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Petaluma Strong Ale
Dempsey's Restaurant And Brewery
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- From:
- Dempsey's Restaurant And Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.43 | pDev: 15.16%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 29, 2016
- Added:
- Feb 22, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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Reviewed by ToriBug13 from California
3.61/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Dempsey's PSA- sample bottle, poured into Sam Adams glass.
A: Light amber, a little foggy. Awesome head, but it didn't last long.
S: Tropical pineapple, citrus, peach/apricot, light malt.
T&M: Nice, clean, hoppy but balanced. Nice malt but still light enough to be a good "session" beer. Good round mouthfeel.
Jun 29, 2013A: Light amber, a little foggy. Awesome head, but it didn't last long.
S: Tropical pineapple, citrus, peach/apricot, light malt.
T&M: Nice, clean, hoppy but balanced. Nice malt but still light enough to be a good "session" beer. Good round mouthfeel.
Reviewed by Sorcerer from England
3.63/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22oz bottle poured into a 22oz Redhook ESB glass.
Appearance - thought I saw some bottle conditioning going on inside the brown bottle. Once poured just an un-suspicious looking amber. Small 1/2" head leaves persistent light lacing to the bottom side of the glass.
Smell - like a hefeweisen...but I have a lingering cold, and I can't smell properly right now. Malty. Hops last.
Taste - SWEeeT...malty...then: Is this 7.1 ABV? sensed more into the 8's. This is a big beer then. Therefore not hop-forward, but wait the hops come in BIG-TIME thereafter. Still, this is not a DIPA or a typical W Coast IPA style. Yes, it's good, and they call call it PSA. This is original. It tastes good and drafts well. This is a good winter fest beer concoction.
Mouthfeel - bubbles at the expected threshold, delightful.
Overall - This was bought at a liquor store in Guerneville over Thanksgiving 2012 and brought home. This beer is interesting. Denoted as an extra IPA. This is a not hop forward beer, with a hop forward ending.
Nov 28, 2012Appearance - thought I saw some bottle conditioning going on inside the brown bottle. Once poured just an un-suspicious looking amber. Small 1/2" head leaves persistent light lacing to the bottom side of the glass.
Smell - like a hefeweisen...but I have a lingering cold, and I can't smell properly right now. Malty. Hops last.
Taste - SWEeeT...malty...then: Is this 7.1 ABV? sensed more into the 8's. This is a big beer then. Therefore not hop-forward, but wait the hops come in BIG-TIME thereafter. Still, this is not a DIPA or a typical W Coast IPA style. Yes, it's good, and they call call it PSA. This is original. It tastes good and drafts well. This is a good winter fest beer concoction.
Mouthfeel - bubbles at the expected threshold, delightful.
Overall - This was bought at a liquor store in Guerneville over Thanksgiving 2012 and brought home. This beer is interesting. Denoted as an extra IPA. This is a not hop forward beer, with a hop forward ending.
Reviewed by drabmuh from Maryland
3.5/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served in a Dempsey's pint glass courtesy of my mother on her trip. Thanks.
Beer is dark amber and copper with quite the haze, thin white head, small bubbles, moderate carbonation, large bubbles, minimal lacing, low retention, looks fine.
Aroma is sweet and mild with hints of earthy / pine hops. Smells fine but could be more in your face.
Beer is heavy and not very bitter, mostly a big strong ale (probably why it says PSA EXTRA IPA STRONG ALE) on the cover. It is malty and mildly sweet with a decent finish. Not a great IPA but a decent beer.
Oct 29, 2011Beer is dark amber and copper with quite the haze, thin white head, small bubbles, moderate carbonation, large bubbles, minimal lacing, low retention, looks fine.
Aroma is sweet and mild with hints of earthy / pine hops. Smells fine but could be more in your face.
Beer is heavy and not very bitter, mostly a big strong ale (probably why it says PSA EXTRA IPA STRONG ALE) on the cover. It is malty and mildly sweet with a decent finish. Not a great IPA but a decent beer.
Reviewed by rkuhnel from California
4/5 rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I think this is more a strong ale than an IPA. Pours copper with a big foamy off-white head and good lacing rings. Nose of roasted caramel malt and fruit. Medium in body and smooth in palate. Flavor mirrors the nose, with a bitter finish. Nice drinking and interesting and enjoyable flavors.
Oct 25, 2011Reviewed by avaldivia from California
3.68/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Tasted at the Whole Foods in Novato, in their tasting area. Poured into a small pint style glass.
A: Darker than I expected. A bit of a dark hazy amber color. not much head for a DIPA. that having been said, the lacing was fantastic.
S: Nice hops upfront. Malty backbone. Good aroma, if not great.
T: The strong point. Excellent hop flavor. Good malt on the finish. much better than I expected. The only thing hurting the flavor is that, the malt was almost too strong.
M: Chewy. What you would expect from a typical DIPA.
O: By far the best brew I tried from Dempsey's. I would order this if it happened to be on tap or if I went to the brewpub.
Aug 08, 2011A: Darker than I expected. A bit of a dark hazy amber color. not much head for a DIPA. that having been said, the lacing was fantastic.
S: Nice hops upfront. Malty backbone. Good aroma, if not great.
T: The strong point. Excellent hop flavor. Good malt on the finish. much better than I expected. The only thing hurting the flavor is that, the malt was almost too strong.
M: Chewy. What you would expect from a typical DIPA.
O: By far the best brew I tried from Dempsey's. I would order this if it happened to be on tap or if I went to the brewpub.
Reviewed by Seanibus from California
3.85/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pretty good, but not astonishing. More malt forward than one might expect from a West Coast DIPA.
Pours a nice clear copper with a big fluffy head and decent lacing. There is a little shower of carbonation rising from the bottom. The aroma is hoppy, but a little hard to quantify - maybe a musky orange, though there is some grapefruit and an unusual earthy edge. The flavor is strong and hoppy, but again, difficult to pin down - grapefruit, tropical fruit, earth, apricot, with a pungent herby finish that is almost like a mild rosemary. Behind is is a surprisingly strong malt backbone, toasty, nutty, and firm. The finish is slightly bitter, like a pleasant grapefruit spritz with a surprisingly sweet lingering sensation. The mouthfeel is silky and firm. I'd say this beer finishes better than it starts and rewards slow contemplation and a little warming.
UPDATE: Cracked a second bomber of this and I seriously question if it is even the same beer. This one is strongly hoppy, grapefruity, with a little pine, and a light-to-medium caramel malt. I'd still rate it as a B+, but I just find it puzzling that two bottles with exactly the same label contain such different liquids.
Jun 03, 2011Pours a nice clear copper with a big fluffy head and decent lacing. There is a little shower of carbonation rising from the bottom. The aroma is hoppy, but a little hard to quantify - maybe a musky orange, though there is some grapefruit and an unusual earthy edge. The flavor is strong and hoppy, but again, difficult to pin down - grapefruit, tropical fruit, earth, apricot, with a pungent herby finish that is almost like a mild rosemary. Behind is is a surprisingly strong malt backbone, toasty, nutty, and firm. The finish is slightly bitter, like a pleasant grapefruit spritz with a surprisingly sweet lingering sensation. The mouthfeel is silky and firm. I'd say this beer finishes better than it starts and rewards slow contemplation and a little warming.
UPDATE: Cracked a second bomber of this and I seriously question if it is even the same beer. This one is strongly hoppy, grapefruity, with a little pine, and a light-to-medium caramel malt. I'd still rate it as a B+, but I just find it puzzling that two bottles with exactly the same label contain such different liquids.
Petaluma Strong Ale from Dempsey's Restaurant And Brewery
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
24 ratings
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