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Big Barrel Double IPA
Karl Strauss Brewing Company
- From:
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,646 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #9,116 - Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 10.15%
- Reviews:
- 99
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 11, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 15, 2009
- Wants:
- 48
- Gots:
- 55
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by TheRougeBastard from North Carolina
4.24/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
True west-coast D/IIPA! i love my annual pilgrimage to So. Cal for this very reason! Big Barrel is an excellent example and even at 9.0%abv (hidden well too btw), this is an extremely drinkable beverage!
Jul 03, 2017
Reviewed by whatthehull from California
4.28/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.28/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a hybrid glass from a 22 oz bottle
A - bright orange copper, one finger white fluffy head and some nice lacing
S - the huge roasted and sweet malts abound up front, dank/citrus and floral hops, very sweet, huge yeast, a bit of funk, lots of earthiness, nice boozy note, light scent of fresh cut grass
T - tons of sugar, nice alcohol, floral citrus rinds, citrus fruit, pine, sweet and toasted malts/grains, nice Mary Jane notes, very bright bitter hops, baking yeast,
M - medium plus body, well balanced, nice complexity, medium plus acidity, medium plus carbonation and a huge hop malt bomb
D/O - this is a hell of an DIPA and how. Up front it has huge hop and if not at the same time surely after you have tons of sweet and toasted malts and it melds so well. I have never been a huge fan of KS brewing, but this ale is awesome. A lot of TLC makes this one special. This all year around and all weather ale is really well conceived and done.
Final thoughts - this ale is only $6-7 and a huge 9% ABV that makes one great or even better to share. Get this one on tap if you can!
May 30, 2017A - bright orange copper, one finger white fluffy head and some nice lacing
S - the huge roasted and sweet malts abound up front, dank/citrus and floral hops, very sweet, huge yeast, a bit of funk, lots of earthiness, nice boozy note, light scent of fresh cut grass
T - tons of sugar, nice alcohol, floral citrus rinds, citrus fruit, pine, sweet and toasted malts/grains, nice Mary Jane notes, very bright bitter hops, baking yeast,
M - medium plus body, well balanced, nice complexity, medium plus acidity, medium plus carbonation and a huge hop malt bomb
D/O - this is a hell of an DIPA and how. Up front it has huge hop and if not at the same time surely after you have tons of sweet and toasted malts and it melds so well. I have never been a huge fan of KS brewing, but this ale is awesome. A lot of TLC makes this one special. This all year around and all weather ale is really well conceived and done.
Final thoughts - this ale is only $6-7 and a huge 9% ABV that makes one great or even better to share. Get this one on tap if you can!
Rated by ZJSimon from California
4.61/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
4.61/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
A bit of an aftertaste, but a joy for any IPA lover.
Apr 09, 2017
Big Barrel Double IPA from Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
281 ratings
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