Blood Hound Orange IPA
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company

 

 

My college buddy brought a bottle of this beer to share at a House Party for the OSU vs ORE game.....which OSU lost by a point. It poured a hazy golden with white head that left some lace. The scent and taste had bitter blood orange citrus presence. The mouthfeel was light in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer!

 

Pours like a ‘blood orange’ in color. Tight white head. Nose is again like blood orange. Taste is as well. Decent bitterness on back end, but fades a little too quickly.
I had to lower the overall because it began to taste too chemically after half a glass

 

 

 

 

Very nice. Very Interesting, pleasant, unusual blood orange finish. Low alcohol content was good that night.

 

Poured from a 12 oz longneck bottled on 4/12/22 so it’s fresh
Look is cloudy red orange with almost no head.
Smell is definitely oranges and other citrus
Taste is also very citrus with a nice hop bite on the finish
Feel is thin almost flat
Overall it’s ok but went flat way too fast

 

12oz bottle served in a shaker pint glass. Bottled on 04/01/21.

Appearance: Hazy translucent amber/orange color, with a very thin ring of foam. Persistent strands of lacing noted.

Smell: Strong blood orange aroma. Not smelling anything else.

Taste: Blood orange and citrus rind bitterness up front, some more orange + cracker-like malt in the middle, and a bitter finish that is again citrus and blood orange.

Mouthfeel: Good carbonation and thickness for the style. VERY sticky on the teeth.

Overall / Drinkability: There is a lot of blood orange in this beer. I MEAN A LOT. I like blood oranges, but there are aspects of an alcoholic Italian orange soda to this beer, rather than it being a beer. If it wasn't for some of the citrus-type hop bitterness at the start and finish, I'd swear I was drinking a soda. It's quite tasty though, and easily drinkable, even if one might quibble with if this is a IPA or not. So overall, well crafted, but I'm not sure it's "infused" exactly, unless infusion means a metric ton of the stuff.

A freakishly good ipa

Can’t get enough of this great beer! The combination of the orange and the bitter hops, plus the hazy bubbly look and feel is unlike anything previously experienced. Be careful!

 

 

L: Amber colored. Hazy. Easy on the lacing but lots of nucleation.

S: Nice inviting citrus orange fragrance. Smells like a real orange.

T: Blood orange juice on the starter, orange peel in the middle, and fresh bitter hops on the finish. It is absolutely bursting with flavor. Your palate will adjust to hops eventually, and it's quite pleasant then.

F: On the tongue it's wonderful. The finish is sticky.

O: It will get you drunk. You can't stop drinking because the finish will catch up to you.