Pain Cave
Solemn Oath Brewery

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From:
Solemn Oath Brewery
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.97 | pDev: 7.3%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
91
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 12, 2018
Added:
Dec 07, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  18
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Rated: 4.17 by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

Dec 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by robotic_being from Illinois

Jul 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Jul 31, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Monkeyknife from Missouri

Jun 28, 2017
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Reviewed by Lingenbrau from Oregon

3.86/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours an amber to orange color with a foamy white head and tons of suspended solids floating around. Smells of citrus, pine, and sweet malt. Flavor consists of copius amounts of citrus, and sweet bready and caramel malt complimented by an equal amount of pine and juicy bitterness. Feel is again from one extreme to the other; intense sweetness followed by intense bitterness all wrapped up in a dense, rich and chewy concoction. Overall, this reminds me of an old skool east coast DIPA which I truly enjoy. Be prepared when you open this as it is unforgiving to the faint of heart. Cheers!
May 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by beagleyx2 from Illinois

Dec 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by mthomp081 from Delaware

Nov 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by Rammed96 from Maryland

Oct 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by CPAles from Illinois

Oct 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by drstalker from Illinois

Sep 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.02 by Bammer21 from Illinois

Aug 27, 2016
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Reviewed by neenerzig from Ohio

4.35/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a bomber of this when I went on a mini vacation the last weekend of July with my wife and her family in Chicago. Poured into one of my tulip glasses, this beer pours a pretty clear, light to medium copper/amber color with numerous streams of little bubbles rapidly and continuously rising to the beer's surface. Has a slightly off-white head that's about 2/3 to 3/4 of an inch thick when first poured before settling after awhile to a solid 1/5 of an inch thick with good retention. Very nice lacing here. Aromas of slightly toasted, somewhat bready, caramel malts along with an earthy, piney hop presence along with some hints of mango and melon. The taste is pretty much the same, with a nice slightly toasted, somewhat bready, somewhat sweet caramel malt presence that gives way to a fairly piney and citrus, resinous hop bitterness with good hints of melon and mango. Has a fairly crisp, yet also somewhat smooth, slightly oily and sticky, medium bodied mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Has a clean and somewhat dry finish. Easy to drink in the way well crafted beer ought to be. The 9% ABV is well masked here. Glad I got the chance to try this one.

Eric
Aug 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Aug 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.82 by Beerhemoth from Illinois

Jul 28, 2016
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Reviewed by larryarms847 from Illinois

3.84/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear golden yellow with minimal white foam.

Pine, resin, caramel sweetness, and very subtle citrusy notes.

Not much going on here in flavor, with a DIPA I expect big waves of flavor, but this seems more on par with an IPA. Very sweet and the caramel malt backbone is obvious. Overpowers subtle citrus, grassy, and pine notes.

Medium-bodied, low-medium carbonation, sweet, one-dimensional.

Overall, I've really enjoyed other DIPAs from Solemn Oath, but this one was a big swing and a miss.
Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by rossracing from Illinois

Feb 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.29 by DrAnnaNemis from Illinois

Jan 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by Nurt20 from Illinois

Jan 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by firkingroovin from Illinois

Dec 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.83 by BDeibs from Colorado

Dec 03, 2015
Pain Cave from Solemn Oath Brewery
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 91 ratings