Foolproof Brewing Company King of the Yahd

King of the Yahd

 

Foolproof Brewing Company in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
6.68
ABV: 8.5% IBU: 101 Ticks: 8
King of the Yahd is the royal big brother of our beloved Backyahd IPA. The King’s got a big malt backbone – piles of pilsner, maris otter, rye, and spelt – topped off with a mighty crown of hops. King blends a selection of rare American and New Zealand hops in 11 individual additions.
 

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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy copper and bronze coloured body with a nice, three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of alcohol, strong bright hops with a floral and very piney scent and a good deal of fruit sweetness near the end. Medium-bodied; Assertive floral and piney hoppiness shows at first then is rounded out by the solid malt backbone and some well-structured and fruity sweet notes that show pears, apples and some apricots. Aftertaste shows the bitterness from the hops at first, but also some nice alcohol warmth and a bit of the fruit as well, which pairs well with all the hop bitterness. Overall, a well balanced and still pungent Imperial IPA with a solid profile and smooth complexity. Not one of the best I’ve had recently, but not awful! I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Beverage Warehouse in Winooski, Vermont on 19-September-2016 for US$3,50 sampled at home in Washington on 18-February-2017.
Tried from Can on 19 Feb 2017 at 06:35

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours a nice amber from a can. Very nice grapefruity aroma and flavor, very good and well-balanced, not terribly boozy, but I did just mistype a whole bunch of words. Very good beer.
Tried from Can on 20 Apr 2016 at 22:55

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at Growler Garage, Burlington. Colour is slightly cloudy light orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, caramel, sweetness, hops and malts.
Tried from Draft on 14 Feb 2016 at 07:46

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a semi-hazy bronzed orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Lacing speckles the sides nicely.
The smell starts off with a sly citrus pulp and rind and slides into a subtle nice malt.
The taste was moderately bitter with an ample sweetness of the citrus combining nicely in a sticky fashion. Subtle tobacco rides into the aftertaste and grabs the citrus to slide into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation seems good for the style and for me.
Overall, for a DIPA, its a good one, there’ s nothing wrong with it, I could see myself having this again.
Tried on 16 Sep 2015 at 19:16

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
Location: 12 oz can from Winooski Beverage, 7/10/15

Aroma: Strongly caramel and diacetyl, some spoiled fruit, earthy hops, and a bit of rye/spice
Appearance: It pours a murky orange color, with a small off white head and minimal lace
Flavor: The flavor is just as offensive as the aroma, probably more so with the same components
Palate: The body is medium, with a soft carbonation, slightly off feel, and a little dry
Overall Impression: I have to hope this was a bad can our something, because this one smells and tastes like something went wrong. Lots of off notes make this one closer to a drain pour than a winner unfortunately. I've had much better Foolproof beers, so I know they can do much better than this.
Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2015 at 18:59

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from the Lazy Dog Lightly hazy golden color. This has got to be the maltiest double IPA I’ve had in a long time. Not sure how old this can is but wow, where are the hops?
Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2015 at 20:51

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce can, 4/8/15. Hazy amber, large foamy off-white head. Good retention. Aroma of grainy malt, caramel, citrus hops. The taste is grainy malt, citrus hops, pith, tropical fruits. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, strong lingering bitterness, a little raw in tone but quite solid.
Tried from Can on 14 Jun 2015 at 21:10

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
22 oz. bottle purchased at Learys Fine Wine. Orange clear color with mild head and plenty of carbonation in the snifter. Grapefruit, lemons and light oranges in the aroma.

The flavor shows the above mentioned fruits flavors with a moderate amount of sweet bread and caramel malt, almost to sweet. The ABV isn’t real noticeable which is a good thing. Bitterness lingers slightly with a grain finish. Overall nothing wrong here at all but... Nothing that stands out amount 100 other DIPA that I sampled. No bottle dating anywhere, so really hard to know how long it has sat of the shelf. Best sampled on draft or directly from the brewery.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2014 at 12:51