The Virginia Beer Company Deadbolt

Deadbolt

 

The Virginia Beer Company in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
7.10
ABV: 9.2% IBU: - Ticks: 4
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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7.4
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
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
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
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