Sock Knocker IIPA
Coronado Brewing Company in Coronado, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.36
|
|
Sock Knocker pours golden orange, with a hoppy, citrus flavor that lingers well into the finish. Amarillo, Centennial, Columbus and Simcoe hops unite to create an immensely floral, botanical nose and a veritable explosion of citrus and pine on the palate. With an even more obscene hop overload than Coronado’s infamous Idiot IPA, Sock Knocker is an India Pale Ale truly deserving of its imperial crown.
Sign up to add a tick or review
8.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 3/23/2015. Pours slightly hazy golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, light honey, cracker, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and light-moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, light honey, cracker, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon/orange zest, pine, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice robustness, complexity, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent DIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and light-moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2015
at 21:19
8.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds leaving some messy lacing sliding down the sides of the glass.
The smell had a big luscious sweet citrus and as it warmed, it spread to a pineapple, lemon, lime, grapefruit, mango and starfruit.
The taste was fruity sweet and eloquently graced my taste buds with a fresh cut grassiness to balance. A lingering sweet citrus aftertaste leads to a big refreshing finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a good sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed good for its style and for me. Bittersweet harshness rolled over my tongue.
Overall, wow, this might be my favorite one by Coronado, definitely one to have again and definitely a DIPA that could go with food.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds leaving some messy lacing sliding down the sides of the glass.
The smell had a big luscious sweet citrus and as it warmed, it spread to a pineapple, lemon, lime, grapefruit, mango and starfruit.
The taste was fruity sweet and eloquently graced my taste buds with a fresh cut grassiness to balance. A lingering sweet citrus aftertaste leads to a big refreshing finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a good sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed good for its style and for me. Bittersweet harshness rolled over my tongue.
Overall, wow, this might be my favorite one by Coronado, definitely one to have again and definitely a DIPA that could go with food.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2015
at 17:03
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Breukelen Beer Merchants, Brooklyn. Pours hazy golden with medium white head. Fruity and piney aroma and flavor. Nice bitter finish. Good one.
Tried
from Draft
from
Breukelen Bier Merchants
on 11 Feb 2015
at 13:02
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flaska från craftbeer.se. Ljusgul vätska med tjockt och vitt skum. Tropiska frukter i doften men där lite, lite alkohol skymtar förbi. Inte kul. Massiv beska dominerar fullständigt med en smakbredd som innefattar tropiska frukter och tallbarr. Det balanseras väl av en rejäl maltkropp. Len och fyllig munkänsla där alkoholen är som bortblåst. Perfekt balanserad.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2014
at 14:04
7.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ Bishops Arms Vasagatan, Stockholm. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity piney hoppy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty piney hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty piney hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2014
at 07:15
7.9/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Frisk doft av typiska Amerikanska humle hmm. Lågt kolsyrad . Rejäl beska lite grape å granskog kanske Liiiite bär. Tar sig likt riktigt bra Dipa gör när den stått ett tag dock viss sötma/alkohol som slår igenom å hindrar den från topp betyg. Bra Dipa jippi å Svenska bryggare Lär.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2014
at 07:10