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Sticky Hands
Block 15 Restaurant & Brewery
- From:
- Block 15 Restaurant & Brewery
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #109 - ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- 96
Ranked #1,005 - Avg:
- 4.33 | pDev: 7.62%
- Reviews:
- 134
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Tuesday at 08:08 PM
- Added:
- Apr 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 63
- Gots:
- 79
Offering a luscious blend of flavor and drinkability, this Hop Experience Ale features ample additions of sticky, lupulin-packed hops, grown in the Pacific Northwest. The result is an aromatic blast of citrus, tropical fruit, and dank herb that transitions into resinous hop flavor and a delightfully balanced finish.
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Ratings by mudbug:
Reviewed by mudbug from Oregon
4.72/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.72/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
On Tap at the brewery served in a tulip
Slightly hazy orange body capped by a fluffy white head that refuses to die.
Aroma is pungent and assertive with mixed notes of marijuana,fresh cut grass,grapefruit rind and unripe mango
Taste is amazingly like the smell, tropical notes of pineapple and guava also creep in, malt sweetness attempts a balancing act but it's all about the hops in this one
Long lingering finish with nice bitterness in the aftertaste that is welcome after the tropical fruit onslaught.
A superior DIPA that sits slightly on the sweeter side of the street.
Well done!
Feb 05, 2016Slightly hazy orange body capped by a fluffy white head that refuses to die.
Aroma is pungent and assertive with mixed notes of marijuana,fresh cut grass,grapefruit rind and unripe mango
Taste is amazingly like the smell, tropical notes of pineapple and guava also creep in, malt sweetness attempts a balancing act but it's all about the hops in this one
Long lingering finish with nice bitterness in the aftertaste that is welcome after the tropical fruit onslaught.
A superior DIPA that sits slightly on the sweeter side of the street.
Well done!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by AVLRobert from North Carolina
4.77/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.77/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
For years, when living in Oregon, this was the beer that was always in my fridge. Many others made guest appearances, but this was my “go to”. Strong, but not obnoxious - really dank, and just delicious for an imperial. Close to the perfect beer.
Tuesday at 08:08 PMReviewed by flagmantho from Washington
4.02/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 16oz can into a dimpled mug. Canned 1/10/24 — not bad!
Appearance: pale golden hue with a dash of haze and a big head of frothy ivory foam that leaves a nice lace on the glass.
Smell: sweet malt, with plenty of earthy, resinous hops. Reminds me of the IIPAs or American Strong Ales of days of old.
Taste: earthy and resinous, yes, but also with a juicy-sweet citrusy element. I admit it doesn’t come together entirely for me, but it’s not a bad beer by any means.
Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a decent carbonation and a good creaminess for the style.
Overall: this beer seems well-made, but its flavor profile just doesn’t grab me. It clearly has an audience, though!
Feb 10, 2024Appearance: pale golden hue with a dash of haze and a big head of frothy ivory foam that leaves a nice lace on the glass.
Smell: sweet malt, with plenty of earthy, resinous hops. Reminds me of the IIPAs or American Strong Ales of days of old.
Taste: earthy and resinous, yes, but also with a juicy-sweet citrusy element. I admit it doesn’t come together entirely for me, but it’s not a bad beer by any means.
Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a decent carbonation and a good creaminess for the style.
Overall: this beer seems well-made, but its flavor profile just doesn’t grab me. It clearly has an audience, though!
Rated by Alrogio from Oregon
4.85/5 rDev +12%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.85/5 rDev +12%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This beer is a top PNW contender. A solid choice year round, and for anyone new to the area, a great introduction to the world of Oregon brewing!
Oct 29, 2023Reviewed by mntlover from Tennessee
4.5/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a cool hazed pale yellow nice thic off white head good lacing.
Aroma is big loads of hops, tropical, orange, grapefruit, loads of pine resin light dankness through out over powering the malt base.
Taste follows the nose big huge IPA with loads of hops. Big citrus and pine hops good resin notes light dankness. A hop lovers brew to be sure, one of the better beers I hash on my west coast trip.
Mouthfeel is medium good smooth work lightly peppy carbonation.
Overall very nice beer that would be a regular in my beer fridge if it was available. Lucky I was able to smuggle a 4 pack in my luggage with a few other west coast treats.
Aug 20, 2023Aroma is big loads of hops, tropical, orange, grapefruit, loads of pine resin light dankness through out over powering the malt base.
Taste follows the nose big huge IPA with loads of hops. Big citrus and pine hops good resin notes light dankness. A hop lovers brew to be sure, one of the better beers I hash on my west coast trip.
Mouthfeel is medium good smooth work lightly peppy carbonation.
Overall very nice beer that would be a regular in my beer fridge if it was available. Lucky I was able to smuggle a 4 pack in my luggage with a few other west coast treats.
Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado
4.49/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Pours a clear straw golden yellow with a medium white head and rings of lacing around the glass.
S: A strong note of tropical fruit, including lemon, orange some notes of mango, and other tropical fruit. Followed by a strong resinous note.
F: A sweet tropical fruit that includes lemon, grapefruit, pineapple and orange followed by a very resinous bitterness, this is how a double IPA should taste.
F: Lager body, smoothcreamy carb.
O: This is an absolutely killer imperial IPA.
May 13, 2023S: A strong note of tropical fruit, including lemon, orange some notes of mango, and other tropical fruit. Followed by a strong resinous note.
F: A sweet tropical fruit that includes lemon, grapefruit, pineapple and orange followed by a very resinous bitterness, this is how a double IPA should taste.
F: Lager body, smoothcreamy carb.
O: This is an absolutely killer imperial IPA.
Rated by caseysbeery
1.54/5 rDev -64.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.75
1.54/5 rDev -64.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.75
They need to change the name of this beer... it doesn't hold up to modern "sticky" beer.
Feb 25, 2022Rated by h8r from New York
4.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Excellent DIPA. Best in Oregon?
Jan 18, 2022Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
3.21/5 rDev -25.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.21/5 rDev -25.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Nov 29, 2021Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.3/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Murky golden body with a white head. Aromas of big citrus and pine with decent weedy dankness on the backend. Taste really emphasizes grapefruit, orange, and lesser so lime, with sharp pine cutting through leaving herbal and dank notes in its path. Hop bitters really translate well, but wetter than expected though never getting resinous, finish is crisp. Nice west coast dipa
Oct 28, 2021Reviewed by beerjerk666 from Florida
4.4/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.4/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 16 oz can. Pkgd 08/23/21.
Pours out a hazy golden orange body. White bubbly head that dissipated to a halo ring along the edge of the glass and leaves plenty of tacky lacing.
Strong resinous hoppy aromas of grapefruit and pine, deep and dank.
Taste is all about that resinous pine and citrus. Bitterness and resinous notes coat the tongue. A nice lasting citrus taste of orange and grapefruit lingers.
Overall, a terrific DIPA! Looks great, smells terrific and tastes awesome. A real winner.
Oct 24, 2021Pours out a hazy golden orange body. White bubbly head that dissipated to a halo ring along the edge of the glass and leaves plenty of tacky lacing.
Strong resinous hoppy aromas of grapefruit and pine, deep and dank.
Taste is all about that resinous pine and citrus. Bitterness and resinous notes coat the tongue. A nice lasting citrus taste of orange and grapefruit lingers.
Overall, a terrific DIPA! Looks great, smells terrific and tastes awesome. A real winner.
Sticky Hands from Block 15 Restaurant & Brewery
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
525 ratings
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