Tongue Extinguisher
Tired Hands Brewing Company

Tongue ExtinguisherTongue Extinguisher
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From:
Tired Hands Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #314
ABV:
8.4%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,483
Avg:
4.28 | pDev: 7.01%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
53
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 10, 2022
Added:
Jul 09, 2013
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  5
Tongue Extinguisher is our PermaCursed Double IPA. Constructed atop a subtle malt base of all 2 Row barley. Hopped and dry hopped intensely with hyper fresh Nelson Sauvin and Simcoe... both hand selected by our team in New Zealand and Yakima. I believe that this was our first “pungent and drippy juicy” Double IPA that we first brewed in July of 2013 at our humble #BrewCafé. We originally brewed this beer in an attempt to explore the outer edges of what “extreme” meant to us back then...Man... the more things change, the more they stay the same! This batch is ripping with notes of tropical pineapple smoothie, ripe gooseberry, sappy evergreen, sunny time Lemon Kush, and drippy champagne mango.
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Ratings by LehighAce06:
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Rated by LehighAce06 from Pennsylvania

4.96/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

Feb 14, 2015
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Reviewed by Bryan-K from Pennsylvania

4.72/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Might be the strangest tasting beer I've ever had. Yeast funkiness comes through on the back end, followed by a sticky bitterness. Tastes of wine, tropical fruit, and plenty of pine— in that order. Amazing.
Nov 10, 2022
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Rated by Pablo35 from Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A truly tasty and flavorful DIPA! Full bodied, tart, and dank. Big layered flavors. An excellent brew from TH.
Nov 06, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by TallGuyCM from California

Jul 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4.24 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Jul 01, 2020
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Reviewed by DavidD3 from New Jersey

4.12/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
So much citrus in this juicy DIPA. I'm getting tired of the style, but I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy this brew. Although it was a predominantly citrusy beer, it did have some tropical notes (I think pineapple?) to round out the flavor and move it away from one-dimensionality. There was also a moderate bitterness that provided a nice follow up to the juicy nose. No malt that I could detect. Beautiful appearance. Great stuff from Tired Hands.
Aug 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Aug 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.49 by MTKATL from Georgia

Jul 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by caahare from West Virginia

Jul 06, 2019
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Reviewed by JBowenGeorgia from Georgia

4.41/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This one pours a hazy orange with two fingers of white head.
Smells of pineapple, orange, a bit of dank resinous pine.
Taste follows, predominantly zesty citrus, pine, pineapple, mango with hints of resinous herb.
Medium body with good carb levels
Overall another tasty TH brew.
Oct 22, 2018
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Reviewed by larryi86 from Delaware

4.27/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16 oz can, dated 8/16/18, poured into a tulip

A-A hazy golden orange with a two finger white head

S- Earthy, pine, citrus, citrus zest, oranges, some sweet malts, some tropical fruits.

T- Citrus, tropical fruits, mango, pineapple, dank, earthy, touch of sweet malts.

M- Smooth, medium body.

O- A good DIPA, hops work well in this beer with a nice bitterness that’s not overwhelming.
Sep 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.19 by Biggiekrock627 from Maryland

Sep 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by oline73 from Maryland

Sep 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.12 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Sep 17, 2018
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Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire

4.46/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
16oz can dated 8/15/18.

Pours cloudy gold with a moderate head and minor retention. Pungently hoppy and tropical in the nose. Pine-rubbed candied grapefruit, peach, pear, and orange. Medium bodied with a tacky, resinous mouthfeel. Chock full of ripe tropicals on the palate. Peach, mango, tangerine, and pineapple. Zero malt and a minimal bitterness. Finishes with loads of juicy hops and slightly sweet.

Great beer, loads of juicy hops all around.
Sep 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4.16 by lemmy187 from Missouri

Sep 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Sep 05, 2018
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Reviewed by CanConPhilly from Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L - 3-finger yellowish head atop an orange juice body.

S - oranges, herb, pineapple, a hint of earth.

T - very earthy hops mingled with orange zest and some restrained dankness. Dirt, melon, a bit of pineapple, booze-soaked gummy candies. Moderate bitterness, low sweetness, moderate booziness.

F - medium body and carb.

O - still aggressively bitter, with noticeable booze. But a pleasure to drink. I still think of this as TH’s west coast dipa.
Sep 03, 2018
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Rated by TheWolf from Delaware

4.19/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
Great balance. Enjoy the unusual bitterness.
Sep 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.27 by 322wingedfoot from Pennsylvania

Sep 03, 2018
Tongue Extinguisher from Tired Hands Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 53 ratings