16-Bit DPA
Tallgrass Brewing Company
Beer Geek Stats:
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- Style:
- Pale Ale - American
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 7.99%
- Reviews:
- 42
- Ratings:
- From:
- Tallgrass Brewing Company
- Kansas, United States
- Avail:
- Retired (no longer brewed)
- Wants
- 11
- Gots
- 60
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Notes:
Reviews: 42
| Ratings: 243
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Reviews by rossracing:
rossracing from Illinois
4.1/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Jun 06, 2015
4.1/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Jun 06, 2015
More User Reviews:
Nachos4two from Illinois
3.77/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Jun 24, 2015
3.77/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Jun 24, 2015
Whiskeydeez from Kansas
3.59/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Apr 17, 2015
3.59/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Apr 17, 2015
sgttibbs from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 08, 2015
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 08, 2015
jakea from Wisconsin
3.71/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jun 06, 2015
3.71/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jun 06, 2015
Taphouse_Traveler from Florida
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Apr 09, 2016
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Apr 09, 2016
FriedSlug from North Carolina
3.93/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a pale and hazy light gold with a white head. There are a few ribbons of lacing left behind. The nose is mainly pineapple to me but I also feel like there is mango and honey present. There is a nice sweetness detected and a touch of piney hops. The taste is sweet with a lot of mango and pineapple but the bitter piney finish balances the sweetness nicely. This beer has a mouthfeel that is close to medium and a little bit of carbonation. This is a really well made and uniquely flavored DIPA. I really like it and would drink it again if I ever came across another can.
Feb 28, 2016
3.93/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a pale and hazy light gold with a white head. There are a few ribbons of lacing left behind. The nose is mainly pineapple to me but I also feel like there is mango and honey present. There is a nice sweetness detected and a touch of piney hops. The taste is sweet with a lot of mango and pineapple but the bitter piney finish balances the sweetness nicely. This beer has a mouthfeel that is close to medium and a little bit of carbonation. This is a really well made and uniquely flavored DIPA. I really like it and would drink it again if I ever came across another can.
Feb 28, 2016
KCWildcat1998 from Kansas
4.49/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
is a much lighter beer than the 8-bit, but has more punch at the end
Apr 07, 2015
4.49/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
is a much lighter beer than the 8-bit, but has more punch at the end
Apr 07, 2015
wallbj from Oklahoma
3.6/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jul 01, 2015
3.6/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jul 01, 2015
Mikeymcglynnigan from New Jersey
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: cloudy dark amber with small, quickly dissipating sticky white head
Smell: Bready malts and earth hops, not a lot going on
Taste: little more depth than the nose but still lackluster
Mouthfeel: Smooth dry yet watery
Overall: meh, it was okay but was expecting a little more from a DIPA
Apr 29, 2015
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: cloudy dark amber with small, quickly dissipating sticky white head
Smell: Bready malts and earth hops, not a lot going on
Taste: little more depth than the nose but still lackluster
Mouthfeel: Smooth dry yet watery
Overall: meh, it was okay but was expecting a little more from a DIPA
Apr 29, 2015
hopazoid from Minnesota
3.87/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Oct 21, 2015
3.87/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Oct 21, 2015
Smoky54 from Tennessee
3.77/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sep 20, 2015
3.77/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sep 20, 2015
jschott75 from Illinois
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 13, 2015
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 13, 2015
BeerOps from Illinois
3.98/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Apr 16, 2015
3.98/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Apr 16, 2015
Ri0 from Wisconsin
3.87/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured 16oz can into snifter.
A - Pours a light hazy orange with a huge creamy one 3 finger tall white head. Fades into a cap and leaves behind a good amount of lacing on glass.
S - Smells of floral and citrus hops, light grapefruit and passion fruit with a hint of bready malt, slightly green.
T - First sip gives a light bitterness and then hints of grapefruits, passion fruit, caramel malt and some light breadiness. Finish is a mix of hop bitterness and a touch of sweetness, lingering for some time after consumption.
M - Medium body and flavor with moderate carbonation. Smooth, hoppy feel that lingers on the pallet long after each sip.
O - Solid take on a beefed up 8-bit. Not too different.
Apr 26, 2015
3.87/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured 16oz can into snifter.
A - Pours a light hazy orange with a huge creamy one 3 finger tall white head. Fades into a cap and leaves behind a good amount of lacing on glass.
S - Smells of floral and citrus hops, light grapefruit and passion fruit with a hint of bready malt, slightly green.
T - First sip gives a light bitterness and then hints of grapefruits, passion fruit, caramel malt and some light breadiness. Finish is a mix of hop bitterness and a touch of sweetness, lingering for some time after consumption.
M - Medium body and flavor with moderate carbonation. Smooth, hoppy feel that lingers on the pallet long after each sip.
O - Solid take on a beefed up 8-bit. Not too different.
Apr 26, 2015
JamesMN from Minnesota
3.94/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drink by 10/9/15.
Appearance: Pale golden with great clarity. One finger of off-white foam.
Aroma: Bready/biscuit malt with some spice and a bit of fruit coming through. I was hoping for a bigger hop presence.
Taste: Not what I was expecting in the hop department but not disappointing otherwise. Great malt base of bready/grainy notes with a peppery/spicy hop character that pairs well to bring an English pale ale feel to the flavor. In the finish there is a subtle hint of melon/grapefruit that would really elevate the flavor if it was more prominent. Nice depth of flavor and a solid bitterness that is just right to bring it all together. Aftertaste of ebbing bitterness with a hint of something soapy that may be evidence of cascade hops, so I won't count it as an off-flavor. The malt flavor really holds up well, making this feel larger than its moderate 6.2% ABV.
Mouthfeel: Medium in body with just the right combination of carbonation, drinkability, and overall feel to elevate the experience.
Final Thoughts: I went in with high expectations, I always enjoyed 8-Bit's combination of spicy bitterness and melon hop character, but 16-Bit is a bit more English in it's hop character than I was expecting. Still, it's won me over on it's great flavor and all around merits. Would I drink it again? Sure.
May 28, 2015
3.94/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drink by 10/9/15.
Appearance: Pale golden with great clarity. One finger of off-white foam.
Aroma: Bready/biscuit malt with some spice and a bit of fruit coming through. I was hoping for a bigger hop presence.
Taste: Not what I was expecting in the hop department but not disappointing otherwise. Great malt base of bready/grainy notes with a peppery/spicy hop character that pairs well to bring an English pale ale feel to the flavor. In the finish there is a subtle hint of melon/grapefruit that would really elevate the flavor if it was more prominent. Nice depth of flavor and a solid bitterness that is just right to bring it all together. Aftertaste of ebbing bitterness with a hint of something soapy that may be evidence of cascade hops, so I won't count it as an off-flavor. The malt flavor really holds up well, making this feel larger than its moderate 6.2% ABV.
Mouthfeel: Medium in body with just the right combination of carbonation, drinkability, and overall feel to elevate the experience.
Final Thoughts: I went in with high expectations, I always enjoyed 8-Bit's combination of spicy bitterness and melon hop character, but 16-Bit is a bit more English in it's hop character than I was expecting. Still, it's won me over on it's great flavor and all around merits. Would I drink it again? Sure.
May 28, 2015
Chucker17 from South Dakota
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aug 09, 2015
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aug 09, 2015
fossage78 from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jul 31, 2015
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jul 31, 2015
skaboom420 from Pennsylvania
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
May 22, 2015
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
May 22, 2015
mrjbrown27 from South Dakota
4.16/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 19, 2015
4.16/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 19, 2015
d5001986 from Wisconsin
3.65/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Jan 18, 2016
3.65/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Jan 18, 2016
Sunn from Iowa
4.18/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 09, 2015
4.18/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 09, 2015
snarygare from Kansas
3.92/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Apr 19, 2015
3.92/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Apr 19, 2015
Stevedore from Oregon
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz can. Served in a snifter.
Pours a slightly hazy, but otherwise clear golden body, two finger thick white head with a lot of retention, splotchy lacing. Big head. Smells of bread, orange marmalade, floral notes, a bit of citrus, dough, minerals. A bit bland and bready. Flavour is a nice orange and citrus combination, seguing into bready sweetness, biscuits and a mildly bitter floral finish. Doesn't pop, but at the same time it's a pleasant combination that's easy to drink. Mouthfeel is medium-lower body, good carbonation, a bit dry, mildly bitter floral finish as noted above. Overall, a decent bigger APA with good flavour, a mild bite and an ease of drinkability.
Jun 23, 2015
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz can. Served in a snifter.
Pours a slightly hazy, but otherwise clear golden body, two finger thick white head with a lot of retention, splotchy lacing. Big head. Smells of bread, orange marmalade, floral notes, a bit of citrus, dough, minerals. A bit bland and bready. Flavour is a nice orange and citrus combination, seguing into bready sweetness, biscuits and a mildly bitter floral finish. Doesn't pop, but at the same time it's a pleasant combination that's easy to drink. Mouthfeel is medium-lower body, good carbonation, a bit dry, mildly bitter floral finish as noted above. Overall, a decent bigger APA with good flavour, a mild bite and an ease of drinkability.
Jun 23, 2015
16-Bit DPA from Tallgrass Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
243 ratings
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