Speakeasy Double Daddy IPA

Brewed by Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
San Francisco, California USA

Bottle. Riased stakes, well it smells citrus-malty like many "single" ipas, but it does have a lot of flavor. the malt-hop balance is bitter grapefruit most of the way, with a slight hint of tin. It’s a pretty orange amber but loses a point in my book for having no head. the palate is full, andit sticks to the roof of your mouth, has a substantial grapefruit finish. All in all, pretty good stuff, I’d be happy to have lots of this though I can find a few better ones. The alcohol verges towards the hot on some sips. It is not long before this goes to the head.

a cloudy pour with a lot of froth, like machine-washing a bushel of peaches-- it’s a thick fruity compote with enough suds to bathe a buffalo. there are dramatic slashes of lace sagging downward across the glass like the aftermath of a great dog fight between the luftwaffe and royal air force. aroma features both the coarse notes of cardboard and the delicate floral notes of basmati rice-- along with soap, wet lumber and pineapple husk. to my senses there is little discernable alcohol to tempt or taunt, but a strong bitterness permeates the simple malts, with a creamy feel and brisk carbonation. some orange sherbert sweetness confers diplomatically with lemon-bar, tea-like bitterness.

I preferred Big Daddy to Double Daddy. Malty aroma with lots of hops. Doesn’t jump out as a Double. Dark amber. Thin head. Tastes like a well balanced dry hopped IPA. Can’t believe the alcohol percentage. Long lite hop finish is surprising in its long duration. A gentle giant.

Pours a clear golden color with a faint head. Light carbonation. Very light lacing. Nice citrus, floral hop aroma. Flavor has a lot of hops with some light, sweet malt background. Very smooth finish. No alcohol warming. Medium body. A very nice beer.

I’m surprised by the 9.5% abv. It’s really well hidden. Pouring a pale copper body with a slender white head, This has a sweet caramel aroma neatly hopped up with grapefruit, pine, and grassy scents. It’s somewhat light-bodied for the style, but this hophead’s not complaining. The sturdy caramel backbone nearly breaks under the strain of supporting a hefty NW hop bitterness. Not overwhelming, but pleasingly bitter for someone who doesn’t mind having his lips peel off when drinking ale. If it wasn’t for the alcohol content, this would make a good sessionable IIPA.

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This is a rocking IIPA! What else is there to say? Lighter and not as complex as others, but you could easily sit around and drink this one all night, and not feel overwhelmed on the palate. Just the right amount of spicy piney hops, with a honey sweet malt character. Tasty

(Bottle, Oliver twist - Stockholm, may 2006) Pale beer with a light, quickly decreasing head. Aroma of hops and sweet, crushed tomatoes. Malty and a bit stale. Lack of freshness, yeasty. The flavour is bitter and flowery, a not so complex american DIPA. Medium body. Nice bottle, though.

(Bottled) Slightly hazy golden color with a smallish, foamy head. Very lemony-grassy-hoppy, barley-wineous aroma with a Belgian strong ale feel. Grainy-malty, nicely grassy-hoppy flavor. Hides the ABV completely, very easy to drink. Medium to full-bodied, slicky and slightly astringent palate with quite low carbonation. A very enjoyable and balanced double IPA. Not extremely hoppy for the style, but balance is the key here.