12th Anniversary Double Dry Hopped Double IPA
Northern Monk Brew Co. in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Special|
Score
7.43
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Twelve years, eh? That’s absolutely something worth celebrating!
We’ve delved back into the archives for the recipes of birthday beers gone by, and brought them back up to date. At this point, it wouldn’t be a Monk DIPA without a hefty addition of Citra and Mosaic. But to guarantee saturation at every stage, we’ve also used the Hyperboost® variants from our friends at Yakima Chief. Added during early fermentation and just before packaging ensures saturation at every stage.
To keep this firmly in 2025, we’ve added in recent brewhouse favourites El Dorado and Strata for a load of fresh tangerine and pineapple with a dank bite.
Join us in raising a glass to the last 12 years, and the next!
We’ve delved back into the archives for the recipes of birthday beers gone by, and brought them back up to date. At this point, it wouldn’t be a Monk DIPA without a hefty addition of Citra and Mosaic. But to guarantee saturation at every stage, we’ve also used the Hyperboost® variants from our friends at Yakima Chief. Added during early fermentation and just before packaging ensures saturation at every stage.
To keep this firmly in 2025, we’ve added in recent brewhouse favourites El Dorado and Strata for a load of fresh tangerine and pineapple with a dank bite.
Join us in raising a glass to the last 12 years, and the next!
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22nd March 2026
Can. A mild haze on this slightly yellowish gold beer, small and short lived pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Slightly thin bodied pale malts, a thin creamy sweetness. Light pine into a mild hop itch. Soft savoury skunk. Mild hop fruits underneath, stone fruits and mild citrus. Airy semi dry finish. A decent all rounder but never really got my juices flowing.
Can. A mild haze on this slightly yellowish gold beer, small and short lived pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Slightly thin bodied pale malts, a thin creamy sweetness. Light pine into a mild hop itch. Soft savoury skunk. Mild hop fruits underneath, stone fruits and mild citrus. Airy semi dry finish. A decent all rounder but never really got my juices flowing.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2026
at 11:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at Craft Beer Helsinki, wanha satama.
Poured light orange in color, dense white head.
Citrusy, tropical fruity and nicely crisp, dank nose. Good stuff.
Poured light orange in color, dense white head.
Citrusy, tropical fruity and nicely crisp, dank nose. Good stuff.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2026
at 12:29
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can web SB 2026-01-24 Göteborg
AR: dank, fresh tropical fruity, pint needles, pineapple
AP: milky yellow, steady frothy white big foam
F: dank,fresh tropical fruity, pint needles, pineapple
AR: dank, fresh tropical fruity, pint needles, pineapple
AP: milky yellow, steady frothy white big foam
F: dank,fresh tropical fruity, pint needles, pineapple
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2026
at 19:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
To celebrate Monk's 12th anniversary in my own way I will be making a first appearance at their new York taproom next month. Clouded golden juice appearance ale, with a small head. Clearly strong, but its citrus notes just about usurp this, certainly in aroma, and very much in taste. A citric bitterness exists here. Not quite feeling its strength, but does feel strong.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Brew Society
on 16 Jan 2026
at 05:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Murky yellow with a white head. Aroma of ripe mango, passionfruit, pineapple, citrus. Taste is very hoppy, pineapple, mango, passionfruit, grapefruit, mandarin, pithy hop finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
from RAD Beer
on 04 Jan 2026
at 00:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cam shared thanks to Alexander. Murky dull light yellow. Massive dank juicy hops with pineapple and lemon, oats, alcohol. There's some sharp lemon juice and alcohol, but also massive dank modern hops. Solid medium sweet, medium bitter. Solid medium bodied. A bit too harsh and boozy.
Tried
from Can
from
Free Beer Co. Duinoord
on 19 Dec 2025
at 21:16