Deadbolt
The Virginia Beer Company in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.18
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The Virginia Beer Company's OG American hop bomb!
An unfiltered Double IPA chock full of Simcoe, Mosaic, Nectaron, and Citra hops. A soft mouthfeel and flavours reminiscent of sweet candied orange slices are complemented by a piney, subtly bitter finish.
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An unfiltered Double IPA chock full of Simcoe, Mosaic, Nectaron, and Citra hops. A soft mouthfeel and flavours reminiscent of sweet candied orange slices are complemented by a piney, subtly bitter finish.
If the thunder don't get you, then the lightning will!
#RideTheLightning
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very clear, deep copper and bronze glowing body with an oily, thinnish two centimetre tall tan head that fades fairly quickly that has a very mellow haze toward the bottom. Aroma of resin, syrup, alcohol, malt, honey and a light dose of citrus fruits, but some cloying scents are noticeable. Medium to Full-bodied; Rich, sweet flavour from the syrup, resin and honey with a large malt backbone, some subtle floral and grassy hop notes, but no real bitterness with earthy, slightly biscuity and floral malt that adds a large backbone, but some fruit finishes this off nicely with peaches and apricots and associated sweetness at the end. Aftertaste is deep, cloying, sweet, rich and showing a super pungent, ultra-sweet and relatively noticeable alcohol bite at the end, but shows fairly nicely, considering how deep it could be. Overall, a nice and very sweet, super pungent and deep beer that has a lot of resin, some soft hop notes, but a strong finish that all hits without too much hops at all. Nice to sample, even though this beer isn't perfect - it's pretty nice overall and very sweet. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 24-October-2020 for US$5,29 sampled at my house here in Washington on 08-November-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2020
at 07:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Orange gold pour. Nice lace around rim. Tastes of oranges and tangerine. Sweet with a subtle orange/wheat on palate
Tried
on 08 Jul 2019
at 00:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pounder: Clementine nose. Cloudy orange, medium head, minimal retention. Clementine oranges. Medium body, easy carbonation. Tasty, but one note.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2019
at 00:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
$4.94 pint can, Total Wine - Short Pump. Pours murky orange with a soft off-white head. Aroma is juicy citrus: orange and grapefruit, juicy pineapple, mango. Flavor is juicy orange and pineapple, some lemon zest, grapefruit rind. Sticky. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2019
at 01:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma was busting with hops juice. Taste was rugged hops with good bite, finish was light malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2018
at 21:20