Molten Lava
Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery in Hood River, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.33
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Molten is the most aggressive IPA in our little family, yet it somehow manages a great balance… while still achieving full hop overdrive. This year’s offering is stronger than the last and features a more complex hop bill, with citrus notes dominating. Dry-hopped with enormous bagfuls of whole hop flowers, which provide added aroma and flavor without harsh bitterness. Watch out, this brew is deadly!
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy light amber,small white head.Pleasant fruity hop nose.Nicely balanced, citrus/fruity hops and a big malt backbone. Big lasting hop finish
Tried
on 13 Dec 2016
at 23:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Haze, light amber. Thin head. Light orangey hop nose. Bitter, orangey, thick heavy malts, a bit of a hit of alcohol late but pretty drinkable.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2016
at 13:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at bier thirty. Pours out a crisp straw color topped with a white head. Nose is pine big malts some floral notes. Taste is more pine citrus floral hops a malty kick and some grapefruit pithy bitterness on the end.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2016
at 15:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at St. Augistine’s. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Aroma is candied citruses and some light strange skunky veggie notes. Same character boozy and malty taste and aftertaste. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2016
at 19:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy orange with thick white head that lasts. The aroma is floral hop and citrus. Medium mouth, fruity hop, very dry, lingering bitterness, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2015
at 17:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. Pours a clear amber with full head. Aromas of lemon peel and pine. Flavors of fresh resiny bitter hops on a bready malt base. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2015
at 20:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On Tap Light haze, orange sandy colored head. Big tropical fruity hop flavor. Plenty bitter but flavorful. Very tasty double.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Mar 2015
at 15:53
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at PreFunk. Aroma is all hop, leading in to a big hop smack in the chops, lots of bitterness, lots of warmth. Clear medium gold body, small wispy head, this all about the hops from taste to finish. Decent DIPA
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2015
at 17:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Portland Craft, Vancouver, BC
Pours yellowish orange with a smooth head. Aroma of fruits, citrus, wet hops and pine. Taste is sweet, juicy hoppy and fruity with loads of pine, citrus and resin. Finish is massively bitter, juicy hoppy and sweet fruity. Quite hoppy DIPA.
Pours yellowish orange with a smooth head. Aroma of fruits, citrus, wet hops and pine. Taste is sweet, juicy hoppy and fruity with loads of pine, citrus and resin. Finish is massively bitter, juicy hoppy and sweet fruity. Quite hoppy DIPA.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2014
at 18:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
I got this in a trade. The date on the bottle says March 20, 2014. It is stamped in white in the bottom left hand corner of the label.
I poured this into a snifter.
The appearance is a hazy orange to brown color with a one finger white foamy head that drastically falls and leaves a decent spider web coating of lace.
The smell is pure sweet citrus, well amplified with powerful grapefruit and other tropical fruits.
The taste is mainly sweet through the citrus. There is a slight grapefruit aftertaste leading to a dry citrusy finish.
On the palate, it sits about a medium on the body with the right amount of carbonation invading my mouth and tongue. There seems to be a slight sessionable aspect to it as well.
Overall, I say this is a well worthy DIPA of having again as I’m quite surprised seeing that it was made in March and I’m having it now. Could I have this with food? Quite possibly as I don’t take too much notice to the 9% ABV. If anything, this is an exceptionally well done DIPA.
I poured this into a snifter.
The appearance is a hazy orange to brown color with a one finger white foamy head that drastically falls and leaves a decent spider web coating of lace.
The smell is pure sweet citrus, well amplified with powerful grapefruit and other tropical fruits.
The taste is mainly sweet through the citrus. There is a slight grapefruit aftertaste leading to a dry citrusy finish.
On the palate, it sits about a medium on the body with the right amount of carbonation invading my mouth and tongue. There seems to be a slight sessionable aspect to it as well.
Overall, I say this is a well worthy DIPA of having again as I’m quite surprised seeing that it was made in March and I’m having it now. Could I have this with food? Quite possibly as I don’t take too much notice to the 9% ABV. If anything, this is an exceptionally well done DIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2014
at 11:39