Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA

Brewed by Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Paso Robles, California USA

Smelled of of piney hops. Tasted of toffee and tons of hops. It was kind of oily in the mouth but overall was fantastic.

Poured a golden orange with thin blanket of a head. Nose of grassy hops and piney hops. Taste is nice and malty, sweet with table sugar, toffee, good amount of sweetness, tons of hop bitterness,hop flavor is similar to the nose, lots of grassy and piney hops. Fairly oily with hop resin. A very big beer that was more of a sipper than i intended to order, but a very solid DIPA offering.

Draft @ Sac Brew. Pours a bright, clear orange color; creamy off-white head with forever lacing; great pour. A basic aroma of sweet fruitiness, nondescript; some orange and earthy hoppiness comes into play; still, lax. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: very sweet, sticky candy sugar and candied orange sweetness; a very disappointing, flabby presence in the mouth; one-sided sweetness. Lasting finish: the candy sugar and oranges eventually dissipate into a basic bitterness that should have appeared long before this.

Tap @ Witsend pub in Hill crest. Pours a deep lightly hazed copper color with a small off white head. faint aromas of citrus hops and some metallic maltiness. Flavor was also very grainy with some hop bitterness. I would like to try this beer again out of a tulip (not a pub glass like it was served in) and not after a long ass day, and I’ll re rate it. Sampled again at Blind Lady on October 18th. Nice citrus peel and overall better flavor than the first time I tried it.

On tap at PP C’Bad. Pours clear copper with a moderate sized white head that leaves spider web lace. Smells bitter and slightly metallic hoppy with some sygary sweetness as well. Tastes bitter hoppy right up front but after that its all caramel, cereal malt sweetness. Lingering sugary flavors and a bit of hops. Full body, slightly syrupy, good carbonation.

Draft at Small Bar. Cloudy bright orange hue with soapy sustaining white head. Nose is huge citrus hops, mostly sweet grapefruit, with a hint of pine. Flavor is big bitter hop flavors immediately which transition to citrus and light fruits, then pine and grass, nice bready malt backbone throughout, finishes on the sweeter side. Medium-full bodied, thick and sticky texture, moderate carbonation. An uber bitter/hoppy IIPA, good malt balance, alcohol presence is not overwhelming.

On tap at Stone 8/20. Clear amber with a white head. Strong lace. Stinky hops nose. Seriously stinky in a really good way. Taste is lightly hoppy, nowhere near as strong as the nose. Light mouthfeel and light finish. Good.

Draught. Amber fall colors. Big citrus hop aroma. Crisp, clean body. Big aroma hop flavor, medium bitterness. Fruity and clean for a big beer. Nice, refreshing and drinkable.