Double Fruit Punch IPA
Vox Populi

Double Fruit Punch IPADouble Fruit Punch IPA
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From:
Vox Populi
 
Quebec, Canada
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.13 | pDev: 6.78%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
60
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 23, 2021
Added:
May 24, 2016
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  10
Double IPA with exotic accents with a delicate malt base, moderate bitterness and an exuberant nose evoking tropical fruits.

Ingredients: 2 row malt, specialty malt, a ton of hops, yeast
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Rated: 4.62 by bryanzk from Canada (ON)

Oct 23, 2021
 
Rated: 4.12 by ElGallo from New Hampshire

Aug 11, 2021
 
Rated: 4.17 by Insomniac from Canada (ON)

Apr 12, 2021
 
Rated: 3.93 by valianes from Canada (ON)

Mar 21, 2021
 
Rated: 4.05 by Long813 from Canada (ON)

Sep 21, 2020
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Reviewed by Poljazz22 from Canada (QC)

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Excellent version of a north east double IPA. Paid $ 3,59 can. for 12 oz can. So great price and great taste!
Goes down so quickly. Sweet but not overly so. 8% abv so be careful ! Lots of pineapple, orange and mango.
May 16, 2020
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Reviewed by Cramshawbar from Canada (ON)

3.64/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
No. This just doesn't work for me.
Pours dark orange, which made me worry about malt. I was right to worry.
Head retention is low, the nose is somewhat off-puting. I have no idea where the single fruit punch is here, let alone double. It's ridiculously non fruity. Perhaps some apricot, but mostly it's malt.
Drinkable, but highly forgettable.
May 09, 2020
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)

4.26/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
355 mL can from the LCBO; dated Jan 27 2020 and served slightly chilled.

Pours hazy and translucent, with countless sand-like sediment flecks strewn throughout the liquid; situated atop is one finger of soapy, bubbly white head that disintegrates over the next five-plus minutes. A wide collar of creamy froth sticks around, encircling a thin cap and paired with a lovely coat of messy lacing. Looks fantastic, and the aroma only excites me further - there's tons of grapefruit, lemon and orange in there, as well as notes of passion fruit, mango and melon. It's juicy first and foremost, but also include hints of pithy, grassy, vaguely resiny hops.

This is a very tasty DIPA, practically bursting with tropical fruit and citrus flavours - I'm detecting grapefruit, orange and mango, alongside hints of pineapple, stone fruit, passion fruit and melon. There's also some grainy malts and honey sweetness in the background, but discerning it in the midst of the fruity forefront is difficult; the tail end of the sip has lingering tropical fruitiness as well as some pithy, pine resin-y bitterness. Medium-full in body, with low carbonation that gently brushes against the palate, resulting in a soft, smooth, rather slick-textured brew. The alcohol is quite well-integrated, and I'd say this is extremely drinkable for any IPA, double or otherwise.

Final Grade: 4.26, an excellent A-. I don't keep up with the Quebec brewing scene at all - hell, I don't even really have time to stay on top of what's going on here in Ontario - but I've generally heard positive buzz about Vox Populi. If their other beers are anywhere near as good as their Double Fruit Punch IPA, then it's not at all hard to understand why. This is a fabulous strong IPA that I would pick up on a regular basis if that were at all feasible - for now, however, I'll need to stock up while I can, and I'd encourage other BAs to do likewise.
Apr 22, 2020
 
Rated: 4.08 by wordemupg from Canada (AB)

Apr 21, 2020
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Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)

4.19/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
355 ml can served cold into a pint glass. LCBO purchase for $3.40 CDN. Listed at a hefty 100 IBU's. Canned January 27, 2020.

Appearance - Pours a nice golden orange hued beer with 3 fingers of loose and long lasting white head and tremendous amounts of spidery lacing.

Smell - Juicy tropical notes, pineapple hints of papaya, mango and orange. Quite sweet and juicy smelling.

Taste - Very sweet, big time pineapple, hints of other topical fruits with melon and orange and papaya playing roles. A little bit of bitterness at the back end pulls it all together and makes for a nice tasty drink.

Mouthfeel - Medium-heavy bodied a touch sticky but the juicy sweetness leads the way with modest carbonation making this eminently drinkable, as drinkable as tasty punch.

Overall - Really good stuff here, easy to drink,m flavorful and juicy, very tasty and a top notch DIPA all around. Price-wise comparable to many of Ontario's best, and this fruity concoction stands among the best of them.
Apr 15, 2020
 
Rated: 4.1 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Mar 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4.01 by BAsbill from California

Jun 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by GoHabsGo from Canada (ON)

May 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.65 by Samact from Vermont

Nov 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by Cliffy21 from Canada (QC)

Nov 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by sdm9465 from Canada (NS)

Oct 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4.71 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Aug 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by Jibs from Canada (QC)

Aug 12, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by Simon212 from Canada (ON)

Jul 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by rugene from Canada (QC)

May 14, 2018
Double Fruit Punch IPA from Vox Populi
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 60 ratings