Death Grip
Pig Minds Brewing Co.

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From:
Pig Minds Brewing Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #2,774
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,642
Avg:
3.75 | pDev: 10.93%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
32
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 12, 2022
Added:
Jan 29, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
Hopped with Mosaic, Citra, and Falconer's Flight. Approachable level of bitterness with sweet citrus and stonefruit aromas. Made with reduced gluten.
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Ratings by brn9000:
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Rated by brn9000 from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Aug 18, 2015
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Rated: 4.15 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Dec 12, 2022
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Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois

4.17/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
16 fl oz. can, no date. My first beer from Pig Minds Brewing Co. acquired the 4pk from the local beer store.

Poured to a Duvel snifter glass.
Pours a nice crisp honeyed golden orange. Finger of fresh soapy white head that leaves lots of good sticky spotty lacing. Body is not hazy by today's standards, but there is some chill haze present. Appears well carbonated. This is how I remember my IPA's looking like.
A beautifully fresh, classic IPA aroma unlike anything I've smelled in a long time. Hops are super fresh & floral (Mosaic?), with notes of pine, resin, grapefruit, tangerine, bready biscuity malt presence to round things off. I honestly wish more IPA's smelled like this; this is the aroma I strive for in my beers.
Taste follows the nose: super fresh & floral tasting hops, good balance of earthy bready biscuit malts, notes of honeyed sweetness, some piney / resinous bitterness, notes of grapefruit & citrus rind. Super classic IPA taste, in my opinion.
Super smooth, crisp, clean, & crushable. (My can lists a 6.80% abv rather than the much lower 5.6% listed here on the site) and this thing is super quaffable for that modest abv. Exceptionally easy-drinking & enjoyable stuff, I'm definitely looking forward to trying more from Pig Minds.

Pig Minds Brewing Co. Death Grip IPA -----4/5.
Nov 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.81 by einman from Minnesota

Aug 14, 2022
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Reviewed by ZebulonXZogg from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a "foggy" golden color, white head fades to a ring quickly, no noticeable lacing. Boogar factory says, pine, citrus maybe some grapefruit. Taste buds get that along with some malt sweetness. Heavy mouthfeel, smooth, not much carbonation. Pretty solid WC IPA.
Jun 30, 2022
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois

3.94/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Woodfire - Geneva, IL. My brother-in-law's wedding! Caramel colored body is capped with a frothy ivory head. Aroma is citrus and pine with bready caramel malt amd some background tropical fruit. Flavors are bold and bitter with assertive hops: earthy pine resin, grapefruit & orange zest, and mango, along with a malty heft of caramel malt and bread crust - but bitterness reigns with this one. Body is full, very resinious, finish is bitter and dry. Flavorful IPA with loads of bitterness - it has been awhile since I had one this bitter, and it was good.
Oct 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by jakea from Wisconsin

Aug 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by hoosier222002 from Illinois

Jan 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.44 by NorthSideSean from Illinois

Nov 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by ALC82 from Iowa

Aug 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Jul 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by aussiebeer from Illinois

Jul 09, 2015
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Rated by heytomcat from Minnesota

4.03/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Huge hop bomb with a great aroma and good balance.
Jul 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.51 by Stezz420 from Illinois

Jun 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by emerge077 from Illinois

Jun 15, 2015
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Rated by Rtbrown

5/5  rDev +33.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Best IPA I've ever had.
Jun 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.64 by thumperskibum from Indiana

Apr 30, 2015
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Reviewed by southsidejoe8089 from Illinois

3.43/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
This is a nice beer. Nothing blew me away. Pours a light amber with lots of sediment. That doesn't bother me. I didn't really get much on the nose. Very mild piney citrus aroma. Nothing really burst in the taste. Not a bad IPA. But at $10 for a bomber, not something I would go back to.
Apr 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.18 by CSO from Illinois

Apr 13, 2015
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Rated by AndyEdgar from Illinois

2.96/5  rDev -21.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
way too bitter and no balance
Apr 06, 2015
Death Grip from Pig Minds Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 32 ratings