Duende
Creature Comforts
- From:
- Creature Comforts
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #40 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #603 - Avg:
- 4.43 | pDev: 6.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 36
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 08, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 18, 2016
- Wants:
- 26
- Gots:
- 14
SCORE
97
World-Class
97
World-Class
Duende is a hazy marigold in appearance with fluffy white foam. This beer is elegant for a Double IPA which leads to surprisingly easy drinkability. First impressions are a bright almost citrusy pine note that quickly switches gears to huge fruit notes: orange, grapefruit, apricot, and tangerine. There’s a consistent fruit flesh flavor to the beer that adds a wonderful complexity to the bright citrus notes as the overtones dance around the fleshy notes, supporting without ever getting in the way. As the flavor finishes there’s subtle earth and berry notes that come through and the beer finishes with a perfectly balanced bitterness that rounds out the alcohol sweetness and immediately invites you to take another sip.
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)
4.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can: Poured a hazy/cloudy yellow color ale with a medium white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones and tropical notes. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones notes, some hoppy notes. Body is full and creamy for style with good carbonation. Interesting NEIPA with nice tropical notes and light residual sugar notes.
Dec 24, 2024
Rated by Davidstan from Alabama
4.7/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.7/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Almost perfect IPA
Jul 09, 2024
Rated by suzannepd from Georgia
4.83/5 rDev +9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.83/5 rDev +9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Piney with some citrus. Smooth. Delicious.
Sep 30, 2023
Reviewed by ATL6245 from Georgia
4.56/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Hazy pale gold, white head, good retention
Aroma: Citrus fruit, tropical fruit & pine. No alcohol.
Flavor & Aftertaste: Citrus fruit, lime, berry, pepper and pine. Mild alcohol. Low to moderate bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied. Drying. Medum length finish.
Overall: This Hazy DIPA is as good as any available. CCB did a lot of things right, especially with the hops selection: Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe; which all complement each other. You can distinguish four distinct hops characteristics: citrus fruit, pine, and berries with a peppery/spicy note. Unlike many hazy IPA's, it has enough bitterness to offset sweetness; but at the same time is not overly harsh. It's drying start to finish with a medium length finish and trailing bitterness. The 8% ABV is very well hidden in the aroma, flavor and mouthfeel; you can't smell it at all and can only detect minor presence in the mouthfeel. Very well crafted beer from CCB.
Feb 09, 2023Aroma: Citrus fruit, tropical fruit & pine. No alcohol.
Flavor & Aftertaste: Citrus fruit, lime, berry, pepper and pine. Mild alcohol. Low to moderate bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied. Drying. Medum length finish.
Overall: This Hazy DIPA is as good as any available. CCB did a lot of things right, especially with the hops selection: Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe; which all complement each other. You can distinguish four distinct hops characteristics: citrus fruit, pine, and berries with a peppery/spicy note. Unlike many hazy IPA's, it has enough bitterness to offset sweetness; but at the same time is not overly harsh. It's drying start to finish with a medium length finish and trailing bitterness. The 8% ABV is very well hidden in the aroma, flavor and mouthfeel; you can't smell it at all and can only detect minor presence in the mouthfeel. Very well crafted beer from CCB.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Arrives slightly hazy with a one finger head forming above the golden liquid
Smell: Tropical tones of papaya, guava and peach; somewhat dank with some citrus pith
Taste: Papaya, guava and peach forward with hints of melon; citrus pith emerges, in the middle, bringing moderately dank and bitter flavors to the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Well-crafted and nicely balanced
Feb 21, 2022Smell: Tropical tones of papaya, guava and peach; somewhat dank with some citrus pith
Taste: Papaya, guava and peach forward with hints of melon; citrus pith emerges, in the middle, bringing moderately dank and bitter flavors to the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Well-crafted and nicely balanced
Reviewed by donspublic from Texas
4.17/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from can into tulip, good 2+ finger cream colored head, good retention and great lacing. Bright hazy golden in the glass. Citrus, pine and some hop astringency on the nose. Taste is sweet malt, candied orange, pineapple, pine and some dank notes in the middle. This beer is past its due date (gift from a friend who doesn't check dates) but it is still drinking good. Where in the beginning I was getting more dankness/ripe pineapple, it mellows out as it warms. Finishes on the dry side with a good grapefruit pith bitterness on the finish. Nice beer, would like to try this when it is a little fresher. The rest of this 4 pack has moved to the front of my beer fridge
Jun 29, 2021
Reviewed by MagicJeff from Georgia
4.27/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look: Beautiful body. Golden straw with a nice off-white head retained throughout drinking. Spider lacing throughout glass as I consume. Some hazy sentiment at the base of the glass.
Smell: Candied oranges. Pineapple. Peaches. Slightest aspirin-y floral, grassy, piney notes.
Taste:Nectarine and navel orange notes. Kind of a dryer finish like a orange juice mimosa. Grapefruit pith, tannin-like finish. Very complex.
Feel: For me, the Dryer finish makes this not as quaffable as some other people are saying. And I definitely get a slight alcoholic burn on the back end. I would love to have this paired with food at a good restaurant to see what the chef/beverage director came up with.
Overall: Most excellent offering from CC. I think this will be one of their most popular offerings going forward. Accessible to people who might be hesitant to a hazy IPA but also complex at the same time. Great beer.
May 22, 2021Smell: Candied oranges. Pineapple. Peaches. Slightest aspirin-y floral, grassy, piney notes.
Taste:Nectarine and navel orange notes. Kind of a dryer finish like a orange juice mimosa. Grapefruit pith, tannin-like finish. Very complex.
Feel: For me, the Dryer finish makes this not as quaffable as some other people are saying. And I definitely get a slight alcoholic burn on the back end. I would love to have this paired with food at a good restaurant to see what the chef/beverage director came up with.
Overall: Most excellent offering from CC. I think this will be one of their most popular offerings going forward. Accessible to people who might be hesitant to a hazy IPA but also complex at the same time. Great beer.
Reviewed by Newtobeet345 from Georgia
4.38/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.38/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Overall before I rate it. The flavors are the most pronounced of any beer I’ve had in my short time. I collect wine, drink this is like a $50 bottle.
L-hazy yellow
S- apricot, grapefruit and orange come bursting through
T-same as scent but a slight sweetness on the finish to complement the fruit. At 8% you could get drunk quite easily
F-just a good feel, nice carbonation
O- a really nice beer for someone who likes a fruit forward beer
Apr 23, 2021L-hazy yellow
S- apricot, grapefruit and orange come bursting through
T-same as scent but a slight sweetness on the finish to complement the fruit. At 8% you could get drunk quite easily
F-just a good feel, nice carbonation
O- a really nice beer for someone who likes a fruit forward beer
Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
4.44/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - The beer poured a hazy yellow color with a white head.
Smell - The nose was a bit like orange sherbet.
Taste - The profile had a pleasant bitterness with a nice orange undertone. There was a creaminess that brought to mind sherbet. The finish became progressively more bitter after the initial sweetness.
Mouthfeel - The body had was viscosity and low level carbonation.
Overall - Creature Comforts makes great IPAs.
Apr 02, 2021Smell - The nose was a bit like orange sherbet.
Taste - The profile had a pleasant bitterness with a nice orange undertone. There was a creaminess that brought to mind sherbet. The finish became progressively more bitter after the initial sweetness.
Mouthfeel - The body had was viscosity and low level carbonation.
Overall - Creature Comforts makes great IPAs.
Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia
3.91/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Appearance: Presents a well-hazed look, softened orange-yellow tone with a medium-sized, white head.
Smell: Guava and pineapple, sliced scallions and peppered citrus, gooseberry and muscadine all atop the usual raw grain component.
Taste: Smooth, creamy raw graininess with the tropical and citrus vibes from the aroma as well as the mild onion, spiciness, stone fruit and berries. Slight pinch of bitterness. Tangy acidity. Juicy and herbal as it picks up some raw graininess into the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Cushiony mouthfeel but also exhibits good effervescence.
Overall: Pretty solid.
Mar 14, 2021Smell: Guava and pineapple, sliced scallions and peppered citrus, gooseberry and muscadine all atop the usual raw grain component.
Taste: Smooth, creamy raw graininess with the tropical and citrus vibes from the aroma as well as the mild onion, spiciness, stone fruit and berries. Slight pinch of bitterness. Tangy acidity. Juicy and herbal as it picks up some raw graininess into the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Cushiony mouthfeel but also exhibits good effervescence.
Overall: Pretty solid.
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