Diamond Ring
High Branch Brewing Company
- From:
- High Branch Brewing Company
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 7.7%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.16 | pDev: 2.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 27, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 23, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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A new Hazy Double IPA which is the Double version of Promise Ring. All the same hop varieties (Citra and Azacca) just more of them! Coming in at 7.7% ABV it’s on the lower end for a Double IPA however it is incredibly drinkable and packed with citrus, pineapple, and mango flavors from the hops.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
4.17/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours a murky milky pale golden orange in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate bright yellow + lemon yellow + apricot + peach + pale orange colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense creamy sudsy foamy bright white head that slowly reduces to a large patch of very thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate to heavy amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy tropical/pineapple + citrus/grapefruit + tropical/mango + tropical/papaya + citrus/tangerine zest hops over the top of just shy of moderate aromas of biscuit + pale + honey + oat malts with a light to moderate amount of honey + sugary sweetness.
T: Upfront there are just shy of moderate flavors of biscuit + pale + honey + oat malts with a light to moderate amount of honey + sugary sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of juicy tropical/pineapple + citrus/grapefruit + tropical/mango + tropical/papaya + citrus/tangerine zest hops which impart a light amount of bitterness which fades away leaving moderate lingering tropical + citrus hop flavors.
M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Moderate amounts of creamy soft/fluffiness mid-body and a light amount of dryness in the finish.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a very pleasantly creamy soft/fluffy mouthfeel. Enjoyable with lots of tropical hop flavors + aromas. Not quite as juicy as some of the others but still one that I could definitely have again.
Aug 26, 2020S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy tropical/pineapple + citrus/grapefruit + tropical/mango + tropical/papaya + citrus/tangerine zest hops over the top of just shy of moderate aromas of biscuit + pale + honey + oat malts with a light to moderate amount of honey + sugary sweetness.
T: Upfront there are just shy of moderate flavors of biscuit + pale + honey + oat malts with a light to moderate amount of honey + sugary sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of juicy tropical/pineapple + citrus/grapefruit + tropical/mango + tropical/papaya + citrus/tangerine zest hops which impart a light amount of bitterness which fades away leaving moderate lingering tropical + citrus hop flavors.
M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Moderate amounts of creamy soft/fluffiness mid-body and a light amount of dryness in the finish.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a very pleasantly creamy soft/fluffy mouthfeel. Enjoyable with lots of tropical hop flavors + aromas. Not quite as juicy as some of the others but still one that I could definitely have again.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.1/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a cloudy goldenstraw with a one finger head; streaky lacing
Smell: Pineapple, papaya and pomelo with a hint of green mango
Taste: Papaya and pineapple forward, with a hint of green mango building; pomelo, in the middle, adds a bitter, citrusy edge; while there is some sweetness on the tip of the tongue, the finish is dry and somewhat austere
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Not as juicy as some of High Branch's other DIPAs but still with some nice tropical flavors
Jul 05, 2019Smell: Pineapple, papaya and pomelo with a hint of green mango
Taste: Papaya and pineapple forward, with a hint of green mango building; pomelo, in the middle, adds a bitter, citrusy edge; while there is some sweetness on the tip of the tongue, the finish is dry and somewhat austere
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Not as juicy as some of High Branch's other DIPAs but still with some nice tropical flavors
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