Beer Camp Across The World: West Coast-Style DIPA
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Beer Camp Across The World: West Coast-Style DIPABeer Camp Across The World: West Coast-Style DIPA
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.2%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 6.7%
Reviews:
118
Ratings:
359
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 30, 2021
Added:
May 10, 2017
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  36
"We just love brewing hoppy beers" is the way Oregon's IPA masters at Boneyard Beer kicked off our collaboration talks. Well, as it turns out, we do, too, so we went all out on this intensely hop-heavy West Coast-style Double IPA. It's bright golden, crisp and brimming with intense citrus and herbal hop flavor, just how we like 'em.
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Ratings by timmy2b:
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Rated by timmy2b from New York

4.16/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Jun 20, 2017
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Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Nov 30, 2021
 
Rated: 4.17 by Jbk81 from Massachusetts

Jun 14, 2018
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Reviewed by california_republic from California

4.99/5  rDev +23.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Look: A bit on the yellow side of orange like a wheat beer. I'd almost say it's like blue moon but a little more orange. I didn't have a lot of head on mine, but my can's almost a year old now...

Smell: Wow, this smells exactly like a sweet orange. Not generic "citrus" IPA smell but like a legitimate fully ripe and sweet navel orange.

Taste: Just as sweet as it smells. The sweetness instantly hits you and it's almost like you're drinking orange juice rather than beer. There's a yeasty element to it that works with the orange and pineapple to give you a juicy sweet taste without being overripe with esters. I also get a tiny bit of crackery malt, but the hops are of course the star of the show.

Feel: Sweet, sweet, sweet. To some it might seem a bit one dimensional but I honestly have never tasted such a perfect recreation of a fruit that it's okay that this beer is not floral or roasty or deep and complex. Instead, this beer can be described as a pure depiction of orange. There's only the slightest bit of pine but it's not even necessary for a great work of culinary art.

Overall: It's described as a DIPA and I imagine it's probably not going to impress the DIPA die-hards who have tried Pliny the Younger or some other transcendental IPA. But this is easily the best out of the beer camp batch and punches well above your "extra" IPA beers like Torpedo and Sculpin. It's not particularly "hop bomb-y" and the malt flavors are pretty muted but it doesn't really meant to fit into any particular class I think. It's definitely one of those one-time experimental releases that showcases what you can do with you push the boundaries of brewing.
Mar 31, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by Satsuma from Florida

Feb 12, 2018
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

4.43/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
This pours a resplendent golden tan with a generous cap of foam. What a nose! Even at two months since canning it's bright and vibrant, with loads of lemon peel and citron. Dry and lightly bodied for a DIPA, with a hop forward profile dripping with more of that citrusy goodness. Another winner from the beer camp lineup.
Feb 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by socon67 from New York

Feb 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by AyatollahGold from Indiana

Jan 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by adam36 from Illinois

Dec 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.3 by cjgator3 from Florida

Dec 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.84 by OKbrew89 from Oklahoma

Dec 07, 2017
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

4/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
10/16/17...pours hazy cloudy bronze with light layer of white foam. Fruity nose, light malty pine comes through. Patient bitter glides through a malt backbone. Fruity, juicy, some citrus, orange pulpy. Very good. Balanced.
Dec 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by redbarnbikes from New York

Dec 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.17 by BenHoppy from Michigan

Nov 18, 2017
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Reviewed by TeamMathis from West Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Smell is sweet with floral honey. Taste has a zing to it with citrusy bitterness. The bitterness lingers on the tongue. Cloudy. Wonderful. I wish this was always available.
Nov 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by rab53 from Washington

Nov 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by vande from Illinois

Nov 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.09 by mamaraza from Texas

Nov 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by AndrewMichael from Virginia

Oct 29, 2017
Beer Camp Across The World: West Coast-Style DIPA from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 359 ratings