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Dogwood Breakdown IPA 3.4 111

Dogwood Breakdown IPA

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1113.43/5.03.4/5.05.4%59.8Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
An overwhelming earthy floral aroma leaps out of the glass and slaps you in the face due to the huge amounts of whole leaf Golding hops used to dry hop the beer. A spicy hop flavor arises from late flavor additions in the kettle and through more whole leaf hop cones in our hop-back. A combination of select specialty barleys imparts a soft, fruity maltiness.
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 CaptainCougar (5544), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 5, 2003  
Copper golden color with a thick white head. Aroma is highly hopped with some sweet caramel malt thrown in. Nice sweet and hoppy body. Reminds me of Sweetwater IPA, but with a little less malt. Peppery hop finish. A decent IPA.


 jgb9348 (2515), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
Oct 3, 2003  
Golden colour with a decently thick white head. Fairly strong grapefruity hop characteristics in the aroma. Light to Medium-bodied; Grapefruity hop flavour but not strong at all...fairly mild. Aftertaste shows a bit of the hops with an equal balance of malt. Overall, a decent IPA, but more reminiscent of an APA in my opinion. I had this beer on draught at Summit's in Sandy Springs (Atlanta), Georgia on 25-September-2003.


 ¾ (5011), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Sep 29, 2003    Updated: May 26, 2005
This has a medium-amber hue with a large soapy-looking head. The nose is the requisite hops but with a sour hay note as well. Texture is too thin, with an overall flavor of apple juice taste.


 haddon90 (1043), Alexandria, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 29, 2003  
Orange, amber color. A little sediment with a medium sized head. Some hops in the aroma with a hint of citrus? Overall not bad. On tap at Summit's in Sandy Springs.


 wunderbier (1271), Tampere, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 26, 2003  
12 oz bottle, pint glass, 50 degrees. Off-white, foamy, frothy, tall head is on an orange-amber body that is quite hazy and appears to be fairly substantial. Citric (grapefruit) and piney hops; cookie malt; doughy yeast. Moderately sweet, lightly biter, moderately acidic flavor become a lightly sweet, moderately bitter, moderately acidic finish. Very nice balancing cookie-flavored malt does not challenge the hops, but rather, enhances them. Medium body, somewhat creamy texture, moderate carbonation. The bottom line is: Dogwood kicks @$$, period.


 redlem (1155), Illinois, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Aug 1, 2003  
A medium orange amber color( a little darker than beige), some sediment, with a medium fizzy head. Mixture of English and American hops in aroma. A funky English hop taste that has been left to dry hop too long as the finish is too dry. It misses as the sweetness of the English hops and the assertivness of the American hops do not blend well.


 BierBauch (655), Cape Coral Waterfront Wonderland, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 20, 2003  
Color reminded me of Anchor Steam, a nearly clear deep amber and a frothy head. Aroma was of spicy hops with a slight grassiness. Crisp body which mellowed quickly. Good balance between the malt flavors and the hop bitterness. Maybe too much malt here for my liking. Finishes bitter and a slight dryness.


 joeycapps (1466), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 24, 2003  
Slightly hazy orange-amber w/ massive, pillowy tan head. An assertive yet subtle citrus aroma w/ notes of musty wood, vanilla & spice. Nice creamy feel. Aggressive hop bitterness, yet enough malt to balance. Also get some cream and vanilla. Finish is mildly acidic and leaves a little too much alcohol on the palate.



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