Chief Of Chiefs
Bearded Iris Brewing
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- Style:
- IPA - Imperial
Ranked #614 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #4,302 - Avg:
- 4.24 | pDev: 7.31%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- From:
- Bearded Iris Brewing
- Tennessee, United States
- Avail:
- Rotating/Seasonal
- Wants
- 4
- Gots
- 5
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Notes:
DIPA dry hopped with Mosaic, Citra, & Simcoe
Reviews: 9
| Ratings: 49
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Reviews by mwilbur:
mwilbur from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from pint can into shaker pint glass.
A: Pours a fairly clear yellow hue with active carbonation jets fueling a 1 inch bubbly white head with decent retention.
S: Mango, orange, soft grapefruit, lemon, and soft pine resin.
T: Soft sweet grapefruit, mango cream, mild pine resin, orange, and a hint of lemon and white grape.
M: Light-medium body. Citrus and tropical fruit sweetness with mild hop bitterness. Effervescent. Lingers nicely on the palate.
D: Lovely hop expression. Hits the sweet spot on the ABV. Refreshing with a bit of complexity.
Sep 13, 2020
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from pint can into shaker pint glass.
A: Pours a fairly clear yellow hue with active carbonation jets fueling a 1 inch bubbly white head with decent retention.
S: Mango, orange, soft grapefruit, lemon, and soft pine resin.
T: Soft sweet grapefruit, mango cream, mild pine resin, orange, and a hint of lemon and white grape.
M: Light-medium body. Citrus and tropical fruit sweetness with mild hop bitterness. Effervescent. Lingers nicely on the palate.
D: Lovely hop expression. Hits the sweet spot on the ABV. Refreshing with a bit of complexity.
Sep 13, 2020
More User Reviews:
titty_mcbitty from Tennessee
4.19/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Great NE style look: opaque yellow-orange hue with a dense fluffy head on top of it all. Lovely lacing left on the edges after swirling it around.
S: It's weird because this kind of smells like a red ale or some other darker, hoppy ale. There's hops and dankness, and it's very earthy.
T: I'm no hop expert, but to me it seems that either the simcoe or mosaic hops dominate here. It has an earthy taste to it. Pine, malt, and grapefruit show up.
M/F: Consistency is velvety smooth with a good hop bite. Finishes with earthy hops and biscuit.
O: Great beer! This one's not as 'bright' as you'd expect, if that makes any sense. At the same time, the ABV is well-hidden, and it really makes those hops shine.
Sep 03, 2020
4.19/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Great NE style look: opaque yellow-orange hue with a dense fluffy head on top of it all. Lovely lacing left on the edges after swirling it around.
S: It's weird because this kind of smells like a red ale or some other darker, hoppy ale. There's hops and dankness, and it's very earthy.
T: I'm no hop expert, but to me it seems that either the simcoe or mosaic hops dominate here. It has an earthy taste to it. Pine, malt, and grapefruit show up.
M/F: Consistency is velvety smooth with a good hop bite. Finishes with earthy hops and biscuit.
O: Great beer! This one's not as 'bright' as you'd expect, if that makes any sense. At the same time, the ABV is well-hidden, and it really makes those hops shine.
Sep 03, 2020
dflo32 from North Carolina
4.31/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nov 27, 2020
4.31/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nov 27, 2020
Khocolate from Tennessee
5/5 rDev +17.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Wow........Very Good. Enough said.
Feb 28, 2021
5/5 rDev +17.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Wow........Very Good. Enough said.
Feb 28, 2021
PKasten_OhioBeer from Ohio
4.05/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Jun 02, 2020
4.05/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Jun 02, 2020
StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama
3.92/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 01, 2020
3.92/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 01, 2020
jschott75 from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nov 11, 2019
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nov 11, 2019
gbiello from Massachusetts
3.99/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Aug 30, 2020
3.99/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Aug 30, 2020
mig100 from Texas
4.09/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Oct 01, 2020
4.09/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Oct 01, 2020
brentk56 from North Carolina
4.12/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours cloudy and apricot nectar colored with a one finger head; decent stickage and lacing
Smell: Tangerine and lime with a hint of grapefruit
Taste: Tangerine and lime forward, with a pithy lemon and grapefruit bitterness developing; moderately bitter, after the swallow and into the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate to high carbonation
Overall: Not as juicy as the other beers I have tried from this brewery, this is still a quality DIPA
Thanks, WPZY, for the opportunity
Sep 03, 2017
4.12/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours cloudy and apricot nectar colored with a one finger head; decent stickage and lacing
Smell: Tangerine and lime with a hint of grapefruit
Taste: Tangerine and lime forward, with a pithy lemon and grapefruit bitterness developing; moderately bitter, after the swallow and into the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate to high carbonation
Overall: Not as juicy as the other beers I have tried from this brewery, this is still a quality DIPA
Thanks, WPZY, for the opportunity
Sep 03, 2017
jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
3.79/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Many thanks to Knapp85 for this can. Canned on 9/18/17.
A - Hazy medium orange color with dense, moderately thin lacing.
S - Melon, tangerine, grapefruit.
T - Some tangerine and pithy, spicy grapefruit.
M - Medium body.
O - I don't understand what all the hype is about this beer.
Oct 18, 2017
3.79/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Many thanks to Knapp85 for this can. Canned on 9/18/17.
A - Hazy medium orange color with dense, moderately thin lacing.
S - Melon, tangerine, grapefruit.
T - Some tangerine and pithy, spicy grapefruit.
M - Medium body.
O - I don't understand what all the hype is about this beer.
Oct 18, 2017
BEERchitect from Kentucky
4.2/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Staying the hoppy path, Bearded Iris slathers an imperial IPA with the honorable Simcoe hops and then aromatic Citra varieties before pulling together the taste with Mosaic variety. Pile all that onto a high gravity taste and effects and we have a hop monster in the making.
Chief of Chiefs pours the same turbid goldenrod austere as many other New England-style IPA. Cast with a frothy, dense cap, the beer leads to an absolute juicy tropical, citrus and orchard fruit bouquet. Herbal and grassy, the nose precedes a taste of biscuit, shortcake and caramel-like batter.
As the bitter ale tramples the middle palate, it starts off with the bright and tangy flavor of tangerine, pink grapefruit, lemon and lime. Fold in the tropical medley of pineapple, mango and kiwi- all of the dehydrated yet succulent variety. Just when the fruitiness takes on creamsicle proportions, the grassy and peppery nature of Simcoe hops apply a dank, herbaceous and highly vegetal closure.
Medium bodied, but registering fuller and less dry due to the beer's immense up front creamy texture, but the tannic spice of hop leaf and stem contribute as much spice as it does bitterness as the texture finishes malty dry and dankly grassy.
Apr 27, 2017
4.2/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Staying the hoppy path, Bearded Iris slathers an imperial IPA with the honorable Simcoe hops and then aromatic Citra varieties before pulling together the taste with Mosaic variety. Pile all that onto a high gravity taste and effects and we have a hop monster in the making.
Chief of Chiefs pours the same turbid goldenrod austere as many other New England-style IPA. Cast with a frothy, dense cap, the beer leads to an absolute juicy tropical, citrus and orchard fruit bouquet. Herbal and grassy, the nose precedes a taste of biscuit, shortcake and caramel-like batter.
As the bitter ale tramples the middle palate, it starts off with the bright and tangy flavor of tangerine, pink grapefruit, lemon and lime. Fold in the tropical medley of pineapple, mango and kiwi- all of the dehydrated yet succulent variety. Just when the fruitiness takes on creamsicle proportions, the grassy and peppery nature of Simcoe hops apply a dank, herbaceous and highly vegetal closure.
Medium bodied, but registering fuller and less dry due to the beer's immense up front creamy texture, but the tannic spice of hop leaf and stem contribute as much spice as it does bitterness as the texture finishes malty dry and dankly grassy.
Apr 27, 2017
TheIPAHunter from Pennsylvania
4.35/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Mar 15, 2018
4.35/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Mar 15, 2018
leroybrown10 from Missouri
4.54/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
May 09, 2017
4.54/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
May 09, 2017
DioS from Georgia
4.32/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Aug 19, 2017
4.32/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Aug 19, 2017
DVMin98 from North Carolina
4.36/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aug 22, 2017
4.36/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aug 22, 2017
mattreitz49 from Florida
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jan 12, 2018
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jan 12, 2018
dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania
3.78/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jun 16, 2017
3.78/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jun 16, 2017
elkinbrown from Tennessee
4.75/5 rDev +12%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
May 09, 2017
4.75/5 rDev +12%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
May 09, 2017
khargro2 from Tennessee
3.5/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
May 15, 2017
3.5/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
May 15, 2017
smartassboiler from Illinois
4/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Oct 04, 2017
4/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Oct 04, 2017
malfunxion from New York
4.75/5 rDev +12%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Jun 06, 2017
4.75/5 rDev +12%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Jun 06, 2017
OUJayhawk1799 from Oklahoma
3.9/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 12, 2017
3.9/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 12, 2017
GaToWyo from Colorado
4.13/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
May 01, 2017
4.13/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
May 01, 2017
warrendietrich2001 from Nevada
4.5/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Aug 29, 2017
4.5/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Aug 29, 2017
Chief Of Chiefs from Bearded Iris Brewing
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
49 ratings
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