop mid palate. While all this is going on you actually get a creamy dry mouthfeel that is very nice. Drinkability is very nice but demands to be savored.
Jun 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by edhizdeid from Washington

Dec 08, 2014
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Rated by JOSHRINARD from Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +17.3%
Supremely unfiltered.
Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.92 by harryhops from Delaware

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BPMeyer27 from Ohio

Nov 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.2 by Y2kbug from Pennsylvania

Nov 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by BMart from Pennsylvania

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by browniewithnuts from Pennsylvania

Oct 28, 2014
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Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Been wanting to try this one for a very long time. Unfortunately, I feel like the regular version is the one I prefer more so. This one seems muddled; a result of the unfiltered edge of it. The earthy tones that are prevalent in the regular version are definitely here as well. Though they seem more weighed down and not as boisterous and interesting.

Nice to be able to try, but not really as interesting as I was hoping for.
Sep 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Sep 22, 2014
 
Rated: 1 by dskinner from California

Sep 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Sep 17, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by chadwicktorres from District of Columbia

Sep 16, 2014
Unfiltered Double Simcoe IPA from Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 413 ratings