Ninja Vs. Unicorn
Pipeworks Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.58
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Ninja Vs. Unicorn celebrates the epic battle between two of the biggest hop-heads of lore. Brewed with over five pounds of hops per barrel, this unfiltered double IPA is sure to please the most discerning hop lover. Whether you're rooting for the mythical horned horse or the deadly assassin of the east, we hope you'll enjoy Ninja Vs. Unicorn.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From a 50 cl can at Uncle Babe’s in Ghent, shared with Ster. Frothy, thick, egg-white, moussy head, cloudy straw blonde colour with peachy hue. Fragrant New World hops bouquet of mushy mango, passion fruit, kiwi, yellow grapefruit, white bread, strawberry, pine resin, wormwood, lime blossom. Soft fruity onset, mango, lychee and green banana hints, sourish plum or kiwi accent, pineapple touch, medium carbo, ’fluffy’ mouthfeel, sweetish malts supporting a mile-long, resinous, spicy, very citrusy and lightly piney hop bitterness, utterly aromatic and at the same time halting all malt and fruit sweetness; alcohol remains fairly well hidden. Very tasty DIPA, worth the hype.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2016
at 09:04
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Craftheads, Tokyo. Pours yellow orange with medium white head. Lots of hops in aroma. Citrus, grapefruit, bit zesty, pine, tropical fruit. Lasting bitterness. Medium+ bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Heads
on 09 Aug 2016
at 12:55
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
16 oz can, poured. Huge thanks to Tcon for the can. This is one of those beers that I didn’t think I would run into without putting in a serious effort to do so. Canning date was cut off by the can shape, but I know it’s fresh. Canned on the 6th of one of the months this year. Hop heavy aroma, and inviting for sure. Flavor is super juicy, tangerine, super citrus, almost tart, with a juicy, massive citrus finish. This is what an imperial IPA should be. Could drink this all day, which is easy to say after just one. Amazing.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2016
at 16:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Dranken Geers, Oostakker, Nr Gent, Belgie, consumed at Truck Festival, Steventon, Oxon, Saturday 16th July 2016 Pours hazy amber with a huge foamy white head. Bitter from the off, very hoppy nose. Sweet but not the malty cloying effort that a lot of big American IPA & DIPAs often turn out like. Quite juicy and fruity. Quite a dry finish. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2016
at 01:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at Himmeriget, Copenhagen. Poured a hazy straw colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is big citrus toothpaste hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a crisp refreshing woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2016
at 11:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
pint can bottle courtesy of and shared with Tderoeck. Dorée, léger trouble, col blanc. Arôme au nez fruité, impression de houblosn C avec un bon bouquet agrumes. Palais est mate, pils, pale et cara, houblonné avec une certaine sécheresse et amertume versant sur les agrumes et pamplemousse. Un peu poudreux en fin de bouche. Assez américiane et basique dans l’approche, voire générique.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2016
at 09:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Pipeworks Ninja Vs Unicorn Double IPA (by Pipeworks Brewing Company):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
4/VII/16 - 1Pt. can shared @ Adam Jackson Tasting Without Adam Jackson - BB: n/a, canned: III/15/16 (2016-724)
Little hazy blond beer, small aery irregular off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very dank, hoppy, sticky hop oil, tropical fruits, resinous. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of tropical fruits, grapefruit, sweet malts, resinous, bitter. Aftertaste: very bitter, dry, grapefruit, dank, dry finish.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
4/VII/16 - 1Pt. can shared @ Adam Jackson Tasting Without Adam Jackson - BB: n/a, canned: III/15/16 (2016-724)
Little hazy blond beer, small aery irregular off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very dank, hoppy, sticky hop oil, tropical fruits, resinous. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of tropical fruits, grapefruit, sweet malts, resinous, bitter. Aftertaste: very bitter, dry, grapefruit, dank, dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2016
at 16:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma: very floral hoppy with slight fruits. Flavour: very floral bitter with fruity sweetness and a dry grapelike bitter finish. Mouthfeel is creamy and alcoholic warm. Colour: amber with a fluffy white head. From: butik Flask Aarhus May 2016.
Tried
on 27 May 2016
at 13:02