Hop Dog Double Wheat IPA
Midnight Sun Brewing Co.

Hop Dog Double Wheat IPAHop Dog Double Wheat IPA
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From:
Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
 
Alaska, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 11.81%
Reviews:
57
Ratings:
124
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 20, 2018
Added:
Jul 23, 2010
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  12
If you’re looking for an ordinary wheat beer, you’re barking up the wrong tree. Designed to take the edge off the hot dog days of summer, Hop Dog Double Wheat IPA offers both quenching wheat character and a big hop bite.

100 IBU
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Ratings by BearsOnAcid:
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Reviewed by BearsOnAcid from Massachusetts

3.7/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
This beer was interesting. It smelled similar to a Fantome. I'm not sure if it was because of all the wheat, the hopping or they may have even used a saison yeast. It was peachy, wheaty with a hop aroma similar to an herbal tea.

Taste is bold but the hops, alcohol and malt are all working together. I get the taste of that herbal tea. It's really has some belgian qualities to it. I would've like some more aggressive hopping. I really didn't know what to expect going into this beer. I was thinking it would be like an imperial Gumballhead. This beer just seems too balanced for what it is.
Aug 12, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.19 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Sep 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.84 by morrowd3 from Vermont

Nov 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by Agentveba from North Carolina

Jul 08, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.69/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The appearance had a hazy orange/amber colored body with a one finger white foamy head. Light lacing slides practically immediately into the body. The smell had some orange, some tangerine, just a tad of wheat. The taste had all of the previously mentioned flavors with a touch of oiliness, orange aftertaste, dry finish. On the palate, it sat at/about a medium, and was slightly sessionable. Carbonation still holds some strength even though I’m having this a little older than I probably should. Carbonation is good for the style and for me - pretty much spot on. Overall, a wheat DIPA, hey I like the idea.
Jun 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Nov 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by probert from New York

Nov 19, 2016
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Reviewed by unclekeith from Alaska

3.79/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3 month old bomber into an IPA glass

L: Hazy golden yellow, with a 2-finger head
A: Citrus and piney hops
T: Nice bitterness, piney resinous hops
M: Full bodied, well
O: Nice DIPA,
Oct 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.78 by Mgm54 from Illinois

Aug 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by SweetwaterTuonker from Minnesota

Aug 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.57 by TheBlueJerzzzz from Virginia

Jul 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by juicebox from Kentucky

Jul 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.31 by JNPIII127 from New York

May 03, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.08/5  rDev -19.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Dark wheat colored beer. So much wheat, obscures any notion of clarity. Alcohol really noticeable in the nose as well as a substantial amount of bittering hops giving hints of citrus.

Well this is just borderline absurd, the bitterness is through the roof and the wheat base isn't helping to keep it from seeming abrasive, the alcohol is still pretty prominent too. Doesn't taste quenching. Just a palate wrecker.
Apr 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Skellbop from New York

Mar 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.76 by rolltide8425 from Pennsylvania

Jan 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kurmaraja from California

Dec 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by erikljohnson from Alaska

Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.72 by smi69 from New York

Nov 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.43 by BillT916 from California

Sep 12, 2015
Hop Dog Double Wheat IPA from Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 124 ratings