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Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing

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From:
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,598
ABV:
10%
Score:
90
Ranked #10,418
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 8.73%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
127
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 03, 2022
Added:
Jun 14, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  24
A golden double IPA brewed with citra and simcoe hops. Brewed to benefit Rebuild Bloomsburg Skatepark.
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Ratings by kristougher:
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Rated by kristougher from North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Feb 11, 2015
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Reviewed by Dodo2step from Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A- clear pale greenish light yellow color. a 2 finger head bubbly head with lattice lacing.

S- strong grapefruit and citrus hops. floral back end

F- floral comes through in the taste overpowering the citrus.

M- dry yet crisp though. smooth and easy to put down.

O- a great double IPA that is tasty and easy going down.
Sep 03, 2022
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Reviewed by fujindemon74 from Pennsylvania

4.38/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
L- hazy grapefruit juice

S- sweet tropical notes, some grassiness

T- sweet pineapple balanced by a dry floral bitterness

F- medium

O- a fine example of a DIPA, would purchase again
Oct 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.55 by BigMike from Pennsylvania

Dec 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.03 by IdrinkGas from Pennsylvania

Aug 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.77 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Aug 18, 2020
 
Rated: 3.71 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

Jul 05, 2020
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
At long last, I am finally getting around to an extensive brewery horizontal to clear out a massive backlog in support of The CANQuest (tm). I knew that I had a number of their beers in abeyance, but it was not until I beCAN assembling them that I realized just how extensive my inventory actually was. At long, long last, the ultimate CAN of my initial run-through! 16/16.

From the CAN: "Massively Fruity and Juice-tastic. Never Boozy. Always Unfiltered. All Simcoe."; "Regret Nothing[,] Deny Everything"; "Frontside Lipslide Double IPA"; "Refreshing. Deceivingly Crushable, Like Your Hopes and Dreams. Use With Care."; "Proudly Brewed In Pennsylvania"; "Pizza. Beer. Happy."; "Please Enjoy Fresh, Preferably With Pizza. Do Not Age."

The grand finale beCAN with a Crack! of the vent, followed by a slow, gentle C-Line Glug into the awaiting glass. It foamed beautifully to form two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, French Vanilla-colored head with good retention, leaving a load of lacing in its wake. Color was a slightly-hazy Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5). Nose held grapefruit & peach with Simcoe doing her naughty cattiness in the background. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite creamy, but on the approach. The taste was quite fruity, with flavors of mango, pineapple, peach, grapefruit + pine and Simcoe's cattiness as well as a bitter heat. Crushable?!? Hardly. This bad boy was making its presence know every step of the way! Finish was dry and bitter, unlike my elation at having finally gotten caught up with these guys. Now, The CANQuest (tm) must move on to the next big brewery horizontal! YMMV.
Jul 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.78 by rolltide from Pennsylvania

Jul 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Jul 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.95 by PaulSlazinger from Pennsylvania

Jul 08, 2019
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Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina

4.21/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours into an impy nonic a dull medium golden with a thinner lacy white head atop.An appetizing mix of citrus fruits and dank resin in the nose,nice to smell that again.Not too sweet wich is a nice surprise,citric and pine flavors with some residual sugary sweetness underneath,tastes like a DIPA should...In my humble opinion.My first try of this brewery and I come away impressed.
May 09, 2019
 
Rated: 2.58 by gbiello from Massachusetts

Apr 19, 2019
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Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York

4.3/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 16oz glass into a Trillium IPA glass.

Look is a sightless cloudy yellow with amber highlights and a thick full white head.

Aroma is tropical mango and pineapple.

Taste is exactly what you want from an IPA. Dank tropical and herbal with a strong candy malt that isn’t boozy.
Mar 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Mar 16, 2019
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Reviewed by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up this pounder from the House of 1,000 beers into a pint glass.
A - Surprisingly lighter than I expected a very light amber yellow with a good 1/2 inch of foam makes for some good lacing always appreciated for the high octane.
S - Hops and honey like cracker malts mostly. No strong ethanol smells or malty smells like a winner
T - Drinks fairly bitter with pine mixing with pineapple like sweetness. Mild Boozy notes sneaking though.
M - A sure fire sipper drinks more on the medium to heavy body side.

Overall its good but it doesn't have the zip and drink ability of hop slam. Still always good to find a reasonably priced pounder and tick another beer!
Mar 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by TheLefty1616 from New York

Mar 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.09 by raycoll from New York

Mar 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.87 by lastmango from Pennsylvania

Mar 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by Budlum from Maryland

Mar 08, 2019
Frontside Lipslide from Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 127 ratings