Downward Spiral
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
- From:
- Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 13.87%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 20
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 30, 2015
- Added:
- Oct 10, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Downward Spiral is an imperial version of our Hopside Down India style pale lager that was aged on new oak spirals. This bold wood-aged beer is an aggressively hopped, cold-fermented brew that brings together the clean, crisp finish of a lager with the hop character of Anipa, balanced by distinct oak flavors and aromas.
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.5/5 rDev +17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Reviewed from tasting notes. L: Pours brilliant gold with a 1” off-white foam cap that is very lacy. S: malt, some hints of hop, but not big. T: The beer is rich and malty with some spice flavors. F: Clean and smooth with medium body and carbonation. O: a very interesting and flavorful lager.
Aug 18, 2015
Reviewed by scotorum from Massachusetts
4.42/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Found a fourpack on a trip to New Hampshire. Only later discovered it was brewed in November 2013!
12oz. bottle emptied into a stemmed tulip.
a: Translucent deep orange with an inch plus thick offwhite head which receded to thick surface foam and patchy lacing
s: Tangerine and smoky wood.
t: Sweet citrus over a heavy bready malt base, medium hop bite, slight lingering bitterness, wood notes in the aftertaste.
m: Medium, fine body and good carbonation tingle.
o: A tasty IIPA, lower in hop bitterness perhaps because of the age on it. The sweet citrus, bready malt and wood notes make for a rewarding sipper.
Jun 13, 201512oz. bottle emptied into a stemmed tulip.
a: Translucent deep orange with an inch plus thick offwhite head which receded to thick surface foam and patchy lacing
s: Tangerine and smoky wood.
t: Sweet citrus over a heavy bready malt base, medium hop bite, slight lingering bitterness, wood notes in the aftertaste.
m: Medium, fine body and good carbonation tingle.
o: A tasty IIPA, lower in hop bitterness perhaps because of the age on it. The sweet citrus, bready malt and wood notes make for a rewarding sipper.
Reviewed by humlet_oel_elsker from California
4.48/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Why did I wait so long to open this? (Sep 23, 2013 on label) It's been in my beer fridge since purchasing, whenever that was.
I guess this rainy Sunday in California was a special enough occasion to pop the top, and I'm so glad I did!
Look: Lovely cloudy amber. Lacing's hang on the tulip.
Smell: I really don't sniff my beer much, I mean, ITS NOT WINE....smells like...bananas?
Taste: OH YUM, hops are present but subdued and there is just the loveliest hint of oak that rests on my palate long after the sip (or gulp) has gone done.
Feel: just right.
So, wish I'd have opened this sooner, I'd have gotten more while it was available!
Feb 08, 2015I guess this rainy Sunday in California was a special enough occasion to pop the top, and I'm so glad I did!
Look: Lovely cloudy amber. Lacing's hang on the tulip.
Smell: I really don't sniff my beer much, I mean, ITS NOT WINE....smells like...bananas?
Taste: OH YUM, hops are present but subdued and there is just the loveliest hint of oak that rests on my palate long after the sip (or gulp) has gone done.
Feel: just right.
So, wish I'd have opened this sooner, I'd have gotten more while it was available!
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