Barrel House Boss Cox Double Dark IPA

Brewed by Barrel House Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Cincinnati, Ohio USA

Great looking pour, a clear brownish red with a creamy beige head. The aroma is toffee, butterscotch, and apples with solid pine, floral, and grassy hop scents. The big malty flavor is toffee with a bit of butterscotch coupled with a mouthful of hop bitterness that relects those found in the nose. It’s not as big as I’d expected, but sturdy enough to satisfy this hophead. Not bad.

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22oz bottle poured into a Trappist glass. Pours mahogony with a large light brown frothy head. The head fades away rather quickly leaving a small film, but no lacing. Looking through the glass it is clear, not bottle conditioned. The aroma isnt much, there is some slight caramel malt along with a hint of citrus hops, grapefruit. Taking a drink I was very pleased compared to the aroma. What hits you first is alot of citrus, mainly graipfruit, then a slight orange hop flavor. Malts dont really shine through in this. In the end there is quite a bit of bitterness that lasts for a while in your mouth. The body is light to medium with a creamy texture and soft carbonation. I feel the body was a little lacking for a strong ale, I feel there should be more body. Overall I was not impressed with the aroma, but it is one tasty beer and in the end that is what counts, the body was also a little thin, but the texture was silky smooth going down.

Appearance: Pours a clear, medium bown body with a small white head. Smell: Faint, malty aroma with a light brown sugar quality to it. Hints of citrus. Taste: Mild dark toffee sweetness with more mild hints of citrus and finishes with a tea-like bitterness. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Soft carbonation. Drinkability: What an odd duck. Could use a bit more sweetness to offset the bittness, but then again, when don’t I say that?

Bottle thanks to cewldre: Pours a transparent copper ruby with a thin, wispy light tan head. Aroma of citrusy grapefruity hops and some lightly toasted caramel malt. Body starts with a mild caramel sweetness and some light fruity citrusy notes toward a drier, toasty and more bitter finish. A pretty crisp American strong ale, but could use a touch more sweetness.

Pours an amber brown color with light brown head. Aroma malty, roasty, with grassy, and piney hops. Flavor is roasty, malty, with a piney, grassy hoppy finish.

Big thanks to Shigadeyo for trading this to me. Nice looking pour here. Dark amber with a light tan head. Nice carbonation and some sticky lacing. Pretty big malt aroma with bitter hops, caramel. Flavor takes on hints of molasses, spicy booze and tartness. Thanks again Craig.

Bottle from Alexsdad06. Pours mahogany with a great retained tan head. Smells of rich malt, lemons, oranges, hints of earthiness. Tastes lightly bitter with some nice spicy touches and peppery hints. Mouthfeel is rich with a great earth finish. Hints of booziness. Well done!

Dark ruby color with a small beige head. Aroma and flavor of caramel, toffee and hops. Not very hoppy for a 2ipa.