Talking Backwards

Ocelot Brewing Company in Dulles, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

IPA - Triple Regular

Score

7.88

ABV: 10.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 13

It comes but once a year. Our homage, in spirit, to the iconic California triple IPAs we fell in love with many moons ago. A formidable yet ever-so-beckoning brew to help us weather the calendar’s coldest stretch. Talking Backwards.

This is the tenth iteration of Talking Backwards, and while we’ve made some tweaks over time, the fundamentals of our annual triple IPA remain the same. It’s constructed almost entirely from a split of Britain’s premium Maris Otter and some good ol’ pilsen malt. And it’s hopped with the holy trinity of Pacific Northwest varietals: almighty Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe.

2025 Talking Backwards received a Simcoe kettle addition, then doses of Citra Cryo and Mosaic during whirlpool. After primary fermentation, we dry-hopped this 10% triple IPA with a symphony of all three hops. We’ll never not be in awe of the magic conjured by this cultivar trio: tangerine, melon, passion fruit, and berry, balanced by a touch of pine and dank resin.

And befitting the decade milestone, we’ve given cans a fresh new look. Just a little start to our 10th year festivities…

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9.5

tsd08460 (2358) reviewed Talking Backwards from Ocelot Brewing Company 10 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Aroma: citrus, earthy, grass, resin Appearance: hazy light amber with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter, Delicious

Tried on 12 Feb 2016 at 14:38

8.3

Travlr (30173) reviewed Talking Backwards from Ocelot Brewing Company 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Meridian Pint. Slightly hay golden color, white head. Aroma has grapefruit, pineapple. Taste has bittersweet earthy citrus. Very tasty. One of the better balanced DIPAs I’ve had in a while.

Tried from Draft on 08 Feb 2016 at 16:28

8.9

GenDV138 (9249) reviewed Talking Backwards from Ocelot Brewing Company 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

4 oz pour on draft at Meridian Pint. Slightly hazy golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of big tropical fruit, floral notes, stone fruit, citrus. Tastes of big tropical fruit, floral, orange and grapefruit citrus, light malt. Medium body with a dry finish. Juicy mouthfeel. Well masked alcohol. Fantastic, really well done.

Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2016 at 16:22