Duckzilla
Duck Foot Brewing Co.

 

It is brewed with wheat to make it a white ale / IPA hybrid. The hops used are Centennial, Cascade and Citra. ABV 8.6%, allegedly 95 IBU

Look: semi-clear amber with a white high density fluffy head

Aroma: I think it has a wonderful fruity and floral aroma.

Flavor: The flavor is wheat biscuit, honey, citrus and tropical fruits, pear, orange, grapefruit, mango, and a pine resin like bitterness at the end. However, the subtle sweetness stays throughout.

Body/Overall: medium body, I think it is pretty good.

Single can from Bottlecraft Liberty Station in San Diego.
Pours a bright slightly less than clear golden yellow with creamy finger of white head.
The aroma hits with pale malt and an almost candy floss note, followed by wonderful notes of ripe citrus, mango, tropical fruit - hint of pine.
On the palate you still get the citrus and tropical fruit sweetness and the pale malt, but a more dominant piney flavour comes through with a slightly earthy and spicy bitterness, though the sweetness maintains.
Solid medium mouthfeel with brisk carbonation and the 8.6% does not impact the drink ability - lingering bittersweetness.
Overall an excellent brew.

Pours yellow, with moderate carbonation and a four finger head. Aroma is hoppy with a profile of lemon. Taste is similar, with a lemon character. This is a light, easy to drink brew.

Citrus on the nose as well as taste . Not as sweet as other double IPAs. More intense flavor comes out as a the beer warms up .

 

Very hop forward but a bit aggressive on the initial sip as strong Hints of citrus and fruit fill the palate. For me the magic happens on The back end as the beer totally mellows out with hints of earth and pine that resolve in a masterpiece, that is so smooth that you would think you were drinking a lager. For a double ipa, it totally nails the mark.

 

Brewed with wheat and cram packed with Citra, Cascade and Centennial hops, there's an old school bitterness with new wave fruitiness that makes this Imperial a big ducking deal!

Pouring a hazy gold with a light chrome sheen, Duckzilla billows with a creamy eggshell tinted froth while drifting onto the nose with bold citrus notes backed with pine, herb, tropical fruit and fine grasses. Easy on the early palate, there's a candied maltiness of honey, caramel and light cream that's suggestive of circus peanuts candies.

But any focus on sweetness is held to the early taste as the hops have a big say about taste through the middle. A full and fruity taste of orange and red grapefruit rounds into a tropical mango and pineapple flavor before eventually gravitating toward peach and apricot late. A growing bitterness of pine, fresh grassiness and citrus oils take on citronella and curaçao liqueur with a final grip to the gullet.

Full bodied but drying on the finish the resinous nature of hops and its alcohol warmth combine to usher in a drying sense of refreshment and drinkability despite being such a bold and full beer. A long aftertaste of those spicy resins trail with gin-like connotations and citrus peels trailing in aftertaste.

Golden in color with a very bright head that lingers and leaves a decent lacing. Nose is pine and citrus. Taste is kind of bready, but very piney that gives way to a heavy bitter follow through. Good beer.

 

$ 6.99 (Including shipping)/16 oz can ($ 0.437/oz). Received 5/5/20 from Craft Shack, San Diego, CA. Reviewed 5/6/20.
Undated can, although there is a nearly invisible code “R2-718-A” on the bottom rim. Stored at home at 42 degrees and served at 45 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Pale straw (SRM 2), hazy.
Body – Pale gold (SRM 4), weak effervescence. When held to direct light, translucent.
Head – Large (Maximum six cm, aggressive center pour), off white, high density with rocks, average retention, diminishing to a ten to twenty mm crown with multiple arches and a thick partial cap. Small pieces of lace remain on the glass as the head retracts.
Lacing – Fair. Tiny to medium bubbles forming a ring of buttes with central holes, the beginnings of arches. See also above.
Aroma – 4 - A bit of sweet maltiness followed by weak citrus and some spiciness, no yeastiness.
Flavor – 4 - Begins with a moderate sweetness which quickly turns bitter, no malt, no yeast. Of the hop varieties, the Simcoe is by far the most noticeable. No alcohol (8.6 % ABV as marked on the label) taste or aroma. No diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide. Ends slightly bitter with an earthy twang.
Palate – 3 – Medium, almost creamy, soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.75 (Lost 0.25 point for undated personal container). The body of this brew is influenced by the added wheat, giving it more heft than most IPAs. Otherwise, both the aromas and flavors are muted, making me think this can is old. Overall, this is a good IPA that seems to have started out much better.

 

 

May 20th, 2015 - Another brew that looks incredibly hazy (a product of going gluten free?) here is the Double IPA. With an ABV at 8.6 and 88 IBU's is packs a a wallop, which is why it's strange that its so hard to smell. Perhaps my olfactory is fried, though I'm only two tasters in. The flavor is quite light at first, then explodes with grapefruit bitterness. A long, huge, radiating explosion of dry bitterness and pith follows, like shockwaves. And again in comparison, the front and foretaste are a little sweeter, well balanced and restrained, but then the cacophony hits. It's a fun tasting experience to be sure.

A little hazy medium gold with a frothy off-white head.
Sweet floral citrus on the nose. Taste follows with hints of earthy pine and grapefruit.
Medium carbonation. Light mouthfeel with a slight spicy tang from the wheat addition.
A solid, although different, DIPA. That's San Diego for you. That's how we roll.