Dos Osos®

Revolution Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Firestone Walker Brewing
IPA - West Coast Special Out of Production

Score

6.57

ABV: 6.6%

IBU: 75

Ticks: 7

Dos Osos ®, or "two bears," IPA is a collaboration brew with our great friend Dustin Kral who is the lead brewer at Firestone Walker Brewing Co. in Paso Robles, CA. Named after both the bear on the California State flag and the Chicago bears this IPA is described as a Central Coast IPA, named for California's Central Coast. As with most West Coast IPAs, our version in not bogged down with lots of specialty malts and is dry, crisp and clean which is a trademark of the hoppy ales from both Revolution and Firestone. 2-row, Munich, and a touch of cara-pils lend a subtle malt base to which the layers of hop character are built upon. An array of hops including Warrior, Chinook, Centennial, Cascade and Citra infuse this ale with aromas and flavors of fresh flowers, citrus and passion fruit. The finished product is a clean refreshing IPA with a crisp bitterness and wonderful hop bouquet.

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jmagnus87 (3289) ticked Dos Osos® from Revolution Brewing Company 10 years ago

Tried on 20 Jun 2015 at 22:22

7.2

Drake (22938) reviewed Dos Osos® from Revolution Brewing Company 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at a tasting, 10/6/14. Pours a clear golden color with a medium sized frothy off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of candied citrus, tropical hops, caramel malt. The taste is tropical, herbal, citrus hops, pale malt, a bit of caramel. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2014 at 16:06

7.8

superspak (10163) reviewed Dos Osos® from Revolution Brewing Company 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy deep gold color with 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon zest, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, orange peel, caramel, light toasted bread, floral, grass, slight pine, and floral/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/floral hops and moderate bready malt sweetness; with solid strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, pineapple, orange peel, caramel, light toasted bread, floral, grass, light pine, and floral/toasted earthiness. Fair amount of floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, caramel, light toasted bread, floral, grass, and floral/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and balance of juicy citrus/floral hops and moderate bready malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, lightly creamy/bready, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice IPA. All around good complexity and balance of juicy citrus/floral hops and moderate bready malt sweetness; and very smooth and fairly crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2014 at 17:59

7.9

ben4321 (11441) reviewed Dos Osos® from Revolution Brewing Company 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Location: 22 oz bottle from Eataly Chicago, 7/9/14

Aroma: The nose is clean and hoppy, grapefruit/citrus, pine, and floral notes, and some malts
Appearance: A clear golden-orange color with a clean, sheeting white head and average lace
Flavor: The taste of this one is fairly dry and hoppy, mild sweet, clean, and mostly bitter
Palate: Medium body, leans light, easy drinking, not watery at all, clean, smooth, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I was pretty excited to see a collaboration between these two breweries, and I was not disappointed. This is a very nice beer.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2014 at 21:51

7.1

deyholla (22634) reviewed Dos Osos® from Revolution Brewing Company 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear orange gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has has a nice combination of grass and grapefruit with a grain and bread backbone. Flavor has more grass and light pine with a hint of grapefruit and an earthy grain backbone.

Tried from Draft on 26 May 2014 at 10:22

BMan1113VR (8092) reviewed Dos Osos® from Revolution Brewing Company 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at FWIBF. Pours with a clear golden hued body with a white head. Aromas are of citrus zest and tropical fruit, medium malt character. Flavors are floral, dry, grainy, medium tropical fruit. Lightly bitter, medium to low bodied, pretty east to drink. Lightly dank.

Tried from Draft on 11 Aug 2013 at 00:18

6.6

Lubiere (24390) reviewed Dos Osos® from Revolution Brewing Company 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A golden IPA with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, a sweet caramel with light floral hops, piney character, quite nice. In mouth, a crisp caramel malt with classic floral c-hops, light butterscotch, smooth and caramelly. On tap at brewpub, May 21 2012.

Tried from Draft on 02 Jun 2012 at 18:24