Double Dale's
Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.14
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2022 marks the 20th anniversary of Dale’s Pale Ale, the voluminously hopped, groundbreaking American Pale Ale that holds the distinction of being the first craft beer ever packaged in a can. To mark the milestone, Oskar Blues Brewery announces the release of Double Dale’s Imperial IPA, a double-take on the beer that started it all.
Two decades ago, Oskar Blues Brewery sent shockwaves through the beer industry when they packed Dale’s Pale Ale into a can. It was then an unheard-of packaging decision, but the reasons were obvious to the OB team: it allowed everyone to easily take craft beer on the trail AND it delivered a fresher beer. Now, Double Dale’s Imperial IPA picks up the torch, the welder, and the hacksaw to turn the industry upside down again, doubling down on hops with a newly formulated, massive IPA worthy of the legendary original craft beer in a can.
Double Dale’s is brewed with juicy, tropical El Dorado and complex Talus hops, keeping with the Dale’s tradition of utilizing only American hops. Fruity, piney flavors from the hops mingle with a caramel-driven malt bill, and the whole beast is supported by a new mineral-forward house blend of H2O, which includes six brewing salts. The result is a larger-than-life spin on Dale’s that’s just as packable, drinkable and recyclable as the original.
Two decades ago, Oskar Blues Brewery sent shockwaves through the beer industry when they packed Dale’s Pale Ale into a can. It was then an unheard-of packaging decision, but the reasons were obvious to the OB team: it allowed everyone to easily take craft beer on the trail AND it delivered a fresher beer. Now, Double Dale’s Imperial IPA picks up the torch, the welder, and the hacksaw to turn the industry upside down again, doubling down on hops with a newly formulated, massive IPA worthy of the legendary original craft beer in a can.
Double Dale’s is brewed with juicy, tropical El Dorado and complex Talus hops, keeping with the Dale’s tradition of utilizing only American hops. Fruity, piney flavors from the hops mingle with a caramel-driven malt bill, and the whole beast is supported by a new mineral-forward house blend of H2O, which includes six brewing salts. The result is a larger-than-life spin on Dale’s that’s just as packable, drinkable and recyclable as the original.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml can from HoTM. It pours crystal clear yellow - gold with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is zingy upfront, fizzy orange sherbet, tangerine, mango, refreshers, sappy, oily, resinous and pine. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, sappy, resinous, piney, touch of west coast greenness, pithy, zesty, bright orange sherbet, tangerine, kumquat, orange blossom, dull toffee and limited booze presence with a drying, zesty finish. Medium body and average. Nice old school DIPA. Hides abv very well. Chuggable.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2022
at 17:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
18th July 2022
Can. Light haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. The pale malts reasonably sweet but seem to be bringing the dryness. Hops are west coasty citrus peel, perhaps a bit brighter than the norm. Cooling pine. Some pith on the finish. Fine but nothing exciting.
Can. Light haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. The pale malts reasonably sweet but seem to be bringing the dryness. Hops are west coasty citrus peel, perhaps a bit brighter than the norm. Cooling pine. Some pith on the finish. Fine but nothing exciting.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2022
at 21:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
English pint @ Phill's. Appearance: a bit hazy golden with a white head. Aroma: a bit weird grainy and hoppy mix, some pine and flowers. Taste: lots of caramelized citruses, malty, finishes with moderate piney bitterness. Overall: ok.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2022
at 03:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
19.2 oz can, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out some piney hops, light resins, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is fresh, bursting with piney and resinous hops, a little citrus, and crisp biscuity malt. Piney, bright, moderately bitter, with very high drinkability. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2022
at 03:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Almost clear golden body with an off-white head. Low carbonation. Aroma of apricot, lemon sweets and honey. Flavour of yellow pepper and Lockets. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Rich and tangy with a savoury edge.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2022
at 12:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours clear gold with a creamy white head. Aroma is citrus/pine with some mixed fruit notes. Arguably full bodied. Flavor is citrus/pine, somewhat roasty malt, and some reddish/blackish berries. Not so bitter as I'd like, but pretty good. No skimping on ingredients.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2022
at 23:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Clear gold color with modest white head, medium body. Aroma is orange and malt, taste is grapefruit and pine with a pleasant bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Pinocchio's Beer Garden To Go
on 07 Jul 2022
at 00:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home, from HOTM online, 26/06/22. Clear golden with a well presented just off white cap formed of tightly knit bubbles. Nose is orange zest, toasted grains, light herb, melon, grass, pale malts, melon. Taste comprises orange peel, light bubblegum, pine nip, melon, sweet malts, peach, grass, touch of booze, bready notes, caramel malt. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with mellow juice lead hop bitterness and a rising boost. Sips ok and has a light old skool vibe as I was expecting but had hoped for more depth and flavour from a 9% 20th anniversary Dales.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2022
at 15:07