Drip Castle
Half Acre Beer Company
- From:
- Half Acre Beer Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,884 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #15,661 - Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 5.43%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 18, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 19, 2024
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
West Coast Double India Pale Ale
Drip Castle features Krush, a newly developed hop, paired with classic Chinook to claim fresh territory within the West Coast DIPA realm. Ultra clear on the pour, Drip Castle has a warm boozy note balanced by assertive bitterness and an extremely dry finish. Krush provides raspberry pie blended with the resin and pine from Chinook that hits under-appreciated flavor receptors. This holiday season, spend some time in the Castle.
Drip Castle features Krush, a newly developed hop, paired with classic Chinook to claim fresh territory within the West Coast DIPA realm. Ultra clear on the pour, Drip Castle has a warm boozy note balanced by assertive bitterness and an extremely dry finish. Krush provides raspberry pie blended with the resin and pine from Chinook that hits under-appreciated flavor receptors. This holiday season, spend some time in the Castle.
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Reviewed by hopsputin from New Jersey
3.78/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: crisp golden color with a touch of amber. In tap with a 1/2 finger head
S: sweet grains, citrus, orange zest, raspberry. Big biscuits and some sweet malt
T: alcohol upfront with grains and sweet malt. Earthy herbal bitterness with some grapefruit. Some sugary sweetness
M: fuller medium, slightly sticky. Moderate carbonation
O: a decent DIPA. Grainy and sweet with some big earthy notes
Mar 21, 2025S: sweet grains, citrus, orange zest, raspberry. Big biscuits and some sweet malt
T: alcohol upfront with grains and sweet malt. Earthy herbal bitterness with some grapefruit. Some sugary sweetness
M: fuller medium, slightly sticky. Moderate carbonation
O: a decent DIPA. Grainy and sweet with some big earthy notes
Reviewed by beerdedking from Pennsylvania
3.81/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Nice looking beer, light mahogany in color and caramalt hue with ample foam that when slowly poured will puff up as high as you like
Reasonable scents of grass and herbaceous brown bread with a hint of fruity pine
Things get interesting here. The Krush addition reveals itself straight away as a strawberry note comes in quickly subdued by pine sap and caramel maltiness. There is a noted lack of bitterness for a WCIPA.
Medium to full body
Overall, an interesting and different IPA for me as this is my first go with Krush. Low bitterness hurts its rating, but otherwise this is enjoyable and worth a try
Jan 01, 2025Reasonable scents of grass and herbaceous brown bread with a hint of fruity pine
Things get interesting here. The Krush addition reveals itself straight away as a strawberry note comes in quickly subdued by pine sap and caramel maltiness. There is a noted lack of bitterness for a WCIPA.
Medium to full body
Overall, an interesting and different IPA for me as this is my first go with Krush. Low bitterness hurts its rating, but otherwise this is enjoyable and worth a try
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