Double Dose IPA or Hop Ranch

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Which beer do you enjoy more?

  1. Hop Ranch

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  2. Double Dose IPA

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  1. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
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    I get a big onion taste profile from both beers. However, Double Dose was definitely the better of the two. More fruit and hop. Hop Ranch, although very good, was too over the top with the garlic/onion. Hops were faded and it lacked balance. I'm wondering if they are brewed with the same hops.
     
    #1 Beertsipper, Jan 17, 2015
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  2. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    Double Dose was a better beer to me, but them I am a Lawson's fan boy it seems.
     
    #2 bluehende, Jan 17, 2015
  3. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,775) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
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    Hop Ranch by a hair. Both are excellent.
     
    #3 Immortale25, Jan 17, 2015
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  4. Johntomk

    Johntomk Zealot (678) Jul 22, 2014 Tennessee
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    I haven't had Double Dose, but I really like Hop Ranch. I'm drinking one right now. Idk if you guys would agree, but Hop Ranch tastes similar to Enjoy by 10-31-14. It's not quite as hoppy or thick of a mouthfeel as enjoy by.
     
    #4 Johntomk, Jan 17, 2015
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  5. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Double Dose, not even close (for me; not saying anyone else is wrong). Hop Ranch to me comes across as an experimental, cool beer, but nothing amazing; Double Dose blew me away the first time I tried it, and even with the proliferation and ubiquity of newer, fruitier hops across the American (D)IPA scene, a fresh bottle of Double Dose still is something quite nice - if not quite as transcendental as it seemed the first time I had it.

    I don't even prefer Hop Ranch to its meaner, dirtier sibling, the DirtWolf, but hey, that's just me. :slight_smile:
     
    #5 Roguer, Jan 17, 2015
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  6. RichD

    RichD Pooh-Bah (2,318) Mar 18, 2012 Rhode Island
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    Hop Ranch is a nice beer. However, Double Dose is easily better. I've had at least 8 bottles of both and it was pretty evident for me.

    Not sure how these random comparison threads get started though.
     
    #6 RichD, Jan 17, 2015
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  7. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
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    I was not impressed with DW, either. Maybe I'm not a fan of Victory beers. I did not like Hop Devil, and Golden Monkey was an alcohol bomb.

    I haven't had any pure Lawson beers, but I'm hopeful in taking a trip to VT this summer.
     
    #7 Beertsipper, Jan 17, 2015
  8. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    Victory for the victory
     
    #8 yemenmocha, Jan 18, 2015
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  9. Givemebeer

    Givemebeer Savant (1,219) Apr 6, 2013 Vermont

    Not close. Double Dose. Some may call me a homer but I lived in NJ until last April :slight_smile:
     
    #9 Givemebeer, Jan 18, 2015
  10. DrStiffington

    DrStiffington Grand Pooh-Bah (3,740) Oct 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    I really liked both, but I remember liking Double Dose a bit more. My wallet likes Hop Ranch a lot more. It was literally half the price of Double Dose.
     
    #10 DrStiffington, Jan 18, 2015
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  11. jefffalcone

    jefffalcone Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2013 Massachusetts

    I was very unimpressed by double dose. It isn't even my favorite otter creek beer, and it isn't as good as the only other lawson's colab I've tried (sip of sunshine).

    I love hop ranch.

    Maybe I was expecting too much from dd because it says lawsons on the label (not to mention the wicked cool vw bus on the label).

    I turned down the second sixer of dd I was offered because it wasn't even close to worth the price. I think it went for $20 a sixer around here.
     
    #11 jefffalcone, Jan 18, 2015
  12. gatheredwaters

    gatheredwaters Pooh-Bah (1,807) May 1, 2014 Vermont
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    Hop Ranch was more of an Imperial Pilsner than a true DIPA for me.
     
    #12 gatheredwaters, Jan 18, 2015
  13. jefffalcone

    jefffalcone Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2013 Massachusetts

    I would love to hear a deeper explanation of this comment.
     
    #13 jefffalcone, Jan 18, 2015
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  14. MistahBeah

    MistahBeah Initiate (0) May 12, 2013 Massachusetts

    Hop Ranch for me. Didn't enjoy Double Dose nearly as much as I thought I would.
     
    #14 MistahBeah, Jan 18, 2015
  15. bkov33

    bkov33 Zealot (666) Dec 5, 2007 New Jersey

    is double dose easy to find? I've never seen it but I haven't really been looking for it. I tried hop ranch for the first time tonight, didn't think it was all that great
     
    #15 bkov33, Jan 18, 2015
  16. ceeg

    ceeg Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2010 New York

    If they would only make more Double Dose, I would be able to answer the question. Alas, I have yet to try it. Hop Ranch is really tasty!
     
    #16 ceeg, Jan 18, 2015
  17. gatheredwaters

    gatheredwaters Pooh-Bah (1,807) May 1, 2014 Vermont
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    First off, I'm not claiming that it shouldn't be considered a DIPA, let's just make that clear. What I'm saying is that a DIPA that solely utilizes Pilsner malt as it's base isn't what I've come to expect from the style.
     
    #17 gatheredwaters, Jan 18, 2015
  18. SenorHops

    SenorHops Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2010 Rhode Island

    Thought Double Dose was very good and Hop Ranch was weird tasting.
     
    #18 SenorHops, Jan 18, 2015
  19. Dylan_TBB

    Dylan_TBB Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2015 New Jersey

    Double Dose for the win. It's crazy that everyone overlooked that beer here. Still some hanging on the shelf at my local. I on the other hand drank my fill of it.
     
    #19 Dylan_TBB, Jan 18, 2015
  20. BigStein88

    BigStein88 Savant (1,059) Nov 5, 2007 New Hampshire
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    I enjoyed last years versions of each beer better...but Double Dose from last year beat out Hop Ranch from last year for me...this year neither excelled in my opinion.
     
    #20 BigStein88, Jan 18, 2015
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