Snake Handler Double IPA
Good People Brewing Company

 

 

 

Appearance: Clear, medium amber. Frothy, mousse-like, off-white head with great retention. Medium carbonation.

Aroma: Berry, spicy, herbal, citrus. alcohol not noticeable.

Flavor & aftertaste: Berry, spicy, herbal, citrus, pine hops with caramel and toast malt flavors. Alcohol is strong in taste. Low sweetness. Aggressive bitterness.

Mouth-feel: High astringency, drying, medium carbonation. Moderate to long finish with sticky bitterness coating the tongue.

Overall: Great looking beer. Pours clear with a big, thick, mousse-like head that really sticks around. Aromas are a bit muted versus what is expected. Alcohol not noticeable in the aroma but really shows up in the flavor. Uses Columbus, Warrior, Chinook, Simcoe, and Cascade hops; which all contribute a variety of interesting hops aromas and flavors. Spicy, herbal, berry, and citrus being prominent. Bitterness is very aggressive, bording on harsh. Finish dry with a sticky bitterness building and lasting well into the aftertaste. I'm not a big fan of this style. They tend to be too bitter and alcohol too harsh to be very enjoyable and they don't pair well with many foods. That said, for those who really like DIPA/IPA, this should do the trick.

 

 

 

Golden amberish color with thick white cap and good lacing.

Steady on aroma of rich malt with a touch of caramel. Hops are a melange of sharp, clean, bitter hop goodness served up by the bushel basket full.

Wow, this is one whopper of a beer. It reminds me of my Great Uncle Ernest's old plow mule that was massive in size but quick on his feet. At 10% ABV you expect a beer of substance but this bad boy is on a whole new level. The rich caramely malt gives no ground to other brews that strive for full flavor. This thing arrives like a dark thunder cloud yet on tasting it's not heavy so much as deeply rich. Hob presence is a multi layered full on rush that perfectly offsets the mountain of malt yet comes across as an equal, a counterpoint as well as a complement.


My take on this beer experience is buy it if you can find it.

 

 

Visually confusing, but great tasting.

Poured from 12oz can into pint glass (all I had at the time). On the dark end of an ipa, but still fairly clear and a nice copper. Smell is a bit like cooked oranges and sugar. Taste is super malty for an ipa, but the bitterness cuts through it all. Bitterness doesn’t linger and all that’s left is a very rich and fulfilling mouthfeel. Overall a solid double with a huge abv (may want to call this an imperial). Very pleasant but not very crushable. This is a sipper.

Twelve ounce can.Looks golden amber.Head is thick and clinging.Smell is mild,malty,not really a great deal of hops,but my nose isn't what it used to be.Quite carbonated,biscuit malt up front,then boom,bitterness of a real IPA.Not some orangy grapefruit mess,but actual bitterness.Yes!The 10% is VERY well hidden,be careful out there.

Tasted on draught at World of Beer in Destin, FL.

L - Dark gold verging on copper. Good clarity. Fluffy, long-lasting white head.
S - Citrus and light pine hops blend with some bread and brown sugar from the malt.
T - Hops give grapefruit and low pine, which is balanced by bready malt. Not overly complex, but good flavors.
F - Medium body with some lingering sweetness. Moderate carbonation. Moderate to high hops bitterness. Low alcohol presence for the stated ABV.
O - A good DIPA, but comes across as a bit restrained. I’d call it an IPA in a blind taste test, but there’s nothing here to dislike.

Appearance: Pours a copper amble color, with a smooth white foam head.

Aroma: Carmel malts, citrus and pine.

Taste: a nice smack of Carmel malts, herbal dankiness and citrus hops. Mellow but present bitterness, slight alcohol esters, a somewhat lingering finish.

Overall: very nice.

 

 

Very nice example of a slap your face IPA with generous hoppiness but not overwhelming bitterness. The caramel base totes a citrusy, piney, and spicy flavor profile that shines through the nose along with hints of honey and flowers. The example I tasted was kicking the keg so my judgement on the mouthfeel and look might be unfair. I didn’t get much lace and it seems a bit dry but with an IBU of 100, one would expect some dryness. Overall though, I think this beer is in the top 10% of IPAs I have had the pleasure of sampling.