The Almighty 6&3
DSSOLVR
- From:
- DSSOLVR
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.09 | pDev: 4.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 05, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 12, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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This started out as a wedding beer over two years ago for two of our very dear friends. Over a few too many drinks, we decided it was time to remake this absolute jammer, but in DIPA form. Thus, “??? ??? ?&?” was born.
Mashed with a base of Riverbend 2-Row, and a melange of White Wheat, Flaked Oats, Flaked Rice, and Torrified Wheat and hit with a touch of Brewers Crystals. Whirlpooled with Mandarina Bavaria, freshly zested and juiced Oranges, Lemons, and Limes, a bunch of fresh Ginger, and a fat dose of Sea Salts. Fermented with our House IPA yeast, spunded for 100% natural carbonation, and then dry hopped with Cascade, and dry hopped a second time with even more Cascade, Citra, and Mandarina Bavaria. Ohhh, baby!
Too many Orange Pez at once, a fresh glass of Tang poured into a bag of dried Mango slices, shoving too many Kumquats into your mouth at once, a pocket full of those little Ginger hard candies, and a nice finish of Citrus-laden salinity to round it out. This is the exact thing you’d think of for “Summer Poolside Crusher”, but like...in a fuck-you-up super-fruited, lightly-spiced, subtly salty, Old School meets New School DIPA form. Ya know?
Dangerously drinkable for 8.2%. While we recommend drinking this by some body of water, maybe go for floaties over operating a boat?
Mashed with a base of Riverbend 2-Row, and a melange of White Wheat, Flaked Oats, Flaked Rice, and Torrified Wheat and hit with a touch of Brewers Crystals. Whirlpooled with Mandarina Bavaria, freshly zested and juiced Oranges, Lemons, and Limes, a bunch of fresh Ginger, and a fat dose of Sea Salts. Fermented with our House IPA yeast, spunded for 100% natural carbonation, and then dry hopped with Cascade, and dry hopped a second time with even more Cascade, Citra, and Mandarina Bavaria. Ohhh, baby!
Too many Orange Pez at once, a fresh glass of Tang poured into a bag of dried Mango slices, shoving too many Kumquats into your mouth at once, a pocket full of those little Ginger hard candies, and a nice finish of Citrus-laden salinity to round it out. This is the exact thing you’d think of for “Summer Poolside Crusher”, but like...in a fuck-you-up super-fruited, lightly-spiced, subtly salty, Old School meets New School DIPA form. Ya know?
Dangerously drinkable for 8.2%. While we recommend drinking this by some body of water, maybe go for floaties over operating a boat?
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by CBlack85 from South Carolina
3.9/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 16 oz can into an oversized New Belgium Globe Glass
The beer pours a murky pale straw color with a thin foamy white head that dissipates quickly leaving behind virtually no lacing.
The aroma is all citrusy hops with a candy like sweetness. I looked diligently for the ginger but couldn't get past the sweet hoppyness.
The flavor is much like the aroma, very citrusy in a candy sweet way. At one point as the beer warmed I thought I may have caught a glimpse of the sea salts, but I couldn't be sure if I was just willing it to be there or if it actually was. Like the aroma I couldn't find any of the ginger at all. The beer was full bodied and lightly carbonated.
In all honesty I did not know this was a Hazy IPA before purchasing it, so when I poured it I was surprised. I am not a huge fan of the Hazy IPA's so I was also a bit disappointed. I was looking forward to a nice clear, citrusy IPA with ginger and a hint of sea salts. I was not a huge fan of the beer as it is not quite my thing, but I wanted to be fair in my review and rate it for what it was meant to be, not what I was expecting.
Overall, for a Hazy IPA it was a good beer and fits in with other well received Hazy IPA's that have tried. I am still a little disappointed that I couldn't find the salt or ginger, but I think the beer will appeal to fans of the style.
Aug 05, 2021The beer pours a murky pale straw color with a thin foamy white head that dissipates quickly leaving behind virtually no lacing.
The aroma is all citrusy hops with a candy like sweetness. I looked diligently for the ginger but couldn't get past the sweet hoppyness.
The flavor is much like the aroma, very citrusy in a candy sweet way. At one point as the beer warmed I thought I may have caught a glimpse of the sea salts, but I couldn't be sure if I was just willing it to be there or if it actually was. Like the aroma I couldn't find any of the ginger at all. The beer was full bodied and lightly carbonated.
In all honesty I did not know this was a Hazy IPA before purchasing it, so when I poured it I was surprised. I am not a huge fan of the Hazy IPA's so I was also a bit disappointed. I was looking forward to a nice clear, citrusy IPA with ginger and a hint of sea salts. I was not a huge fan of the beer as it is not quite my thing, but I wanted to be fair in my review and rate it for what it was meant to be, not what I was expecting.
Overall, for a Hazy IPA it was a good beer and fits in with other well received Hazy IPA's that have tried. I am still a little disappointed that I couldn't find the salt or ginger, but I think the beer will appeal to fans of the style.
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