John Harvards Demon DPA

I drank this beer in Boston, at the original John Harvard’s Brewery in Cambridge. It has a reddish-copper color with a medium-sized head. The flavor of hops is powerful and delicious, especially being double-hopped. This beer is delicious, especially if you like IPAs.

On tap in Harvard Square. Very hoppy aroma. Dark amber color. Piney hop taste. Can definitely taste the alchohol but doesn’t overpower. Slightly medicinal though. Pretty good for its class but i have had better. I would order it again though.

On tap at the brewpub. Nice chewy hop nose in pine resin and citrus rind. Soft and waxy. Lazy. Pours a deepened orange, with a silky, white lace above. Flavor is fresh dense and chewy. Quite a douple pale and not just an IPA. Hops work balanced and in harmony with the malt. Very bready, chewy and with some yeast. A nice malt profile for the beer. Hops a mish-mash of warm citrus and pine. A bit of grassiness. Nicely balanced. Fresh and bubbly. Alcohol is warming, but only adds complexity. Finishes on a long mandarin draw.

Date: 02/10/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Extreme Beer

hazy dark yellow, frothy off white head, big sweet fruity citrus aroma with a hint of pine, thick and sweet, lots of tasty fruity citrus hop flavor, light bitterness allows the hop flavor be the star of the show, a benchmark double IPA

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: ***+/4

Tap at Boston EBF 2007. Cloudy golden body topped by an off-white ring. Balance clearly leaning towards the hops. Light roasted malt flavour dominated by substantial amount of hops with a taste lying somewhere between citrus fruits and pine-tree. Above average and very pleasant Pale Ale on steroids. Recommended to hopheads. I now do reverse exorcism, I help people who possess a Demon get rid of it.