Devils Backbone Brewing Company Eight Point IPA

Eight Point IPA

 

Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Lexington, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
6.78
ABV: 5.9% IBU: 60 Ticks: 49
This pale bronze beer is medium in body with intense hop flavor and aroma. Our IPA is brewed in the style of the “west coast” with robust hop character coming from American grown varieties of hops. IPA’s are amongst the most popular craft brewed beers as they have moderate strength and tons of flavor. This is not your Grandfathers beer! 5.9% alcohol by volume, 60 IBUs
 

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Caramel malt, citrus-piney and soapy hops aroma. Clear brassy gold with a huge off-white head. Grainy caramel malt and piney-herbal hops flavor. Medium body, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2013 at 16:16


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours clear pale amber with a large white creamy head that slowly dissipates with nice lacing. Quite a pungent aroma, citrus, mango, hemp, cat piss. Dank is a good word. Flavor is about the same, more subdued than aroma. Not much sweetness, medium bitterness, a bit spicy perhaps - rye? Quite light bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2013 at 20:27


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On draft at the Highlander pub in Danville VA. Pours a clear an er with an off white head. Feint aroma in a pint pour. More grass than citrus. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 22 Mar 2013 at 16:16


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle split with Anndiesel. Slightly hazy orange-tan body, steady creamy white head. A really solid IPA which remains sessionable, I’m really impressed. Grassy, straw dry hop character, some melon in there too, not one-dimensional. I’d be really happy to serve or drink this as a house IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2012 at 23:49


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A golden IPA with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, classic pungent piney hops with smooth biscuit malt. In mouth, a nice crisp biscuit malt with good floral and pungent hops, nice and smooth. On tap at Time Out Wings, Herndon, VA, Oct. 12 2012.

Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2012 at 18:06


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

Location: Draft at the Brewpub, 11/21/12

Aroma: This one has a floral hop nose with some pine and citrus notes as well
Appearance: It has a gold colored pour with a lasting white head and coating white lace
Flavor: Component-wise, the flavor is much like the nose, it is light sweet and medium-plus bitter
Palate: This one has a light-medium body, with a little dryness, and a crisp, clean finish
Overall Impression: Overall, this is a pretty classic, and fairly well-made example of an IPA. Quite solid and enjoyable. It is not a top-of-style IPA, but this is still a very solid one.

Tried from Draft on 25 Nov 2012 at 12:22


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is crisp hoppy, pine and grapefruity. Bitter, pine and smooth fruity. Bitter and light fruity finish.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2012 at 13:02


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. A golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of hops, citrus hops, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, malt, and citrus fruits, leading to a bitter finish. Thanks madsberg for sharing.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2012 at 12:55


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of madsberg. Pours a clear golden with a lacing off-white head. Dry and citrusy hop aroma. Medium body, sweet and fruity with good citrusy hops. Nothing fancy but straight and clean. 150812

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2012 at 12:40


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Nice slightly hazy copper coloured body with a nice thick, two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of pungent and grassy hops with a grapefruit and distinct resiny smell, tucked in with some nice malt and a good bit of discernible alcohol notes. Medium-bodied; Assertive piney and floral hop notes at first with a resiny finish all with a good malt backbone and a very grassy/floral finish. Aftertaste is a bit more well-rounded with the malt coming through a bit more, some alcohol notes as well and a little barnyardie funk as well. Overall, a very well done IPA - not perfect, but a very good beer and a nice offering from Virginia - very nice to have it here in the state. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 23-May-2012 for US$9.99/6pack, sampled at home in Washington on 17-July-2012.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2012 at 22:03