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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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Revolution. Deep amber-brown. Steady beige head, soapy. Astringent lemon-grapefruit hop aroma, very nice. Awesome citrus hop tones, with a smooth, creamy malt body. Quite an excellent IIPA, remains clean and drinkable while displaying an intense hoppiness. Exceptionally clean for the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2011
at 01:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a clear amber with a white head that dissipated slowly to the edges and laced slightly. Aroma had a combination of pine and sweet grains with a bit of backing citrus and resin. The resin was more present on the tongue with sweet grains. There were growing notes of both pine and citrus to make a complex finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2010
at 11:15