DDH IPA Series 10
Tupps Brewery

 

DDH IPA Series 10 7.0% ABV 40 IBU. This IPA pours a hazy creamy golden orange juice color almost like a mimosa with a fluffy creamy off white colored head that hangs around for a bit before disappearing. The aroma is of fruit juice mangos oranges peaches with hints of passion fruit and guava with a slight wheat malty sweetness the hops come across as fruity in aroma. The flavor starts off very very fruity and tropical with the oranges mangoes peaches all shining through before giving way to hints of guava sweetness and passion fruit tartness there’s also some malty wheat sweetness before finishing with a grapefruit peel bitterness that dissipates rather quickly. The mouthfeel is creamy and wonderful. 4/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7% ABV. Comes in sixers of 12 fl oz cans. The "DDH" in the title is Green, unlike on other series 10 cans I've seen which have gold text, come 4 packs, and are sold at the same price - probably a fruited variant methinks?

"Double Dry Hopped India Pale Ale." 40% El Dorado, 40$ Vic Secret, 20% Idaho 7. "7.0 ABV."

Pours a turbid dull orange body with a fluffy creamy off-white head atop (~2cm in height). Head retention is good for the ABV ~5 minutes.

AROMA: Yogurty notes, citrus, fruit, wheat, pale malt sweetness, orange pulp, guava. I think I'm finding lactose sugar as well? Seems sweeter than most IPAs, but doesn't pack very much aromatic hop punch.

TASTE: Another India Odwalla Ale, rife with pulpy fruit, wheat and pale malt sweetness, and guava but lacking hop pungency. I think I'm getting lactose judging by its sweetness/complete lack of any hop bitterness.

Not piney, juicy, resinous, oily, or herbal in its hop profile. More citrusy and fruity.

Balanced but a bit shallow, not committing fully to its hop notes. Tastes like alcoholic Odwalla juice, to its detriment.

TEXTURE Creamy, soft, silky, smooth, wet, refreshing, medium-bodied. Carbonation is a bit on the high side.

OVERALL: Those wanting an IPA that highlights interesting hop aromas and flavours by committing to interesting hop selections will find this disappointing; it features some nice hop flavours but doesn't really relish in what those hops can bring to a beer, instead drowning them out with unnecessary wheat and sweetness. Certainly drinkable, but it compares unfavorably to the best Texan and Oklahoman turbid IPAs available in the same market and can't hold a candle to the best beers in the substyle from farther afield. When in Austin, I'd sooner turn to turbid IPAs from Pinthouse Pizza, and when elsewhere in Texas, I'd sooner buy Roughtail from the local grocer.

I'm glad I got to try it at sale prices, though, and it's a pleasant enough beer...it just costs too much to warrant recommending especially when Roughtail's Everything Rhymes With Orange is so much better at the same price.

I'll keep giving Tupps' beers a shot, but I do find myself raising eyebrows at their prices...

Low B- (3.29) / WORTHY