Dragon Series: Argyll Dragon
Alley Kat Brewing Company
- From:
- Alley Kat Brewing Company
- Alberta, Canada
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 4.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 29, 2018
- Added:
- Apr 17, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by andrenaline from Canada (ON)
4.24/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Props to joemcgrath27 for the latest installment in Alley Kat'S epic series.
A - clear amber with a copper hue, thumb of head, solid retention, and some sporadic lacing.
S - loads of pine, cedar and citrus rind on the nose, hints of bubblegum and mango.
T - the pine and cedar flavors come through strong, bitter citrus rind, burnt caramel malt backbone and a lingering bitterness on the finish.
M - perfect carbonation, smooth and some decent dryness.
O - delicious addition to the series, and definitely one of the more fregrant and flavourful offerings. This one is nicely balanced but has a solid bitterness. Well done.
Jun 26, 2015A - clear amber with a copper hue, thumb of head, solid retention, and some sporadic lacing.
S - loads of pine, cedar and citrus rind on the nose, hints of bubblegum and mango.
T - the pine and cedar flavors come through strong, bitter citrus rind, burnt caramel malt backbone and a lingering bitterness on the finish.
M - perfect carbonation, smooth and some decent dryness.
O - delicious addition to the series, and definitely one of the more fregrant and flavourful offerings. This one is nicely balanced but has a solid bitterness. Well done.
Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)
3.99/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
As a young man, the trip from our home to my grandparents' home meant a trip down Argyll Road in Edmonton. I love the local reference, which has a very favorable influence on my approach to this beer. As usual, the folks at Alley Kat have wangled the hop profile to create a lovely beer.
Apr 28, 2015
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.98/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
650ml bottle, the latest in the Dragon Series DIPA line - this one is hopped with Citra, Centennial, and Cascade, with a name that I suppose is different from the Plaid Dragon of a few years back, argyll being composed of diamond patterns instead of just crossing stripes.
This beer pours a clear, bright medium copper amber hue, with three flabby fingers of puffy, densely foamy, and bubbly ecru head, which leaves some layered sudsy cloud lace around the glass as it gently subsides.
It smells of acrid, generic citrus rind, slightly musty pine resin, grainy pale malt, a soft bready caramel sweetness, and further leafy, minty, and spicy grass hop notes. The taste is a sharp pine needle greenness, orange and red grapefruit bitters, bready caramel malt, a spicy leafiness, crème de menthe, and some tame tropical, herbal, and lightly perfumed trailing hoppiness.
The carbonation is quite light in its leading and lilting frothiness, the body punching at a sturdy middleweight, and generally smooth, the various swirling hops taking a pass on mucking about here. It finishes on the sweet side, both fruity hop and lingering malt taking credit where it is due.
A pretty tasty and enjoyable iteration of this hop-shifting DIPA series - the blend providing a heady balance of fruity, bitter, and flavourful, with the stock Alley Kat malt turning in another productive day at work. Worthy of a few rounds on a sunny Argyle Rd (who am I kidding, Whyte Ave) patio in the coming Edmonton summer months.
Apr 18, 2015This beer pours a clear, bright medium copper amber hue, with three flabby fingers of puffy, densely foamy, and bubbly ecru head, which leaves some layered sudsy cloud lace around the glass as it gently subsides.
It smells of acrid, generic citrus rind, slightly musty pine resin, grainy pale malt, a soft bready caramel sweetness, and further leafy, minty, and spicy grass hop notes. The taste is a sharp pine needle greenness, orange and red grapefruit bitters, bready caramel malt, a spicy leafiness, crème de menthe, and some tame tropical, herbal, and lightly perfumed trailing hoppiness.
The carbonation is quite light in its leading and lilting frothiness, the body punching at a sturdy middleweight, and generally smooth, the various swirling hops taking a pass on mucking about here. It finishes on the sweet side, both fruity hop and lingering malt taking credit where it is due.
A pretty tasty and enjoyable iteration of this hop-shifting DIPA series - the blend providing a heady balance of fruity, bitter, and flavourful, with the stock Alley Kat malt turning in another productive day at work. Worthy of a few rounds on a sunny Argyle Rd (who am I kidding, Whyte Ave) patio in the coming Edmonton summer months.
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