Symphonic Chronic Double Dank IPA
Deschutes Brewery

 

Can:

Caramalt. Booze. Faint pine. Oily hops.

C / AVERAGE

 

19.2oz can picked up at Jim's Market in Banks, OR
Poured into a La Fin du Monde tulip

P deep gold/orange w/ caramel hues; 2f slightly off-white head
N med nose of sweet toasted malts and fruitiness; different than anticipated; unique, but inviting
T a hearty sweet toasted caramel malt body carries pine, citrus, and light mango; pretty tasty
Mf med-bodied w/ med to med-high carb; a touch prickly
O not quite as dank as anticipated, but enjoyable and unique nonetheless- I dig it

Review date: 09.15.23
Can date: 07.13.23

 

Clear rich yellow brew with plenty of foam in the Zunft Kölsch glass. Not overly sweet, which is a nice surprise. It's also untainted by hazy surprises, just a hoppy and powerful brew. Fairly clean flavors of peach, citrus, and even a bit of mango. Plenty hot and bitter, but certainly sippable given the high alcohol content. Overall this is a step up from the usual gas-station stovepipe, but it delivers the dosage of the old-school malt liquors plus the added ingredient of actual hops. From the 19.2 oz can dated 10/31/25.

 

Drinking out of a large snifter.
Pours a slightly hazy dark orange with a full head.
Actually, even though it wasn’t shaken, it exploddd all over my kitchen.
Smell some of oranges.
Good thick mouth feel.
Taste has notes of sour fruit, plus sweetness. Layer hints of multiple fruits.

Absolute melter

Poured into a wide mouth, grip shaped goblet: color is gold, head is off white with fine bubbles and presents one finger thick, head dissipates to thin and mixed froth top, lacing on the glass sides.

Smell is pith, neutral citrus, pine, earth, limited dankness, toast and biscuit malt.

Taste is similar with pith, citrus, pine, earth, toast, biscuit, light caramel, aged hops.

Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, low/moderate bitterness, limited booziness.

Overall a good, quite easy drinking DIPA but not 'dank'

Interesting mashup of slightly dank herbal and citrus hops with an overlying maltiness that imparts a balanced, easy drinking experience. Dark yellow/orange.
Doesn’t overly state (taste) its relatively high ABV, nor does it have a real sharp hop bite ( though the 12oz can I poured from was canned 4 months ago which probably ‘tamed’ the hop character a bit).
The maltiness provides a substantially ‘thick’ mouthfeel.
I believe this one is best enjoyed as spring / fall treat as opposed to hot hot summer day thirst quencher

Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours orange yellow with a fluffy white head. Smells of fresh citrus with some pine. Tastes of nice citrus and pine hops with slight tropical fruit. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.

Poured from a 19.2 ounce can dated 9-30-25 into a snifter at 52 degrees F.

Appearance- Medium gold, moderately hazy, white frothy head, slightly above average head retention, above average lacing.

Aroma- Orange, pith, dank, pine resin, mango, pineapple, between medium and high strength of scent.

Flavor- Highly pithy, orange, pine resin, pineapple, high strength of flavor.

Mouthfeel- Full body, average carbonation, mildly mouth warming, highly creamy, moderately astringent, mildly mouth coating, highly dry finish.

Overall- Medium gold and moderately hazy with above average lacing. The bouquet was a pleasant mix of citrus, pine resin and tropical notes. The flavor was heavy on the pithy orange peel character and to light on pine for good balance. The feel had full body and high creaminess, but the highly dry finish and moderate astringency were detractors. Overall this beer was an average WCIPA.

Semi-creamy mouthfeel. We could smell pine resin and grapefruit but not mango. Mild hoppiness little to no booze nor malt- classic west coast ipa enjoyed on west coast

19.2oz can, PKG 06/16/25
L: creamy ivory colored head leaves a thick layer of foam on the glass and atop the ale
S: earthy pine, grassy marijuana, tropical fruit, stone fruit, toasted malt
T: very fruity with notes of mango, pine, peach, apricot, grapefruit, marijuana, and light caramel
F: fuller body, both creamy and resinous, alcohol is warming, bitter finish
O: really flavorful DIPA