Lots of brewers have been turning out Tripels with heavy PNW hopping. Tim Marshall’s Demon Sweat is the first Dubbelthat I’ve had given a like treatment. And I like the looks of this brew, a bloody red body with a foamy ecru head. All kinds of lacing going on. There’s a very strong hop smell, plenty of pine, grapefruit, and lemon zest. But the malt fights back well with toffee and caramel sweetness. Then toss a sweet dark cherry into the mix, and you’ve got a complete feel for the nose. Very warm and spicy on the tongue, the flavor begins with a soothing sweetness, toffee, cherries, and plums. Then the hops jump in. Big Time. Plenty of bitterness that lasts long, long into the finish. Very satisfying to this hop-head.

Rock Bottom Yorktown, Lombard, IL