Sarcosuchus
Dragoon Brewing Company in Tucson, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.38
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STATS
ABV: 9.59%, IBU: 85, SRM: 5
Grist: Rahr 2-row Malt, Crystal Malt (15°L), Munich Malt, Carapils, Acid Malt, Desert Blend Honey from Holly's Little Farm
Hops: Apollo, Simcoe, AMARILLO®, Pahto, Calypso
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Sarcosuchus from Dragoon Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Brewery draught, 2/11/23. Clear, golden-to-light-amber-bronze. Small, off-white head to ring quickly. This is an interesting one. Certainly not WC hoppy in the nose. Sure, there's pine and citrus but there's A LOT of malt. White bread, honey, biscuit, bordering barleywine. It's not too sweaty, not oniony and not even resinous or sourdough-like. Not boozey, either. Just malt and honest hops. Soft, very malty, succulent, sweet white bread and honey. Lots of yellow fruits with light pine and lots of citrus as well. Balanced without any alcohol. Feels significantly lower than listed. Must be aged for a long time? Not sure how they get it so easygoing. And yet it's not all that hoppy, so I do think the hybrid or approaching-a-barleywine thing is pretty on-point. Whatever the case, it's quite drinkable, too.
superspak (10160) reviewed Sarcosuchus from Dragoon Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Got in a trade with AZBeerDude72. 16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/2/2019. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, onion, mint, black tea, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, biscuit, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Minimal booze in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, honey, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, onion, mint, black tea, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, biscuit, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, onion, mint, black tea, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, biscuit, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, honey, and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Mild warmth of 9.6% after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic DIPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, honey, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nicely soft, and not overly aggressive. Fantastic Apollo, Simcoe, Amarillo, Pahto, Calypso profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops; with nice sized honey and bready pale/Munich malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. Not overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding West Coast style example.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Sarcosuchus from Dragoon Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
32oz growler fill, from King’s Convenience, pours with a clear gold body that supports a thin near white head of foam. The aroma offers up floral and herbal like hops, some mango and then a pepper sensation that seems a little odd up against the fruitiness. The taste begins bitter with floral hops, herbal hoppiness, bitter to the point of resiny yet malt and honey sweetened onion dank hops, an earthy spicy woodiness, tangelo, pineapple and a few mango pieces. To midway the bitter floral hops grow and meet up with a peppery note that adds to the level of bitterness yet seems to struggle against the harmony of the experience. The floral hoppiness is just pervasive here and it’s not really my favorite hop to rule a beer. Still this is a good clean big IIPA sipper where the abv is hardly noticeable.
iphonephan (11575) reviewed Sarcosuchus from Dragoon Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On draft at Noble Hops in Tucson. Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Huge floral hop nose. Flavors of citrus and some sweet malt. Boozy finish.