Double Fist
Revolution Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.17
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Originally brewed to celebrate batch #100 for the year 2011, and the 2nd installment in the Fist trilogy, Double Fist ® is an American Double Pale Ale. We tried to keep the integrity of the original Iron Fist Pale Ale recipe utilizing 2-row, Red Wheat, Munich and Crystal to achieve a deep orange color and subtle caramel sweetness but with a smaller batch size to increase the fermentable sugar concentration. Also, we shoveled in a large quantity of Warrior hops for bittering in the kettle and a massive addition of Centennial and Cascade in the whirlpool for their proven flowery/ fruity aromas and flavor.
To really up the ante on the hop aroma we dry-hopped this ale with large quantities of Amarillo,Cascade, Chinook, and Citra to infuse a deep resinous citrus blast that is reminiscent of cutting into a fresh bag of hop pellets! This beer is a true hop experience but has enough of a malt backbone to hold up to the hop barrage.
To really up the ante on the hop aroma we dry-hopped this ale with large quantities of Amarillo,Cascade, Chinook, and Citra to infuse a deep resinous citrus blast that is reminiscent of cutting into a fresh bag of hop pellets! This beer is a true hop experience but has enough of a malt backbone to hold up to the hop barrage.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared. Pours clear orange with an off white head. Aroma of caramel malt, grapefruit, grass, some citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2013
at 09:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
66cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Creamy white head. Nice hoppy aroma. Clear amber/blond pour. Lovely hoppy taste. A Lovely brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2013
at 09:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
From notes. Draft at kedzie. Sweet malts and citrus dominate. Much less bitter than i was expecting. I would gladly drink this again though.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2013
at 09:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet malts, hoppy, citrus, resin, pine. Biscuity malt in the aroma, citrus, light pine, caramel, spice. Chewy with a nice bite. A tad sweet for me but good anyhow.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2013
at 21:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22oz bottle-thanks jtclockwork for sharing-lt tan-amber. A-pine/resin/orange, 2nd lt/med malt. T-resin/orange hops with a slight bite, sweet lt/med malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2012
at 20:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at the brewpub. This beer pours a clear orange-amber color with a medium white head that recedes steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of citrus, hops and malt. Medium body with a moderately bitter citrusy hops character and notes of grainy malt and pine. The finish is hoppy with a grapefruit aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2012
at 14:57
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Revolution Brewpub, Chicago - 04/11/12. Clear mid amber with a thin off white head, good lacing ensues. Bitter grapefruit at the fore of the nose, mango, pine, hops and caramel malt. Tastes of bitter aggressive hops, pine, tropical fruits, bitter grapefruit, tangy, hoppy, piney goodness! Medium to fuller in body with soft carbonation and fairly smooth. Really enjoyed this one, probably my favourite of the beers I sampled at Revolution, akin to a DIPA in many respects.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2012
at 09:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours amber orange with white head. Nose and taste of caramel malt, resin, grapefruit, citrus and maple sap. Abrasive dry sap with bitter orange peel finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2012
at 15:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Dan’s house, courtesy of arminjewell. Thanks! Pours a dark golden appearance with an off white head. Pretty piney, somewhat dank, a bit floral/herbal aroma. Somewhat spicy, light orange, mango, somewhat piney, a touch resiny flavor. Pretty tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2012
at 19:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from a trade with Pawola22. Pours clear amber color with off white head. Grapefruit and caramel aromas. Bitter juicy grapefruit and pine flavors with sweet caramel malt. Medium body with average carbonation. Thanks Brian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2012
at 19:28