Copper Canyon Devil's Peak IPA
Copper Canyon Brewery

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From:
Copper Canyon Brewery
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.19 | pDev: 17.55%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
15
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 10, 2014
Added:
May 15, 2002
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by redmosquito:
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Reviewed by redmosquito from Michigan

4.18/5  rDev +31%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Wow what a surprise! I was expecting a dry bitter IPA from this busy brewpub, instead I got this explosively hoppy and well balanced ale. The beer was copper in color with a white head, slightly cloudy. The aroma was bursting with fresh hops, floral, citrus, and pine, oh and there is some bready malt too. The taste is a balance between hop fruitiness & bitterness and malt carmel & sweetness. There is plenty of body here to carry the hop load and it has a nice dry finish. This beer hides it's alcohol well and it would be easy to down a few of these on a hot summer day or a cold winter day.
Jun 30, 2005
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2 by goast8127 from Michigan

Dec 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by StoutHunter from Michigan

Dec 20, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by tommy5 from Michigan

Aug 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by FrankHammer from Michigan

Aug 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by zacky_U from Michigan

Jul 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by JVoyager from Michigan

Jul 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kerrie from Michigan

Mar 23, 2013
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Reviewed by rings from Michigan

2.42/5  rDev -24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Devil's Peak IPA is supposed to be their "monster" beer offering for the big flavored beer aficionado or, perhaps blatant hopheads. Unfortunately for them, "big" apparently means "bitter." Deep orange in color, it has a thin, watery body and very low carbonation. The nose is pungent herbal and, using a selection of domestic bittering hops, it's very dry and bitter from the initial sip to the long, dry, never-ending finish. There's almost no balance, as bitterness overwhelms any sense of malt or sweetness. Did I mention it was bitter?
Feb 11, 2011
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Reviewed by Stimack from New York

3.33/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer was recommended to my by our waiter, if you read some of my other reviews for Copper Canyon you will see I was not overly that happy with this chap. Anyway after choosing the Maibock for my first brew, which was excellent, I decided to go with the recommendation of the waiter and try the IPA. Now this is not a bad beer but they way he was pushing it you would think that this was the most incredible brew ever. It was servers with a copper color with a nice sized head that had good retention. The aroma was pretty much hops only, I had a hard time picking up anything else. The taste was dominated by a in the face hop presence that did not let anything through. Now I do like a hoppy brew and I guess this brew was fair but I feel that the actions of the waiter through out the meal and his stance on this brew have made me evaluate it more harshly than I normally would have, but maybe that is a good thing. If the Maibock is on, get that, it is a better brew all around.
Aug 06, 2007
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Reviewed by Frozensoul327 from Michigan

2.6/5  rDev -18.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
This beer was really a letdown. It was so close to being friggin' great, but fell short no matter how I looked at it. Presented an autumn orange gold color with a small head of foam. Aromas of hops were powerful, leaving little room for the traces of malt and spice that were present. Lifting the pint glass to my lips in anticipation I found... Bland. Flat. Boring. Watery. One Dimentional. The hops were present and in high quantity, but were far too flowery and light, lacking the Hop-Oil and bitterness I was looking for. Very bland. Mouthfeel was overly light and only a step away from water. Drinkability? Not for me. Give this AIPA some balls, some heartier malts and hops, and you've got a contender. Until then, one is enough for me.
Jun 11, 2006
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Reviewed by putnam from Michigan

3.15/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Raw, resinous lemon peel Cascadiness dumps an immense load of mouthwash and bright green hydroponic flavors and aromas all over this quite yellow, old gold-colored liquid. A nice paint of foam endures on every surface it touches. It is sweet and very Vermouth-like. Herbal tea fans, old ladies, and those who do Listerine bong hits should be very pleased.
Sep 23, 2004
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Reviewed by marburg from Michigan

3.39/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had some of this after a nice, if not overly expensive, meal at Copper Canyon. Lightly hazed golden color with a soapy white head. Aroma is very intriguing. Predominantly grapefruit, but there's a real presence of orange fragrance in the vein of an orange-scented candle from one of those (apologies for the terminology here) "girlie" stores. Very interesting.

Light citrus flavor upfront. A bit overloaded on the hops, really. The malt barely shows through, and I think it really gets a bit lost behind this fairly overwhelming hoppiness. The finish lingers into a piney aftertaste.

Not a real standout...other than that damn orange aroma. How they did that, I have no idea. But it was very interesting.
Oct 11, 2003
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Reviewed by beernut7 from Massachusetts

4.05/5  rDev +27%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
This brew presents with a deep copper color and lacy foam head. This is a powerfully strong IPA on the huge bitter side with a nice heavy body. This one’s not for the hop-shy.
Aug 06, 2002
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Reviewed by proc from Michigan

3/5  rDev -6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A decent Pale but to be honest, nothing to get overly excited about. Hops are present, but not as much as I was expecting. A brewpub beer to give your macro drinking friends.
May 15, 2002
Copper Canyon Devil's Peak IPA from Copper Canyon Brewery
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 15 ratings