Touché IPA
Double Barley Brewing
- From:
- Double Barley Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 9.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 04, 2022
- Added:
- Apr 30, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
An aggressively hopped American IPA with 5 different hops. Prominent citrus and floral aroma with a very smooth hop taste. Pours a golden/orange color with a thick white head.
The Story:
exclamation: touché
1. (in fencing) used as an acknowledgment of a hit by one’s opponent.
2. used as an acknowledgment during a discussion of a good or clever point made at one’s expense by another person.
3. The brewmaster made this IPA for his wife, Chey
The Story:
exclamation: touché
1. (in fencing) used as an acknowledgment of a hit by one’s opponent.
2. used as an acknowledgment during a discussion of a good or clever point made at one’s expense by another person.
3. The brewmaster made this IPA for his wife, Chey
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Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania
3.85/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle into pint glass. Pours a slightly hazy honey color with a huge, blocky head. Initial impression is citrus, grapefruit, and pine. Mouthfeel is clean and bright. Finish fades to a slight pine bitterness. My first beer from this brewery.
Oct 04, 2022
Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drinking this at The Double Barley Brewery in Smithfield NC.
On tap poured into a pint glass.
Appearance, amber with a foamy white head and lacing that dropped quickly.
Smells, grapefruit and piney.
Taste follows the nose.
Mouth feel is medium light, well carbonated.
Overall, an okay IPA that I might order again.
Feb 29, 2020On tap poured into a pint glass.
Appearance, amber with a foamy white head and lacing that dropped quickly.
Smells, grapefruit and piney.
Taste follows the nose.
Mouth feel is medium light, well carbonated.
Overall, an okay IPA that I might order again.
Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
3.83/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
L: Had this beer on-tap at Double Barley, poured into a pint glass. Had an amber-ish color and a hazy consistency. There was a half inch of foamy, fairly long-lasting head. Below average lacing.
S: A fair, but not fantastic, aroma of hops, malt, pine, citrus, and a floral quality.
T: Tasted of a mild amount of malt (mostly in the finish), a little bit of citrus (lemon, in particular), lots of hops, some of the aforementioned floral quality, and a bit of pine. For the most part this is a solid flavor, but there's nothing overly interesting about it. Quite hoppy, but not super-balanced.
F: A fair amount of carbonation with a dry finish. Medium-bodied.
O: On the whole, this is an uneven beer. It has it's good qualities, but it doesn't distinguish itself. Still drinkable.
Jul 09, 2018S: A fair, but not fantastic, aroma of hops, malt, pine, citrus, and a floral quality.
T: Tasted of a mild amount of malt (mostly in the finish), a little bit of citrus (lemon, in particular), lots of hops, some of the aforementioned floral quality, and a bit of pine. For the most part this is a solid flavor, but there's nothing overly interesting about it. Quite hoppy, but not super-balanced.
F: A fair amount of carbonation with a dry finish. Medium-bodied.
O: On the whole, this is an uneven beer. It has it's good qualities, but it doesn't distinguish itself. Still drinkable.
Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia
3.79/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Had a couple on tap at the Ruddy Duck restaurant in Morehead City NC. Pours a somewhat hazy orange amber color with a good size white head and rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma included mild piney, earthy hops and maltiness. The aroma and taste at first reminded me of an English IPA. As I drank more, the hops became somewhat more prominent and there was a nice balance between hops and malt. Mouthfeel was rich, crisp and refreshing. Could have used a bit more hoppiness but overall a satisfying IPA. My first beer from this brewery!!!!
May 27, 2018
Reviewed by Gavage from Nevada
3.9/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Appearance: pours a orange color with a 2" head that slowly recedes to a thick surface covering.
Smell: pine and earthy hop bitterness are easily detectable.
Taste: caramel, big pine flavor, lemon zest, grapefruit, and a strong earthy bitterness.
Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer. Crisp to start, less crisp and a bit dry late.
Overall: a decent IPA with plenty of earthiness and pine from the hops.
Sep 03, 2017Smell: pine and earthy hop bitterness are easily detectable.
Taste: caramel, big pine flavor, lemon zest, grapefruit, and a strong earthy bitterness.
Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer. Crisp to start, less crisp and a bit dry late.
Overall: a decent IPA with plenty of earthiness and pine from the hops.
Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland
3.9/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a four pack of cans today at Lowes Foods. Pours haze gold turning to copper with a big beige head and spotty, sticky lace. Nose is underlying citrus and malted and flowers.
Citrus and pine wrangle most of the flavor, with minimal balance and a broad, refreshing finish. Texture is oily and relatively tight.
Not a bad IPA, although maybe not as many bells and whistles as some.
May 20, 2016Citrus and pine wrangle most of the flavor, with minimal balance and a broad, refreshing finish. Texture is oily and relatively tight.
Not a bad IPA, although maybe not as many bells and whistles as some.
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