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6th Anniversary Ale (Dirty Hippie Imperial Red Ale)
Kern River Brewing Company
- From:
- Kern River Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Red Ale
Ranked #3 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,705 - Avg:
- 4.23 | pDev: 8.98%
- Reviews:
- 27
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 05, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 27, 2012
- Wants:
- 29
- Gots:
- 12
No description / notes.
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Ratings by fosters9:
Rated by fosters9 from New York
4.25/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Mar 16, 2015
4.25/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Mar 16, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
3.73/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Not gonna beat around the bush here, “Put some shoes on, hippies! And no, I don’t want to buy a candle.” And DH really isn’t like that. At least, it’s a hippie that uses shampoo. Nice and stuff. But no, you can’t spark a J in my living room.
Jun 05, 2023Reviewed by augustgarage from California
4.32/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.32/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Packaged on 7/7/22 - consumed on 7/26/22 - poured from a tall-boy can into my Bruery tulip.
Dark, seemingly clear redwood body supports two fingers of beige stiff peaks. Rocky lacing; superior retention.
Candied citrus and tropical fruit in the nose along with powerful malt and hints of caramel.
Sweet, deeply malty palate entry followed by a wave of orange, grapefruit, peach, and mango. Complex malt notes throughout. Moderate clean earthy bitterness. Long medium-dry finish with faint hints of nuts and toast.
Medium-full bodied, chewy, slightly oily, well carbonated, faintly warming yet quenching.
A delightful malt-forward, well hopped, cleanly crafted (despite the name) example of the style - more than the sum of its parts.
Jul 27, 2022Dark, seemingly clear redwood body supports two fingers of beige stiff peaks. Rocky lacing; superior retention.
Candied citrus and tropical fruit in the nose along with powerful malt and hints of caramel.
Sweet, deeply malty palate entry followed by a wave of orange, grapefruit, peach, and mango. Complex malt notes throughout. Moderate clean earthy bitterness. Long medium-dry finish with faint hints of nuts and toast.
Medium-full bodied, chewy, slightly oily, well carbonated, faintly warming yet quenching.
A delightful malt-forward, well hopped, cleanly crafted (despite the name) example of the style - more than the sum of its parts.
Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon
3.94/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
650ml bottle, served in a teku glass. Pours a darker amber reddish body, two finger offwhite head, lots of retention and lots of lacing. Smell is dank grassy and citrusy hop aromatics with a fair bit of caramel malt backbone, a bit of toffee and sweet candied sugar. Perhaps some pine resin. The smell is fairly dank, perhaps halfway to a dirty hippie? Flavour is a smooth caramel malt with a big, crisp pine and citrus hop presence, a fair bit of grassy bitterness on the backend. Fairly sweet as expected. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, good carbonation, crisp with a fair bit of resinous bitterness on the backend. Solid hoppy imperial red ale.
Oct 30, 2017Reviewed by RBassSFHOPit2ME from California
4.46/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a Spiegelau Glass. You know... The uber Phallic glass with a small shaft & a giant head. ANY-WHO!!
This one is a home run. Argueably the best Red IPA I've had. Dank. Basement mustiness but under control. Pine forward, reminiscent of marijuana and a Tahoe pine forest. Oranges and red berries as the citrus goes. This one improves as it warms. Hops are the star of the show. A pot head's dream of a west coast red IPA.
Sep 28, 2016This one is a home run. Argueably the best Red IPA I've had. Dank. Basement mustiness but under control. Pine forward, reminiscent of marijuana and a Tahoe pine forest. Oranges and red berries as the citrus goes. This one improves as it warms. Hops are the star of the show. A pot head's dream of a west coast red IPA.
Reviewed by Lingenbrau from Oregon
4.46/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Not a pretty beer. Juicy, copper rust comes to mind. Smells piney and pungent. Tastes piney and pungent. Feels piney and pungent! But somehow, I just love it. Cheers!
EDIT: After having this in the bottle and being a bit underwhelmed, had it it again at the brewery and WOW! What a difference! Everything seemed heightened, and honestly may be my favorite from KRBC. Obviously not the 6th ann. edition. Cheers!
May 10, 2016EDIT: After having this in the bottle and being a bit underwhelmed, had it it again at the brewery and WOW! What a difference! Everything seemed heightened, and honestly may be my favorite from KRBC. Obviously not the 6th ann. edition. Cheers!
6th Anniversary Ale (Dirty Hippie Imperial Red Ale) from Kern River Brewing Company
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
142 ratings
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