Lightning Brewery Double Strike IPA

Double Strike IPA

 

Lightning Brewery in Poway, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
6.97
ABV: - IBU: - Ticks: 7
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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Almost clear, dark golden in color, topped by an off-white head of moderate size. Pine cones, resins and hop pellets in the aroma, some malty hints and orange too. The flavor is piney and resiny, mostly keeping the malts outside. Full body, lightly warming and full bodied with a long bitter finish. Nice and tasteful, well worth a try. 130817

Tried on 17 Aug 2013 at 22:29


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

Draught @ Stone 17th Anniversary
Pours clear deep golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, citrus, caramel and pine. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long caramel and bitter finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 17 Aug 2013 at 21:29


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

22 oz. bottle, pours a cloudy dark orange with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out big resinous hops, dry fruity notes, and dry caramel malts. Flavour brings out truckloads of resinous hops, dry zesty pine and a big caramel malt backing. Extremely hoppy and malty at the same time. Big bodied but without much residual sweetness. Great meaty IIPA.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2013 at 21:07


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

2nd May 2013
Hazy amber beer, time cream coloured head. Palate is a little viscous and slightly soft. Semi dry. Sweetish malt base, has a caramel streak. Resinous pine hops. Touch of grass and citrus, mostly orange. A little hop spice and aniseed in the semi dry finish with also reveals bittersweet pine.

Tried on 22 Jun 2013 at 05:52


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours a hazy pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity piney hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty grapefruit finish.

Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2013 at 01:55


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap. Orange hued pour with an off white head. Aromas of papaya, orange, resin mild malt, alcohol, pretty sweet. Flavors are sweet and boozy. Lots of alcohol, dry, harsh ester, resiny earthy and pine hops. Medium carbonation. Warming.

Tried from Draft on 29 Mar 2013 at 13:34


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bomber from Beverages 4 Less in Santee, CA. Pours hazy orange amber with a creamy off-white head. Aroma seems primarily resin over roasted malt. Puts some tang in the nostrils. Med body. It’s very, very fruity. It’s very bitter. Definitely resin following the fruit. Tropical fruit too. Not so sure about citrus. Suspect Nelson tho. There might be some heat, but with the bitter it’s hard to differentiate the two aspects. Head does a little ring lacing. This is not a harsh burning NW beer, but it comes out with about the same impact. Very hoppy. Very bitter. Very, very tasty.

Tried on 27 Sep 2012 at 16:39