Snake Handler Double IPA
Good People Brewing Company

Snake Handler Double IPASnake Handler Double IPA
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From:
Good People Brewing Company
 
Alabama, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #388
ABV:
10%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,168
Avg:
4.24 | pDev: 10.14%
Reviews:
143
Ratings:
637
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sunday at 11:38 PM
Added:
May 30, 2009
Wants:
  192
Gots:
  178
This Double IPA brew is a spirited celebration of all things hoppy. Aromas of pine, citrus, flowers, spice, pineapple, and grassiness complement a biscuit and caramel backbone. Hands down, our most requested beer.

Hops: Columbus, Warrior, Cascade, Simcoe, Chinook

100 IBU
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Ratings by Bradfordt:
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Rated by Bradfordt from Alabama

4.49/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

May 21, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.38 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Sunday at 11:38 PM
 
Rated: 3.75 by McSeal from Connecticut

Nov 23, 2023
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Rated by DKVB from Tennessee

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Visually confusing, but great tasting.
Oct 02, 2023
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Reviewed by MalteredBeast

4.4/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
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.
Jul 05, 2023
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Reviewed by markfill from Tennessee

4.41/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
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.
Jul 03, 2023
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Reviewed by Radome from Florida

3.89/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
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.
Jun 04, 2023
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Reviewed by MaddDoGG5150 from California

4.14/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
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.
Dec 21, 2022
 
Rated: 4.2 by RBorsato from Virginia

Dec 13, 2022
 
Rated: 4.34 by chrishiker1409 from New York

Nov 11, 2022
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Reviewed by Harleydls from Virginia

4.53/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
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.
Oct 11, 2022
 
Rated: 3.77 by smithj4 from New York

Aug 12, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by metter98 from New York

Aug 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.99 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

Aug 12, 2022
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Rated by davidward from Florida

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Damn good imperial. Very impressed.
Jun 01, 2022
 
Rated: 4.29 by BrewsOverHoes from Georgia

Apr 22, 2022
 
 
Rated: 4.65 by mquinn from Alabama

Mar 09, 2022
 
Rated: 4.11 by Avitra from California

Jun 29, 2021
 
Rated: 4.71 by ac3pilot

Apr 24, 2021
Snake Handler Double IPA from Good People Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 637 ratings