DRIPA: Blueberry
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company in Warren, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.10
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Double Rice IPA with blueberry
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at GTMW 24, 8/10/24. Hazy pink, thin white head, average retention. Aroma of blueberry, floral hop. Taste is blueberry, toffee, piney hop. Well balanced.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2025
at 03:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 28 Apr 2023
at 17:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Clinton Twp draught, 7/21/22. Blueberry flesh-to-copper-cranberry. Clear, large, off-white head shows good retention. Light-to-moderate blueberry in the nose, authentic. Not all that hoppy, just a bit of light pine and citrus with no alcohol or flaw. Malts are crackery/biscuity showing low sweetness. In the mouth it has fruity blueberry, with light juice but mostly fully attenuated. Same for the malt, with hints of caramel and honey, but very well-attenuated. Not all that hoppy, at least as far as interesting, bright hop notes go. More of a very old school DIPA with pine and light citrus. Though the bitterness is moderate here, at least, and the alcohol not hot/sharp.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2022
at 13:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
From tap. Clear reddish color with off white head. Malty and hoppy aroma, fruity, citrus and berries. Sweet light bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2018
at 12:49
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 5/19/2018. Pours crystal clear reddish orange color with a 1 finger dense light pink head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/light tart/tangy blueberries, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, light pepper, pine, white bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/pine hops, blueberries, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/light tart/tangy blueberries, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, light pepper, pine, white bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness; and light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of blueberries, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/pine hops, blueberries, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, grainy/sticky, fairly resinous/rindy, and lightly acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Mildly increasing warmth of 9.5% after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic fruited DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/pine hops, blueberries, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV. Great mix of dank and vibrant hop complexity, with balanced blueberries; and a really lightweight malt body for the ABV from the rice as expected. Just enough malt to balance the fairly aggressive bitterness. A highly enjoyable offering. Not quite as impressive as the base beer, but close.
Tried
on 23 May 2018
at 01:23