Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree

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  1. GopherPharmer

    GopherPharmer Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2013 Minnesota
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    Don't get me wrong, this is an all right DIPA but I'm not sure what the hype is all about and the prices some stores are charging are just outrageous. One store here in Minneapolis broke up all their 4 packs and sold each bottle for over $5, just not worth it if you ask me.
     
    #1 GopherPharmer, Mar 20, 2013
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  2. Maction

    Maction Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2008 Illinois

    I feel like Double Crooked Tree gets a bad rap because people expect something with a lot less thick malt and alcohol, like Pliny or Dreadnaught. DCT might be the truest of the DIPA's though, since Dark Horse doubled every ingredient in their regular Crooked Tree IPA recipe besides water.

    A lot of retailers here in Chicago have been breaking up Plead the 5th and DCT into singles for the past couple years.
     
    #2 Maction, Mar 20, 2013
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  3. Swik

    Swik Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2012 Indiana

    I'll second that, 5 for a single bottle is ridiculous, I think they charge 13 for the four pack at the brewery
     
    #3 Swik, Mar 20, 2013
  4. jb123

    jb123 Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2012 Michigan

    yeah its good. but not worth the price imo
     
    #4 jb123, Mar 20, 2013
  5. strangebrew321

    strangebrew321 Pundit (810) Feb 18, 2009 Indiana
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    I approach this beer as I would a triple IPA like Devil Dancer or 120 min. It's a heavy, malt forward sipper of a beer, and also ages pretty well. Nothing like most DIPA's on the market.
     
    #5 strangebrew321, Mar 20, 2013
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  6. dpjosuns

    dpjosuns Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2009 Illinois

    Yeah, not going to pay $20 for a 4-pack, but the beer is damn good.
     
    #6 dpjosuns, Mar 20, 2013
  7. YieldToNothing

    YieldToNothing Initiate (0) Mar 13, 2013 New York

    i paid about 17 for a 4 pack and i was happy with the purchase. the beer didn't blow me away but it sure was good. first time buying from that particular establishment and the owner threw in a free duvel tulip...so all in all, very good value
     
    #7 YieldToNothing, Mar 20, 2013
  8. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    I have skipped buying it so far. I could by ONE 4pk for $17 or just get TWO 4pks of New Glarus IIPA for $18. Hmmm....
     
    #8 Ri0, Mar 20, 2013
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  9. fujindemon74

    fujindemon74 Pooh-Bah (1,797) Nov 7, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Cool story
     
    #9 fujindemon74, Mar 20, 2013
  10. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    I'd rather pay $5 for a single just to try it instead of $17 a 4pk. I've been looking.
     
    #10 Ri0, Mar 20, 2013
  11. TotallyHosed

    TotallyHosed Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2009 Illinois

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  12. tectactoe

    tectactoe Pooh-Bah (2,386) Mar 20, 2012 Michigan
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    Super expensive nail polish remover. Not as bad as Devil Dancer, but I don't see how people enjoy this stuff so much.
     
    #12 tectactoe, Mar 22, 2013
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  13. MichPaul

    MichPaul Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Michigan

    OK Hayden... You're so high maintenance... :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #13 MichPaul, Mar 22, 2013
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  14. tectactoe

    tectactoe Pooh-Bah (2,386) Mar 20, 2012 Michigan
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    Hah. I mean, the regular Crooked Tree is so good. I don't know what the hell went wrong!
     
    #14 tectactoe, Mar 22, 2013
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  15. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,096) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    I split a 4 pack with a friend.. Not too much exposure there
     
    #15 Stevedore, Mar 22, 2013
  16. plutoniumpete

    plutoniumpete Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2008 New Jersey

    when I come across this "problem", I put it into these terms. What do they charge at a bar for it? $10? so then I say, hey, $5 for a 12% beer? Cheaper than the bar, sounds good to me!
     
    #16 plutoniumpete, Mar 22, 2013
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  17. shredder83

    shredder83 Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2013 Illinois

    Too bad
    Too bad it's the whole case, I haven't tried it yet and I'm not dropping that much on something I haven't tried. I should just email for the hell of it and see if they'll break it up...
     
    #17 shredder83, Mar 22, 2013
  18. Docrock

    Docrock Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2012 Illinois

    14.99 at the brewery...
     
    #18 Docrock, Mar 22, 2013
  19. nickapalooza86

    nickapalooza86 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2010 Wisconsin

    I grabbed a 4 pack for 13.50, thought it was crazy good. That being said I only bought one because NG IIPA is under 9 bucks and a wee bit better to me. I find Double Crooked Tree to be the best of the 3 big Michigan DIPAs that make it out of the state, in order it would be (for my taste anyway)

    1. Double Crooked Tree
    2. Hopslam
    3. Double Trouble
     
    #19 nickapalooza86, Mar 22, 2013
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  20. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,096) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    I think NG IIPA is far more balanced
     
    #20 Stevedore, Mar 22, 2013
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