Hop Continuum No. 3 - Double IPA
DuClaw Brewing Co.
- From:
- DuClaw Brewing Co.
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.9%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 8.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 14
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 16, 2017
- Added:
- Nov 19, 2015
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Hop Continuum #3: Imperial IPA was inspired by our desire to brew a beer similar to our precisely balanced XXIPA, Serum, but hop forward, allowing the hop flavors to dominate the palate. The result? Big citrus hop flavors and aromas with an ABV to match.
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Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
3.02/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
3.02/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Pours clear, gold in color with 1/4 inch head. Taste is lemon balm, lemon rind, pine, and slight malt. Medium bodied, bitter with lingering dry bitterness. Not a bad beer, but not one I would rush out for either. DuClaw makes way more enjoyable IPAs than this one.
Aug 12, 2016
Reviewed by Gavage from Nevada
3.66/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: pours a hazy orange color with a 1/2" head.
Smell: some lemon and hop bitterness is mild on the nose.
Taste: caramel, lemon zest, a hint of pineapple, mango, and mild dose of pine. Bitterness is strong. Alcohol mildly noticeable.
Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer. Crisp throughout with some dryness late.
Overall: a decent DIPA that is easy to drink. personally I would like a bit more oomph on the malt profile.
Jul 23, 2016Smell: some lemon and hop bitterness is mild on the nose.
Taste: caramel, lemon zest, a hint of pineapple, mango, and mild dose of pine. Bitterness is strong. Alcohol mildly noticeable.
Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer. Crisp throughout with some dryness late.
Overall: a decent DIPA that is easy to drink. personally I would like a bit more oomph on the malt profile.
Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
3.01/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.01/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
I don't see any date on the label or bottle.
Appearance: Light golden body that is hazy with tons of suspended debris. It's not just a few haze particles, it is loaded with chunks. The head is a nice thick creamy and fluffy cloud with great retention and lacing but the body really ruins it. I'm pretty sure I could strain most of this out with something like pantyhose. On the label it says "clear straw in color" and this is nowhere near clear. I haven't even poured the bottom of the bottle yet.
Aroma: It has a strong lemon and pine aroma. It reminds me a bit of lemon Pine-Sol but somehow it just smells more approachable and not chemical-like. It is actually quite nice.
Taste: The flavors closely resemble the aroma. It has a large pine presence in the flavor profile but it has this lime flavor that lingers around in the background. If I am able to cleanse my palate between sips or if I spend a lot of time between sips then it is nice. If I try to enjoy the beer as a continual uninterrupted experience then it feels like I'm being jerked by pine in one direction and slammed by lime in the other direction.
Mouthfeel: Strong bitterness with a medium body and a raspy finish. As odd as it sounds this beer just isn't that enjoyable to drink. It's just kind-of a mess.
Overall: It's a bit like trying to drink pure lime juice. It has some interesting flavors and it does have a good strong aromatic presence but the beer just doesn't meld into anything solid worth drinking. I wouldn't buy it again and wouldn't recommend it. In a bar setting if somebody handed me one I would be very reluctant. I can see a literal layer of sediment at the bottom of my glass and I still haven't poured the last inch of the bottle.
May 07, 2016Appearance: Light golden body that is hazy with tons of suspended debris. It's not just a few haze particles, it is loaded with chunks. The head is a nice thick creamy and fluffy cloud with great retention and lacing but the body really ruins it. I'm pretty sure I could strain most of this out with something like pantyhose. On the label it says "clear straw in color" and this is nowhere near clear. I haven't even poured the bottom of the bottle yet.
Aroma: It has a strong lemon and pine aroma. It reminds me a bit of lemon Pine-Sol but somehow it just smells more approachable and not chemical-like. It is actually quite nice.
Taste: The flavors closely resemble the aroma. It has a large pine presence in the flavor profile but it has this lime flavor that lingers around in the background. If I am able to cleanse my palate between sips or if I spend a lot of time between sips then it is nice. If I try to enjoy the beer as a continual uninterrupted experience then it feels like I'm being jerked by pine in one direction and slammed by lime in the other direction.
Mouthfeel: Strong bitterness with a medium body and a raspy finish. As odd as it sounds this beer just isn't that enjoyable to drink. It's just kind-of a mess.
Overall: It's a bit like trying to drink pure lime juice. It has some interesting flavors and it does have a good strong aromatic presence but the beer just doesn't meld into anything solid worth drinking. I wouldn't buy it again and wouldn't recommend it. In a bar setting if somebody handed me one I would be very reluctant. I can see a literal layer of sediment at the bottom of my glass and I still haven't poured the last inch of the bottle.
Reviewed by gopens44 from Virginia
3.77/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Economical, white frothy head maintains a defiant finger on top this wildly hazy orange beer with bits of floaties hanging in suspension throughout it's entirety.
Aroma leapt out from arms length as soon as I popped the top. Juicy, bitter, stinging tropical essence found it's way most immediately, only to fade out in a bit of a soapy and generically bitter fashion, leaving only a mealy, malty apparition of what once smelled decent.
Taste is immediately sweet with caramel in accompaniment with the bitter tropical presence. Dig deeper to find a noble hops quality which lingers about as long as the dry sweetness left behind.
Not the greatest thing and not the best friend of balance, but it does have a drinkable quality either way.
Mar 28, 2016Aroma leapt out from arms length as soon as I popped the top. Juicy, bitter, stinging tropical essence found it's way most immediately, only to fade out in a bit of a soapy and generically bitter fashion, leaving only a mealy, malty apparition of what once smelled decent.
Taste is immediately sweet with caramel in accompaniment with the bitter tropical presence. Dig deeper to find a noble hops quality which lingers about as long as the dry sweetness left behind.
Not the greatest thing and not the best friend of balance, but it does have a drinkable quality either way.
Reviewed by Marraybay from District of Columbia
3.77/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
3.77/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Look: Golden, with 2 fingers of white head.
Smell: Pine and citrus.
Taste: A quick glimmer of malty sweetness upfront that's immediately overrun by
intense grapefruit bitterness and noticeable booze.
Feel: Heat and prickliness from the booze.
Overall: Actually not bad: A little heavy-handed with the citrus/alcohol, but the initial
trickle of malt is the saving grace that keeps the beer drinkable.
Mar 07, 2016Smell: Pine and citrus.
Taste: A quick glimmer of malty sweetness upfront that's immediately overrun by
intense grapefruit bitterness and noticeable booze.
Feel: Heat and prickliness from the booze.
Overall: Actually not bad: A little heavy-handed with the citrus/alcohol, but the initial
trickle of malt is the saving grace that keeps the beer drinkable.
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