Deadhead Imperial IPA West Coast-Style
DESTIHL Brewery
- From:
- DESTIHL Brewery
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #2,299 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #17,658 - Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 9.07%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 16, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 14, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
From Website:
This brew pours a clear straw color and boasts an aromatic blend of tangerine, grapefruit, and a hint of passionfruit from Citra and Mosaic hops, rounded out by a piney note from Chinook. It's full-bodied with a crisp, dank, and pithy finish that won't overwhelm your palate.
Year-round release available in 19.2 oz. cans.
This brew pours a clear straw color and boasts an aromatic blend of tangerine, grapefruit, and a hint of passionfruit from Citra and Mosaic hops, rounded out by a piney note from Chinook. It's full-bodied with a crisp, dank, and pithy finish that won't overwhelm your palate.
Year-round release available in 19.2 oz. cans.
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Reviewed by Suds from Missouri
3.93/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I got this one from a mixed six pack from the grocery store. I'm a fan of the Grateful Dead, so I like the theme. The beer itself pours as a honey-colored lightly hazy liquid. The head is medium-sized, soapy, and white. Pine and earthy scents dominate the aroma, although a hint of fruit sits behind these smells. The taste is balanced (maybe tilted a little dry), with a sharp hop bitterness. Flavorful and lingering hop finish. The 9% ABV isn't immediately notable until the beer warms a little. Overall very nice.
Dec 19, 2025
Rated by Beer_aenima7 from Idaho
3.65/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Very grapefruit forward. Super fruity, should be called. Ahazy.
Dec 04, 2025
Rated by eatsluggs from Florida
4.14/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Quite good beer, served super cold just before you start grilling mici.
Aug 23, 2025
Rated by ivanbrew from California
5/5 rDev +25.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +25.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Amazing floral and also amazing flavor when it comes to the body of the beer all around her amazing imperial IPA
Jul 16, 2025
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
4.07/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Canned almost 4 months ago
Pours an effervescent & slightly chill-hazed gold with 2 fingers of fluffy ivory colored head. Stays effervescent, drops bright. Stellar lacing & very good head retention
S: Bready, lemony notes, probably the one aspect of this hindered by age. Cakeyness once warmed up
T: Bready, grassy, some tangerine & lime up front. Pine surfaces once this beer warms up along with cakey dryness/sweetness, grapefruit. Finishes pretty piney, a little dry, but cakey notes & grapefruit too
MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, very good balance for the style
Not bad considering the age, plenty drinkable, would pull the trigger on this again if fresher & maybe even if not
Jun 07, 2025Pours an effervescent & slightly chill-hazed gold with 2 fingers of fluffy ivory colored head. Stays effervescent, drops bright. Stellar lacing & very good head retention
S: Bready, lemony notes, probably the one aspect of this hindered by age. Cakeyness once warmed up
T: Bready, grassy, some tangerine & lime up front. Pine surfaces once this beer warms up along with cakey dryness/sweetness, grapefruit. Finishes pretty piney, a little dry, but cakey notes & grapefruit too
MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, very good balance for the style
Not bad considering the age, plenty drinkable, would pull the trigger on this again if fresher & maybe even if not
Reviewed by Rambo111 from Minnesota
2.68/5 rDev -32.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.25
2.68/5 rDev -32.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.25
This beer is a definite failure. It has a strong taste of onions and not much body. Sure it has a juicy pine flavor and hops bite; tastes like onion damn. Want to challenge this review? Do side by side shots of this beer next to Stone IPA.
May 28, 2025
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.9/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can from the Wall of Beer in Clemson, SC ($2.19).
This DIPA has an exceptionally durable white head. The aroma is very fruity with a subtle dankness. The flavor is more harmonious while retaining the fruity effect.
Apr 14, 2025This DIPA has an exceptionally durable white head. The aroma is very fruity with a subtle dankness. The flavor is more harmonious while retaining the fruity effect.
Reviewed by whitro17 from Florida
4.47/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Look: white bubbly head, clear, golden, good lacing
Smell: grapefruit, dank tropical fruit, piney, earthy
Taste: grapefruit, tangerine, pine, citrus pith, resin, spice
Feel: med body, moderate carbo, crisp
Overall: 9% abv 60 IBU, Holy S!#$ this is really good. Dank citrus, lingering pine resin finish and a kick of spice. Pairs well with Wake Up Dead by Megadeth. Hell Yeah!
Jan 18, 2025Smell: grapefruit, dank tropical fruit, piney, earthy
Taste: grapefruit, tangerine, pine, citrus pith, resin, spice
Feel: med body, moderate carbo, crisp
Overall: 9% abv 60 IBU, Holy S!#$ this is really good. Dank citrus, lingering pine resin finish and a kick of spice. Pairs well with Wake Up Dead by Megadeth. Hell Yeah!
Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts
3.75/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked up a single nineteen ounce can at Total Wine in Braintree, Massachusetts for about four dollars. My first brew from these guys. Canned on date of 9/23/24. Decent.
Jan 11, 2025
Reviewed by Mdog from Minnesota
3.86/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a 19.2oz stovepipe:
Appearance: Clear gold, big head.
Smell: Mild citrus aroma.
Taste: Moderate sweetness to start, then a mix of semi-sweet citrus flavors. Medium body, lighter than expected for a DIPA. Not too bitter, has a little metallic twinge at the end.
Overall: A west coat styled stovepipe, it's on the sweeter side but less sweet than the hazies. Pretty good, only detraction was the weird metal note in the finish.
Jan 04, 2025Appearance: Clear gold, big head.
Smell: Mild citrus aroma.
Taste: Moderate sweetness to start, then a mix of semi-sweet citrus flavors. Medium body, lighter than expected for a DIPA. Not too bitter, has a little metallic twinge at the end.
Overall: A west coat styled stovepipe, it's on the sweeter side but less sweet than the hazies. Pretty good, only detraction was the weird metal note in the finish.
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
4.1/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
19.2oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, khaki-colored head of foam. It left sudsy rings of lace on the glass. It smelled of grapefruit, orange, guava and caramel. Sweet tropical fruit taste with toasted caramel and a sharp, piney bitterness.
Jul 17, 2024
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