Double Daisy Cutter
Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.58
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An annual observance of pine and weight and fresh grapefruit. Time honored flavors.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at RBWG 2013 Grand Tasting. Pours clear gold with a fine, creamy white head. Good DIPA, some dry citrus. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, some mellow pine, grapefruit. Big but somewhat dry and balanced, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2013
at 16:02
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating but this was released very recently. Pours lightly hazy golden orange color with a nice 2 finger dense cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of huge mango, orange zest, grapefruit, lemon zest, pineapple, tangerine, floral, honey, grass, light pine, light caramel, and floral hop earthiness. Fantastic aromas with huge hop complexity and a solid malt balance as well. Taste of big orange zest, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, lemon zest, tangerine, floral, pine, honey, grass, light caramel, and floral hop earthiness. Fair amount of citrus and floral bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, citrus zest, mango, pineapple, pine, honey, floral, grass, and floral hop earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic hop flavor complexity with a nice malt balance; but still highly showcases the hops; with zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy, lightly slick, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is very nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic Double IPA! Great hop flavor complexity and balance; and extremely smooth to sip on. An extremely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2013
at 18:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz. bottle, pours a hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma of pineapple, piney and resinous hops, and some dry earthy notes. Flavour is very earthy and dirty upfront, with dry piney hops, backed by sufficient caramel malt, finishing with loads of earthy dry hops. Love the dryness of the hops without it being too astringent or unbalanced. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2012
at 20:18
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Purchased at Half Acre in Chicago, IL, enjoyed at home while doing some work while watching the White Sox home opener. Appearance is a bright cloudy gold with a rich frothy white head. Aroma is very bright with citrus notes, very similar to Daisy Cutter but maybe a bit more of a malt presence. Taste is fantastic, they managed to turn up the volume on the hops (DC was already hoppy) while adding a slight malt characteristic that sets this apart from standard DC. Fantastic DIPA, great stuff, possibly my fav Half Acre release yet.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2012
at 15:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle Thanks to Sam. Pours out a golden/straw color topped with a nice off-white head. Aroma covers all hop options citrus, floral, tropical fruit, and pine. WOW Taste is hop domination with lemon zest, grapefruit, pineapple, and a little bread malts. With the name Double Daisy Cutter I was thinking there was going to be a little Daisy action going on here
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2011
at 20:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to blutt59. Pours with a hazy gold body with a white head. Aromas of candied fruits, citrus, columbus hops and a herbal quality. Flavors are fruity, bitter, citrus, tropical fruits and a light herbal note. Lively bubbles. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2011
at 20:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Koopa at beerloco’s. Pours clear amber. Strong hoppy nose with lots of pineapple, citrus, pine and caramel malts. Satisfying mouth feel. Lots of pineapple, piney hops, citrus and a well crafted caramel malt body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2011
at 19:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22oz bottle-Thanks pantanap-pours a rich off white head and hazy amber color. Aroma is pine/tropical fruit, sweet medium malt-caramel, slight sharpness/alcohol. Taste is pine hops bite, medium malt-burnt caramel, wood, sour/sharpness/alcohol. First half of pint more enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2010
at 14:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours deep gold with copper hues and slight haze supporting an off white head. The moderate aroma emits grapefruit, tangelo and spicy hops as well as sweet malts and a sliver of caramel candy underneath. The taste is bolder than the nose indicated with rich yummy citrus, spicy hops and a mild level of sweet malts. It stays firmly rich citrus hoppy right to the finish and then seems to linger for days. Nice!
Tried
from Can
on 05 Sep 2010
at 13:56