Re-Pete 2X American Imperial Brown Ale
Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.34
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In the beginning, there was an innovative West Coast brewer by the name of Pete, who developed a wicked-good and ground-breaking American ale. This super-tasty beer boasted Brewer’s Gold hops used for dry-hopping and an abundance of specialty malt, which gave it a great character unlike any other beer available. It quickly gained a loyal following among beer lovers, and became known the world-over as the defacto-standard American Brown Ale. Pete is no stranger to the Akron area, having made his Cocoa-Pete’s Chocolates in North Canton and where we first connected. So now, Hoppin’ Frog along with this creative brewing icon have developed Re-Pete 2X as a double version of the original, to pay homage to the innovative energy of American brewers, and deliver a great beer to TRUE BEER LOVERS!
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is bitter, herbal. Bitter, herbal and dark malty. Dry malty. Bitter and roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2017
at 09:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. A hazy red beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of citrus fruits, over ripe fruits, caramel, prunes, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, prunes, over ripe fruits, caramel, and malt, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Mar 2017
at 06:27
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep amber, nose is creamy caramel, roasted, pineapple, taste is similar, juicy, sweet, really fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2017
at 09:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Some syrup and booze and not a lot of pleasantry. Pours clear mahogany with ok head. Some oak. Sweet finish. Tap at Red Apron.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Dec 2016
at 10:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Clear amber brown with beige head. Aromas of caramel, light butterscotch. Tastes of caramel, butterscotch, light roast. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2016
at 23:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a clear mahogany color with a small white head that dies down. A big malty sweet berry nose. The flavor is caramel, toast, sugary toffee, light pine and big berry sweetness. Quite nice. Hot, but drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2016
at 02:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy deep reddish brown color with a 1-2 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, raisin, currant, lemon/orange peel, pepper, pine, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, brown bread, biscuit, chocolate, cocoa, nuttiness, herbal, floral, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy hops and dark/roast/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, raisin, currant, lemon/orange peel, pepper, pine, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, brown bread, biscuit, chocolate, cocoa, nuttiness, herbal, floral, and roast/toasted earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, apricot, mango, raisin, currant, lemon/orange rind, pepper, pine, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, biscuit, chocolate, herbal, floral, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy hops and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, that increases through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a smooth, sticky/resinous, fairly creamy/bready, and slightly chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is fairly well hidden with a small warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very nice imperial brown IPA style. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy hops and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to sip on for the big ABV and aggressive bitterness. A very enjoyable and unique offering; with the combination of interesting hop flavors and supporting malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 21:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Hoppin’ Frog Tasting Room during the "Rocky Mountain Barrel Aged BORIS The Crusher Oatmeal Imperial Stout Release!" event on 05/07/2016. Dark brownish-amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily to a film. Sticky short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roast malt, hops and caramel. Full-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, resiny hops and a bit of fruity yeast. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 12 May 2016
at 20:56