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DevESTATEtion
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 8.95%
- Reviews:
- 124
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 03, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 07, 2013
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 44
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Ratings by macrosmatic:
Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida
3.5/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from notes. Poured from 750 mL bottle into a Tamp Bay Brewing Company pint glass.
A: Pours a medium to dark brown, with a fair amount of haze but still quite translucent. Forms a half-finger of off-white head with poor retention, and moderate visible carbonation.
S: Brown toasted malts, some resin and vegetal hops. A touch of cardboard and oxidation as well, despite being fairly fresh and wax-sealed. Not a ton of aroma overall.
T: Brown toasted malts, a moderate amount of resinous, spice and a bit of melon hops. These then fade into a green coffee and/or roasted malt flavor with bitterness (likely a combination of hops and roasted malts) that lasts into the hang.
M: The body is a little thinner than ideal for the flavor profile, but not watery. Low carbonation sensation, and moderate alcohol presence.
O: This was an interesting mishmash of flavors, but I'm not sure that I'm a fan of the combination. I'm underwhelmed by this one. One to check off and move on.
Jan 27, 2014A: Pours a medium to dark brown, with a fair amount of haze but still quite translucent. Forms a half-finger of off-white head with poor retention, and moderate visible carbonation.
S: Brown toasted malts, some resin and vegetal hops. A touch of cardboard and oxidation as well, despite being fairly fresh and wax-sealed. Not a ton of aroma overall.
T: Brown toasted malts, a moderate amount of resinous, spice and a bit of melon hops. These then fade into a green coffee and/or roasted malt flavor with bitterness (likely a combination of hops and roasted malts) that lasts into the hang.
M: The body is a little thinner than ideal for the flavor profile, but not watery. Low carbonation sensation, and moderate alcohol presence.
O: This was an interesting mishmash of flavors, but I'm not sure that I'm a fan of the combination. I'm underwhelmed by this one. One to check off and move on.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours dark brown with airy, thick beige head and lots of lacing on the glass. Aroma of nice roast malt and hops. Taste is all malt and hops, some citrus (grapefruit), definitely worthy of it’s praise.
Jun 03, 2023Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.28/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Yet another trip back in time to the Sierra Nevada Single, Fresh, Wet & Wild Hop Harvest festival in Chico, CA. Black ipas were all the rage back then, so much so even respected, normally above trend brewers were all in, even making wet hopped black ipas that make as much sense as drinking evaporated water from a can.
Black ale pours black 1/2" light brown head. Jokes aside, its slightly lighter in color than that. The purported uniqueness of this wet hopped beer is lost on notes of roasted malt. Ha ha what a cool joke, make a wet hopped beer that is largely covered up by roasted malt. Lulz. Cash in now honey, cash in this minute, cash in now baby. . . they even waxed the bottles.
Taste, more roasted malt, generic dark beer bittering hops. Disappointing. There aren't any off flavors, its just through a design standpoint, are you kidding me? Its carbonation is fine, its just even with the excuse of the barley crop failure, this doesn't make much sense. Roasted malt and bittering hops, cool.
Oct 05, 2020Black ale pours black 1/2" light brown head. Jokes aside, its slightly lighter in color than that. The purported uniqueness of this wet hopped beer is lost on notes of roasted malt. Ha ha what a cool joke, make a wet hopped beer that is largely covered up by roasted malt. Lulz. Cash in now honey, cash in this minute, cash in now baby. . . they even waxed the bottles.
Taste, more roasted malt, generic dark beer bittering hops. Disappointing. There aren't any off flavors, its just through a design standpoint, are you kidding me? Its carbonation is fine, its just even with the excuse of the barley crop failure, this doesn't make much sense. Roasted malt and bittering hops, cool.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.77/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The bottle I just cranked was from 2013. The color was a dark ruby amber with frothy white head that left some lace. The scent carried floral and citrus notes. The taste was mostly roast and earth with good pine and citrus back drop. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall it was good...but not the best BIPA ive had.
Mar 28, 2015Rated by CJNAPS from California
4.77/5 rDev +22%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.77/5 rDev +22%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
I wish i had bought more of that when it was out.
Jan 23, 2015
DevESTATEtion from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
578 ratings
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