Homo Erectus
Walking Man Brewing Co.

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From:
Walking Man Brewing Co.
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,600
ABV:
9%
Score:
90
Ranked #10,415
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 11.22%
Reviews:
57
Ratings:
129
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 19, 2022
Added:
Sep 04, 2003
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  15
Brewed in celebration of being erect for 2 million years! This NW style Double IPA doesn't mess around. Big piney, hop notes with a big malt body to back it up. One of our most popular styles.

90 IBU
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Ratings by DrBier:
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Rated by DrBier from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.2%

Sep 19, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4.03/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bomber from Grocery Outlet. Cloudy amber pour with a creamy off-white head. Rich malty aroma, woody, brown bread. Taste is strong, boozy and malty, a bit of sweetness succumbs to the ABV . What an enjoyable throwback to the early world of malty DIPAs. Beer time machine...
Sep 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.95 by WDJersey from Colorado

Jul 25, 2022
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Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington

3.89/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
draught
IBU: 90
Sustaining, alabaster head. Clear, orange/amber appearance. Light amount of floral and spiced, medium caramelized malt, for the aroma. Very slightly sweet, citrus peel, lots of medium heavy toasted malt, for the flavor. The citrus peel bite is rather candied and trails off quite well.
Jun 06, 2022
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Reviewed by Reidrover from Oregon

3.59/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
a blast from the past!
Found at Capital Market in Salem OR 22 oz bomber..what else?
$8.69
Pours a dark orange , clear beer. Has a nice small creamy off white head.
Stong old style PNW malty DIPA aromas! Blended with floral and dank hopping..mainly floral in this one.
Taste sweet malts and floral hops..in extreme..getting a bit of alcohol in the finish but nothing too bad.
Mouth feel is medium with medium carbonation..get a bit sticky at the end and the after taste goes on for ever.
I liked the idea of this bad boy but in reality its pretty hard to drink much because of the sticky sweetness.
sorry
Jun 05, 2020
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Reviewed by ChilliHeights from Ohio

4.55/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I had at the brewery in WA. Nice little place with great customer service. I rated 4 brews. This one had a great golden color and some lacing on the glass. Great citrus aroma and flavors. The ABV was good and not to prevalent. I only had 5 oz. so did not get the full affect of 9%. Great Brew, Great place.
May 08, 2020
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.25/5  rDev -19%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
First time I had this was at Brouwer's HopFest 2009. Was towards the end of the evening, but I still gots my scorecard!

Pours an amber color, as opposed to the orange double ipas back then. 1/3" off white head. Aroma was mainly maltiness. Clearly a big malt big ibu double going on already. Has that caramel Pine Sol aroma, guessing there are Chinook or Centennial hops in this one, or both.

Taste, yup, we're almost in double digit abv and triple digit ibu territory off the bat. You like 'em malty, bc these are maltybois. All the crystal malt and caramel sludge thickness of the era. As it warms this becomes near brutal to push through the back end. This is equal parts American barleywine. Why is this rated so high? I don't really understand.

Its got a thicker mouthfeel, hotter alcohol, one dimensional hop flavor, bad format. The bitterness, caramel and alcohol all team up for a difficult time. But once you wreck your palate, at least its boozy time.
Apr 20, 2020
 
Rated: 4.1 by Taybeh from Minnesota

Aug 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by Brushkanna from New Jersey

Jun 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.53 by Sound_Explorer from Washington

Aug 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.52 by DoctorEvil65 from Washington

Feb 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4.15 by rarigney from Washington

Oct 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.16 by smi69 from New York

Jan 05, 2017
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Reviewed by Rogerlb from California

3.74/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a very nice, slightly opaque orange/copper Head is 2 fingers which hangs around, laces, slowly recedes.

Aroma is fruity malt. Even a little wine-y. Taste is caramelized hops, malty, bitter, baby (90 IBU and it shows), a trace of peach pie and grapefruit peels. Very west coast with spice and a carby resiny overload. More molasses than pine needles. I guess I mean the hops are a little sappy.

There's a barleywine sweetness to the malts, they're that forward. Doesn't have lots of nuance, and the booze is not invisible, especially when it warms a bit. Not the worst thing. I'm fighting this a bit. A bit astringent, but not shy about it.
Nov 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.97 by RBuckley73 from Nevada

Oct 04, 2016
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Rated by KensWorld from Florida

3.74/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From 22oz bomber, no date
Apr 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.36 by L_A_C_903 from Washington

Mar 08, 2016
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Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

3.47/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Consumed 02/14/2016.
Feb 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.42 by Beervana from Canada (BC)

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by brandoman63 from Illinois

Nov 02, 2015
Homo Erectus from Walking Man Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 129 ratings