Acoustic Kitty
South Street Brewery in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.02
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Named for a Cold War era CIA operation (look it up!), Acoustic Kitty is a big, bold double IPA. Oats contribute body and head retention, and tons of American hops make this DIPA a start to finish hop explosion. Careful what you say -- you never know who’s listening…
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Super hazy golden and honey coloured body with a very nice two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of oats (no surprise), grain, alcohol, earthy and piney hops coupled with sohme light sugars and a bit of grain. Full-bodied; Strong malt flavour up front with a lot of bitterness, some earthy and pungent cloying flavours that show some sweetness, a touch of fruit and a little pie flavours as well. Aftertaste shows the hop bitterness which ranges from earthy to super herbal and pungent, to the point of cloying. Overall, a rich beer (from the oats of course) that shows a bit lighter and contrary to most beers, at 7,7% seems a bit LESS in alcohol than I was expecting from the flavour (which is why, when I look at MY bottle, it shows 9,07% abv - which seems MUCH more accurate). Overall, an interesting beer that is executed fairly well and is well worth drinking (especially in the small format) if you can find it and like iPAs! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Fair Lakes (Fairfax), Virginia on 16-February-2016 for US$1,99 sampled at home in Washington on 23-September-2016.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2016
at 03:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. In the presence of a drunken KBS’d DCLawyer. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of floral and citrus. Tastes of citrus, floral, tropical fruit, light malt. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2016
at 23:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at Spacebar. Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Grassy aroma. Flavors of pine. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2016
at 17:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Rustico Ballston. Poured a clear orange color with a small white head. Lots of resin, floral hops. Lots of flowers in this one. Bitter grapefruit, booze on the end. Interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2016
at 22:29
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aroma: citrus, earthy, pine Appearance: amber with an off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
on 29 Feb 2016
at 15:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Marigold nose. Clear orange, medium head, good head.Daffodil and marigold, dank and floral. Medium body, easy carbonation, resinous. Very hoppy, too floral.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2016
at 18:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Kroger. Pours Amber with a large peach frothy head with lots of lacing. Smells of fruit cocktail, pine, citrus. Taste is soap, pine, grapefruit peel, fruit cocktail. Bitter. Tasty. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2016
at 15:59
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Keg at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber with a large creamy white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of grainy malt, caramel, floral hops. The taste is canned fruit, tropical, piney hops, mild oats. Medium bodied, low carbonation a bit astringent.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Dec 2014
at 19:13