Apricot IPA
Devils Backbone Brewing Company
- From:
- Devils Backbone Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 12.1%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 14, 2020
- Added:
- May 24, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by akaizer from Illinois
3.86/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From a bottle. Pour produced quite a surge, although like more based in my poor form as this has low visible carbonation. A nice off-white bordering on almost tan/khaki foam head is present and the body is orange-reddish-gold with _a lot_ of (apricot?) particulate floating around. Scent comes across with a nice dash of hops (pine, tropical fruits) and a more subtle sweeter apricot and peach flavors. Taste is something else entirely with the apricot and now alcohol coming on strong but with the hop backing helping to avoid being overwhelmed. On first sip I thought this had a massive malt backbone, but the flavor better aligns with the apricot and alcohol. After taste is pretty subdued, perhaps a touch too much alcohol. A pretty unique offering where I oscillate between really enjoying the sip and being intrigued with some of the differences.
Jul 27, 2020
Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
4.46/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
12oz bottle from the v. pack
Beautifully chunky, completely filled with floaters. Smells light, fruit mixing with the funky hops. The taste is a knockout, it is a seriously great fruit IPA, a category that I usually think is average. Here the fruit mixes with the hop funk and each flavor elevates the other.
Highly recommended
Jun 26, 2020Beautifully chunky, completely filled with floaters. Smells light, fruit mixing with the funky hops. The taste is a knockout, it is a seriously great fruit IPA, a category that I usually think is average. Here the fruit mixes with the hop funk and each flavor elevates the other.
Highly recommended
Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland
3.3/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Poured from the bottle into a Spiegelau IPA glass. Best before August 09 2020.
Pale orange body color, with large amounts of chunky floaties in the body. Lots of it is suspending through the beer. Head creation is a little minimal, manages just over two fingers, simple white color, but with little retention or lacing. Things could be worse.
Interesting aroma. Quite different than expected, a big touch of juiced apricot notes, but also lots of herbal to tropical hop presence as well. There's more of a canned fruit smell kicking in on this though after some time, which makes for less appealing experiences. There's a big of candy gum drop aroma to this also.
Palate doesn't make much of a huge splash. First taste is fruit apricot puree, with a very light wet body presence. Minimal sensing tropical and guava like notes, but also has a real over fruited finish that is bordering on a mix of sour with sharp hop herbal bitterness that clashes.
A drinkable IPA, but also a bit of a non complimentary set of flavors and somewhat messy.
Jun 14, 2020Pale orange body color, with large amounts of chunky floaties in the body. Lots of it is suspending through the beer. Head creation is a little minimal, manages just over two fingers, simple white color, but with little retention or lacing. Things could be worse.
Interesting aroma. Quite different than expected, a big touch of juiced apricot notes, but also lots of herbal to tropical hop presence as well. There's more of a canned fruit smell kicking in on this though after some time, which makes for less appealing experiences. There's a big of candy gum drop aroma to this also.
Palate doesn't make much of a huge splash. First taste is fruit apricot puree, with a very light wet body presence. Minimal sensing tropical and guava like notes, but also has a real over fruited finish that is bordering on a mix of sour with sharp hop herbal bitterness that clashes.
A drinkable IPA, but also a bit of a non complimentary set of flavors and somewhat messy.
Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
2.97/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.97/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
From the bottom left of the label on the bottle: "BEST BY 08.11.20 04:43:16"
Appearance: The beer is a very cloudy with a beige and yellow-orange color. It has a lot of suspended solids which looks like orange pulp. There is no head, save for a thin white ring around the glass. No retention or lacing.
Aroma: There are very light notes of dried apricot slices, some tangerine fruit cup aroma, and a bit of what smells like sweet smelling hay. The aroma is very delicate but it is nice. It takes a while to emerge from the glass as it sits, but when it hits the nose it smells nice.
Taste: Up front there is grapefruit, followed by some under-ripe pineapple in the middle. Towards the back of the mouth there is a bit of tangerine and some grassy flavors.
Mouthfeel: It feels light and crisp. It finishes with a light bitterness. Although the label states that this is an "APRICOT IPA" it feels a bit more in the bitterness category of a Pale Ale. It is still a pleasant drinking experience, and the bitterness seems to work well with the flavors.
Overall: The label states that this is an "APRICOT IPA" and that it is a "FRUITED INDIA PALE ALE." The side label says this is an "ALE WITH NATURAL APRICOT FLAVORS." It doesn't specifically state that it is made with the apricot fruit, but there is enough turbidity in the glass that it would seem plausible. As a fruit beer it has some good flavors and aromas, and it sits about average compared to other beers that incorporate apricots. It doesn't look especially good in the glass but it tastes nice and it drinks well. This would be a good beer to drink at a picnic on a cool day, or just sitting on your porch when you would normally drink a fruit drink or tea. In the end the grassy character starts to wear on the palate a bit and there isn't a lot of fruit character, so it's not really a beer I'd recommend unless you are just curious about the beer. It's worth drinking if you have it though.
May 24, 2020Appearance: The beer is a very cloudy with a beige and yellow-orange color. It has a lot of suspended solids which looks like orange pulp. There is no head, save for a thin white ring around the glass. No retention or lacing.
Aroma: There are very light notes of dried apricot slices, some tangerine fruit cup aroma, and a bit of what smells like sweet smelling hay. The aroma is very delicate but it is nice. It takes a while to emerge from the glass as it sits, but when it hits the nose it smells nice.
Taste: Up front there is grapefruit, followed by some under-ripe pineapple in the middle. Towards the back of the mouth there is a bit of tangerine and some grassy flavors.
Mouthfeel: It feels light and crisp. It finishes with a light bitterness. Although the label states that this is an "APRICOT IPA" it feels a bit more in the bitterness category of a Pale Ale. It is still a pleasant drinking experience, and the bitterness seems to work well with the flavors.
Overall: The label states that this is an "APRICOT IPA" and that it is a "FRUITED INDIA PALE ALE." The side label says this is an "ALE WITH NATURAL APRICOT FLAVORS." It doesn't specifically state that it is made with the apricot fruit, but there is enough turbidity in the glass that it would seem plausible. As a fruit beer it has some good flavors and aromas, and it sits about average compared to other beers that incorporate apricots. It doesn't look especially good in the glass but it tastes nice and it drinks well. This would be a good beer to drink at a picnic on a cool day, or just sitting on your porch when you would normally drink a fruit drink or tea. In the end the grassy character starts to wear on the palate a bit and there isn't a lot of fruit character, so it's not really a beer I'd recommend unless you are just curious about the beer. It's worth drinking if you have it though.
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