Whip Ale
Diamond Knot Brewery

Whip AleWhip Ale
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From:
Diamond Knot Brewery
 
Washington, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.35 | pDev: 16.72%
Reviews:
20
Ratings:
40
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 23, 2016
Added:
Jul 23, 2010
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by BillRoth:
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Rated by BillRoth from Maryland

3.5/5  rDev +4.5%

Dec 28, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.23 by Dustinspo from Ohio

May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by jrob21 from North Carolina

Dec 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.26 by jfstilling from South Carolina

Apr 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.15 by jshusc from South Carolina

Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Jiatlas from Indiana

Feb 06, 2013
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.06/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a somewhat murky honey orange with a very foamy orange-white head that settles to a huge wall of foam on top of the beer. The head turns very thick after it sets, almost like whipped cream. Thick chunks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, alcohol, and some mild citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with some herbal hop flavors on the finish. There is a mild bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a low level of carbonation with an almost flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty average beer that has some weird issue going on that I can't put my finger on. It makes the beer look good but the smell and taste are off.
Nov 21, 2012
 
Rated: 2.25 by benbjb from Washington

Nov 04, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by jar66su from Virginia

Sep 16, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Auraan from Arizona

Sep 14, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by jaidenjb from Ohio

Aug 24, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by RoryOMoore from New Jersey

Aug 13, 2012
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

2.78/5  rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
Huge head in the Stella glass. Every pour is the same. Attractive golden amber color. The head looks nice, but it gets in the way of tasting the stuff. Just a whiff of band-aid.

This is just a peculiar beer. The odd mustiness rises in the nose as you sip. A touch of nuts and plastic in there as well. Grain flavors, sort of a sourish oatmeal. Quite distinctive, but I have trouble finding an exact comparison. Everything seems kind of raw and random. The bitterness grows as you sip, but I don't get any hop aromas or taste. You end up with a bitter water aftertaste.

Too much resemblance to the bad homebrew I used to make for me to like it. From the 22 oz bottle.
Aug 11, 2012
 
Rated: 1.5 by jls988

Aug 08, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by rolltide8425 from Pennsylvania

Jul 13, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by RWACKO from New York

Jul 12, 2012
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

4.23/5  rDev +26.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 22 oz bomber into a pint glass.

Pours a hazy mostly dark amber, some black tones. Light layer of creamy white foam. Laces. Toffee nose, floral notes. Evenly balanced pale taste. Bready with vanilla and caramel. Light hop closes for a supremely drinkable, yet less bitter, pale ale.
Jul 01, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by Rudy from California

Jun 22, 2012
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Reviewed by nickfl from Florida

2.78/5  rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
A - Pours with three fingers of white foam on a hazy, golden-brown body. The rocky head settles very slowly and leaves thick lace on the glass as it goes.

S - Light, bready malt with a hint of vanilla and that's all. I'm getting no hop aroma at all from this one.

T - Sweet, bready malt up front with some yeasty notes of red apple and vanilla in the middle. Some light pine and bitterness in the finish as well as more bready malt.

M - A fairly thick body, moderately high carbonation, and a sweet finish.

D - If I didn't know better I would assume that this was some sort of American wheat beer. The hop character is minimal and the malt is completely unbalanced. Strange and not that pleasant. Perhaps it was an old bottle, but it has no date and just came from the store, so how am I to know?
Jun 14, 2012
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Reviewed by kylehay2004 from Illinois

3.11/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A: large thick frothy head with nice lacing on a murky crimson with golden hues body.

S: aroma is light, likely covered by the head and is mostly musty and soapy. some earthy and mild cirtus hops get through.

T: mild malts with the hops providing a non-bitter floral and herbal note which is very easy to drink but not very exciting.

M: lighter side of medium body and moderate to high carbonation.

Overall: this is a very drinkable beer with little imagination. simple with nothing standing out.
Jun 14, 2012
Whip Ale from Diamond Knot Brewery
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 40 ratings