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Red Brick Brick Mason Series #2: Double IPA
Atlanta Brewing Company
- From:
- Atlanta Brewing Company
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 13.95%
- Reviews:
- 49
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 17, 2015
- Added:
- Jun 04, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 6
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Shaw:
Reviewed by Shaw from Florida
3.53/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a nice amber in color with a thick white head and lots of floaties, which have never bothered me. But if you don't like chunks in your beer, watch out.
Nice hoppy smell of pine and citrus with notes of alcohol.
The taste is hoppy and bitter, but it doesn't make me go "Wow." You'd think that a 9 percent beer would be pretty powerful, but this one seems underdone.
Fine body with substance.
Overall this is above average, but I wouldn't say it's something to look for.
Jun 20, 2011Nice hoppy smell of pine and citrus with notes of alcohol.
The taste is hoppy and bitter, but it doesn't make me go "Wow." You'd think that a 9 percent beer would be pretty powerful, but this one seems underdone.
Fine body with substance.
Overall this is above average, but I wouldn't say it's something to look for.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.67/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From a 22 oz bottle.
Slightly hazy amber-golden body with an excellent head.
More than adequately hoppy for style, with an earthy-hoppy aroma that is not my cup of tea. The robust flavor is more appealing.
High ABV is well hidden.
Oct 17, 2015Slightly hazy amber-golden body with an excellent head.
More than adequately hoppy for style, with an earthy-hoppy aroma that is not my cup of tea. The robust flavor is more appealing.
High ABV is well hidden.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From tasting notes. L: Pours orangish gold with a slight haze crowned by a clingy, slowly receding 2” frothy white.
S: Malt, earthy hops, citrus, herbal spice, light fruit, peach.
T: Sweet malt up front with hop driven fruit flavors, ruby red grapefruit, resin, light caramel, dries out on the finish with a citrus rind bitter finish.
F: Creamy smooth, medium to medium full body, medium to medium low carbonation
O: A big, full flavored, juicy DIPA.
Jul 22, 2015S: Malt, earthy hops, citrus, herbal spice, light fruit, peach.
T: Sweet malt up front with hop driven fruit flavors, ruby red grapefruit, resin, light caramel, dries out on the finish with a citrus rind bitter finish.
F: Creamy smooth, medium to medium full body, medium to medium low carbonation
O: A big, full flavored, juicy DIPA.
Reviewed by Tonmeister from Georgia
3.88/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle served into a tulip shaped glass.
Appearance: murky yellow, amber with a thick white head. The hop particles are largely visible floating around the glass. Some of the head is composed of the hop particles.
Smell: Piney, hoppy, citrusy, vanilla, apple skins, cinnamon
Taste: piney, hoppy, and bitter on the front end. I can taste the alcohol on the back end. I can also taste in the middle the sweetness from the apple skins and vanilla.
the mouthfeel is thick and highly carbonated.
Overall This is my favorite unfiltered Double IPA. I love that the hop presence cuts through in this one. It goes down very smooth. I feel like this beer could have been better blended with hiding the alcohol taste because it also cuts through somewhat.
UPDATE
This beer tastes really boozy. There is a definite alcohol presencez. Not my favorite.
Jun 10, 2013Appearance: murky yellow, amber with a thick white head. The hop particles are largely visible floating around the glass. Some of the head is composed of the hop particles.
Smell: Piney, hoppy, citrusy, vanilla, apple skins, cinnamon
Taste: piney, hoppy, and bitter on the front end. I can taste the alcohol on the back end. I can also taste in the middle the sweetness from the apple skins and vanilla.
the mouthfeel is thick and highly carbonated.
Overall This is my favorite unfiltered Double IPA. I love that the hop presence cuts through in this one. It goes down very smooth. I feel like this beer could have been better blended with hiding the alcohol taste because it also cuts through somewhat.
UPDATE
This beer tastes really boozy. There is a definite alcohol presencez. Not my favorite.
Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania
3.68/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a more heavily malty beer than I would hope for the style. There is also a bit of a burn from alcohol on it as well. It's definitely a decent drinker, but for the style, I would hope for a lot more to be giving me an interesting experience. I could definitely pass on this one, but I guess it's always okay to be trying a new beer.
Dec 11, 2012Reviewed by nickfl from Florida
3.2/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A - Oours with a massive, three finger head of off white foam on top of a hazy, golden brown body. The head settles slowly and leaves good lace on the glass.
S - a sweaty Hop aroma with notes of pine and dirty socks as well as caramel and dark bread in the background.
T - Sweaty hops and dark sugar up front. Some pine and light clove in the middle with notes of brown sugar. Finishes with notes of red apple, pine and anise.
M - Medium thick body, moderately high carbonation, and a balanced finish.
D - a bit on the dark side for an ipa. The aroma is relatively promising, but the hops are really muted in the flavor profile and the heavy malt doesn't help. At least it isn't infected, which is more than I can say for some other beers from this brewery.
Sep 09, 2012S - a sweaty Hop aroma with notes of pine and dirty socks as well as caramel and dark bread in the background.
T - Sweaty hops and dark sugar up front. Some pine and light clove in the middle with notes of brown sugar. Finishes with notes of red apple, pine and anise.
M - Medium thick body, moderately high carbonation, and a balanced finish.
D - a bit on the dark side for an ipa. The aroma is relatively promising, but the hops are really muted in the flavor profile and the heavy malt doesn't help. At least it isn't infected, which is more than I can say for some other beers from this brewery.
Reviewed by GJ40 from North Carolina
3.32/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.32/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Sampled from a 12oz bottle purchased at The Beer Dispensary in Apex, NC.
A - A light golden color with a slight haze and a moderate white head. Good lacing.
S - Varied and complex hop aromas with both citrus and pine.
T - Starts nice with a citrus flavor and bitterness but hollows out a bit in the middle and finish.
M - A moderate carbonation of fine bubbles. But a bit thin for a DIPA.
O - Some good aspects but not complex or rich enough for a DIPA. After trying the IPA, I was careful to avoid the sediment but I lost a good amount of the beer as a result.
May 29, 2012A - A light golden color with a slight haze and a moderate white head. Good lacing.
S - Varied and complex hop aromas with both citrus and pine.
T - Starts nice with a citrus flavor and bitterness but hollows out a bit in the middle and finish.
M - A moderate carbonation of fine bubbles. But a bit thin for a DIPA.
O - Some good aspects but not complex or rich enough for a DIPA. After trying the IPA, I was careful to avoid the sediment but I lost a good amount of the beer as a result.
Red Brick Brick Mason Series #2: Double IPA from Atlanta Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
80 ratings
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