Sound Theory
Pipeworks Brewing Co.
- From:
- Pipeworks Brewing Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 8.12%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 18, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 06, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Brewed in collaboration with Bottle Logic Brewing
Double IPA with Mosaic, Amarillo, Cryo Mosaic and Cryo Amarillo hops. The theory is sound - if you you work with friends who are talented brewers, ya gonna get a tasty beer. Big layers of Mosaic and Amarillo hops aroma bursting out of this one!
Double IPA with Mosaic, Amarillo, Cryo Mosaic and Cryo Amarillo hops. The theory is sound - if you you work with friends who are talented brewers, ya gonna get a tasty beer. Big layers of Mosaic and Amarillo hops aroma bursting out of this one!
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Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
4/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on December 11, 2019. Double India Pale Ale brewed with Mosaic, Amarillo, Cryo Mosaic and Cryo Amarillo hops.
Mar 07, 2020
Reviewed by ichorNet from Massachusetts
4.1/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A good idea for a big, sticky DIPA for sure here... Bottle Logic and Pipeworks join forces to deliver a Mosaic/Amarillo hopped beer with both the regular and "Cryo" versions of these two well-loved hops. I'm into it... as the breweries involved say: the theory is sound!
The pour here is much less NEIPA-like than I figured it would be, and I'm not sure why I figured that because it says nothing about the beer being hazy on the can label whatsoever. Maybe I'm just conditioned to expect that at this point? Anyway, it's like a moderately-golden-colored, fairly-clear/translucent looking brew with a generous dollop of whipped cream-looking, eggshell-white head on top of the proceedings. Not too shabby at all! Decent legs and lace show here, kind of nondescript I suppose, but I enjoy the approach overall.
The nose is all kinds of dank with a helping of grassiness and light citrus fruit backing notes. Some musky, underripe mango and a touch of funky earthiness that Mosaic is known for. Maybe a little bit of green onion/chive as well? Well, what do you know? It's a somewhat "old school" DIPA from these boys! Slight black tea/tannic notes with melon, light raspberry, and an almost red grape-like hit hanging around. Oh you know I'm intrigued by this one.
On the tongue, this is definitely a bigger IPA with a rather hefty malt element to it... well-built with a touch of caramel malt or perhaps even some Vienna to bring out breadiness. I almost get a rye-like spice, too, but could just be the way the Cryo Mosaic performs... don't think I've had any other beers with Cryo Amarillo, but I guess they can bring out some orchard fruit and melon aspects. I don't really get much of that here, but there is a definite mango, raspberry, and earthy onion element that I quite enjoy. This is almost refreshing for an 8.5%er, somehow. Pine resin, some toffee, and grassy florals toward the finish.
Feel is full-bodied and somewhat sticky with moderated carbonation; quite hop saturated but not overly-so, and it doesn't taste like a complete Mosaic bomb by any means... which is appreciable because I have mixed feelings about Mosaic-heavy DIPAs. The earthy chive, light spice, orchard fruit, and melange of citrusy fruit notes give this a pretty good flavor profile, but it's also probably not something I would come back to if I'm being honest. Another good one-and-done.
Dec 28, 2019The pour here is much less NEIPA-like than I figured it would be, and I'm not sure why I figured that because it says nothing about the beer being hazy on the can label whatsoever. Maybe I'm just conditioned to expect that at this point? Anyway, it's like a moderately-golden-colored, fairly-clear/translucent looking brew with a generous dollop of whipped cream-looking, eggshell-white head on top of the proceedings. Not too shabby at all! Decent legs and lace show here, kind of nondescript I suppose, but I enjoy the approach overall.
The nose is all kinds of dank with a helping of grassiness and light citrus fruit backing notes. Some musky, underripe mango and a touch of funky earthiness that Mosaic is known for. Maybe a little bit of green onion/chive as well? Well, what do you know? It's a somewhat "old school" DIPA from these boys! Slight black tea/tannic notes with melon, light raspberry, and an almost red grape-like hit hanging around. Oh you know I'm intrigued by this one.
On the tongue, this is definitely a bigger IPA with a rather hefty malt element to it... well-built with a touch of caramel malt or perhaps even some Vienna to bring out breadiness. I almost get a rye-like spice, too, but could just be the way the Cryo Mosaic performs... don't think I've had any other beers with Cryo Amarillo, but I guess they can bring out some orchard fruit and melon aspects. I don't really get much of that here, but there is a definite mango, raspberry, and earthy onion element that I quite enjoy. This is almost refreshing for an 8.5%er, somehow. Pine resin, some toffee, and grassy florals toward the finish.
Feel is full-bodied and somewhat sticky with moderated carbonation; quite hop saturated but not overly-so, and it doesn't taste like a complete Mosaic bomb by any means... which is appreciable because I have mixed feelings about Mosaic-heavy DIPAs. The earthy chive, light spice, orchard fruit, and melange of citrusy fruit notes give this a pretty good flavor profile, but it's also probably not something I would come back to if I'm being honest. Another good one-and-done.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.34/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Canned 12/3/19; drank 12/15/19 @ the Yarchives.
See-through dark orange appearance.
A violent pour yielded a huge eggshell head; a thick curtain of lace.
Caramel, pine, mild fruit punch & faint table sugar notes in the nose.
Medium thick, sticky mouthfeel.
Caramel, dry pine & faint fruit punch flavors up front; mild table sugar notes on the finish.
Too sweet, too sticky, too dry...it's drinkable but not that enjoyable.
Dec 16, 2019See-through dark orange appearance.
A violent pour yielded a huge eggshell head; a thick curtain of lace.
Caramel, pine, mild fruit punch & faint table sugar notes in the nose.
Medium thick, sticky mouthfeel.
Caramel, dry pine & faint fruit punch flavors up front; mild table sugar notes on the finish.
Too sweet, too sticky, too dry...it's drinkable but not that enjoyable.
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