20th Anniversary Double IPA
Rock Art Brewery

 

Canned 3/10/20
Pours a smaller foamy head with moderate retention, fair soapy lacing, hazy cloudy reddish-orange color

Nose fair sweet malts, grainy sweet and a bit toasty biscuity, sweet without syrupy, fair fruit, candied orange marmalade, some candied stone fruit, some candied grapefruit notes, touch of alcohol

Taste brings sweet malt again, candied malt with some toasted grain, biscuity notes, little caramel like but not syrupy sweet, some citrus as well, again the sweet fruit, orange marmalade and some candied stone fruit like apricot jam, some grapefruit, touch of perfumey alcohol, light sweet sticky finish, drier, lingering candied fruit

Mouth is med bod, med foamy carb, just a hint of warming alcohol, not syrupy either

Overall pretty good DIPA, alcohol was nice, candied sweet malts and hops were nice, decent enjoyable beer

16oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left sticky rings of lace. It smelled of pine resin, orange zest and sweet caramel goodness. Piney bitter bite with a citrusy zing and toasted caramel finish.

 

Sampling a cold 16 oz can poured into a snifter. The beer is a gift from my brother and has been in my fridge for quite some time, in fact the canned on date is literally a year ago from today. Seems a good time to try this one.
the beer pours a slightly cloudy gold to copper color with a large fizzy bleached white head foaming up and over the top of my glass. ONly a slight spill, so not too bad, and I did pour a little aggressive so its part on me.
Aroma is hoppy and hoppy, with orange notes and some grapefruit too, but also mixing with pine and herbal tea hits too. Pretty diverse hop aroma. There is a hint of biscuity malt in the background, but this is definitely a hop forward beer.
The first sip reveals a medium body with a bit of a chewy mouthfeel, which I didnt expect, but I definitely get a thicker texture here. The carbonation is spaced out but tingly and adds even more to the physical experience.
The flavor starts of with some fruity hops with orange dominating and this rolls to some bitter astringent notes like pithy rind or aspirin bite. I also get a pine sap or gin note on the finish. The bitterness lingers and is more of the show here than any juicy flavors.
No hint of the ABV at this point which is nice and this 8% drinks pretty easy. Pretty solid, more olde school leaning DIPA.

16oz can: This one pours a murky darker golden color. Very small off white head that doesn't leave much lacing. Good nose. Orange, pineapple, some pine. The taste is good. Some juiciness to go along with some bitterness. Pine, orange, pineapple, some graininess. A very decent brew.

 

 

Poured from a 16 oz can dated 1/15/19 into the test glass
A - A glowing hazy orange color, radiant. Solid carbonation feeds a never leaving white froth.
S - Orange and pine, sugary malt, tangerine.
T - Follows the nose well, delightful mix of orange, pine apple, tangerine, with a nice bitterness.
M - Soft water, excellent feel. with a sharp turn to bitter at the finish
O - A pleasant surprise, with solid feel and wonderful aromatics. Glad to see this fresh.

My first try for the Rock Art Brewery. The 16 oz was dated 1/15/19 so very fresh for this review. Loved the cloudy dark amber color, the mild pleasant aroma and I did enjoy the hop bite bite on the back of the tongue.

 

As the can I just opened was canned on 11/20/18, this is not retired. From the can it pours a hazy amber with a nice thick head that lasts. A lot of lovely citrus scent wafts into the nose, followed by a light pineapple edged bitterness in the mouth. Feels nice in the mouth, I can see why they did not retire this one!

2020 update: seems to age well...

ROCK ART 20TH ANNIVERSARY DIPA 12/3/18'

Poured from the 16 oz. can into a Tree House willi.

a: Translucent orange with a two inch thick white head which receded slowly to thick surface foam and dense lacing. Extensive suspensions visible in the bottom half.

s; Citrus leaning to the orange/tangerine side.

t; Fairly bitter orange/grapefruit over a medium malt base, dry finish with little lingering bitterness.

m; Medium plus, very good body and lots of carbonation tingle.

o; Perhaps most notable for its great carbonation and head, although the suspensions, among the highest number I've ever seen in any brew, are an unappetizing distraction. A good DIPA otherwise and quite flavorful.

Pours an opaque, dull gold with visible floaties. Rather dank in flavor with a nice hop forward bite. Citrus is present but quite suppressed (which I liked). Kind of a mashup between a traditional IPA and a NEIPA. Personally, I thought it was delicious and highly satisfying.

This sure looks like a NE IPA to me, or what you would call juicy hazy IPA. This pour really thick out of the can and is super hazy and cloudy and did I mention really thick. It is a very deep orange almost dirty blonde color, maybe a little darker than typical hazy IPAs. There looks to be a bit of sediment or bits of yeast or trapped carbonation but there is definitely something floating around the bottom of the glass. The nose is citra, not overwhelming, but good. The taste is very tart grapefruit, maybe a little pine, maybe very acerbic fruit. At 80 IBU this is really hop forward. This one will flash freeze your tongue a bit because it is very bitter, very full bodied, not for the faint at heart. This is a very good beer but I wouldn't characterize it as an Imperial IPA or double IPA without giving some nod to the NE IPA character of the beer.

 

 

Maybe i got a so-so batch. The alcohol content is there, hut for me the flavor, mouth feel and aroma were not great.

Flavor was nondescript, with a bite afterwards; not the smooth taste or feel of an Exhibit A, Alchemist or Trillium.

From the one pint can dated 06/05/18. Sampled August 12, 2018.

Milky, thick looking juicy yellow underneath a lasting white foamy head.

Aroma of many tropical fruits including orange, guava, papaya, and a more muted biscuit maltiness. Booze is not noticeable in the aroma.

Medium to full chewy body. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel.

The taste has a little bit of sweet bread that is quickly overtaken by the fruity characters of the nose. And I pick up a tad more booze in the taste than I picked up in the aroma. Ends quite bitter.