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Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA 3.91 429

Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA

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bottled
common

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4293.93/5.03.91/5.09.6%93.2Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
On a quest to make delicious beers, our brewers have continually sought creative new ways to accentuate the delightfully aromatic and flavorful qualities of hops. Hopheads rejoice! Dorado Double IPA takes hops to a new level. Mash Hopping, First Wort Hopping, Kettle Hopping, and Dry Hopping create an award winning beer that embodies San Diego’s reputation for making world class IPAs. Our bottle Robust Series gives all beer lovers an opportunity to try our most rare beers, previously available only on draft at select tap houses. Enjoy! Get the Point! World Beer Cup 2006 Bronze Award Winner
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 Taverner (861), San Ramon, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 16, 2008    Updated: Apr 13, 2009
Upon opening, the citrusy smells really came out. After an aggressive pour they intensified. First taste was pine and malt - this one has a very robust malt backbone, unlike the standard "West Coast IPA." Lingering bitter aftertaste that is mild, but staying. ADDITIONAL NOTES (5/17): As this brew gets older, the hops REALLY fade, to the point where the malt totally takes over. It becomes kind of a "Barleywine Light". THIRD ANALYSIS: This is amazing fresh! Went through a growler of this, and yes, its a beautiful skunky fresh cannabis tasting beer!


 tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Mar 12, 2008  
Bottle. Most unique IIPA nose. Not just the standard pine and caramel. Granted, they are there, but there’s also plenty of dry wood, cilantro, mint and white grape skin. Quite pleasant. Pours a thick gold with a nice sized white head leaving excellent lacing. Nicely balanced flavor profile... if an IIPA can be balanced at all. Pine resin initially, dry and spicy wood tannin, toasted caramel, mint. Very unique. Medium to full bodied. Sweet but never cloying. Interesting representation of the style for sure.


 Theis (3760), Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Mar 11, 2008  
Bottle at ØLbaren. Clear amber - white head. Flowery, resin, grassy, grape, high high hoppy, roasted, knækbrød, amber malts, high cabbage. High resin bitter finish.


 Dedollewaitor (3746), Odense, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/515/20
Mar 4, 2008  
66cl bottle. Bought @ Vinens Verden, Odense: 20 US dollar bottle: Pours copper/orange with a large white head & lacings. Aroma is lovely hoppy - peach & grapefruit. Warmt & power sticky. Lasting hoppy end. Well balanced , good amount of sweet caramel. D is for dopeness!


 bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 3, 2008  
Bottled. Hazy amber coloured with a medium sized off-white head. Quite nice and well balanced with notes of raisins, malt, hops, pines and has a somewhat dry finish.


 Skinnyviking (4157), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 28, 2008  
Bottle. High creamy and lasting off-white head leaving nice curtains on the glass. Clear amber body. Fruity barley malt aroma with grassy notes and hops of course. Hops dominated flavor with hints of raisins. Alcohol very well hidden byt the bitterness. Low carbonation and a long bitter aftertaste.


 puzzl (2635), New York, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 25, 2008  
Bottle shared by MaxxDaddy. He said this tasted fishy, I didn’t quite get that, but there was a bit of an odd finish. Very hoppy overall, loaded with resin, an a very bitter finish. Malts are fairly light, with a touch of sweetness. The body is fine though this was quite hard to drink.


 KimJohansen (7126), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Clear golden with medium white head. Fruity aroma with hops and caramel. Same goes for the powerfull hoppy flavor. Finishes bitter.



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