Devils Backbone Brewing Company Cross Eyed Stranger

Cross Eyed Stranger

 

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

Collab with: Ocelot Brewing Company
  IPA Regular Out of Production
Score
6.94
ABV: 7.8% IBU: 90 Ticks: 10
Pale gold with intense hop character from Experimental Hop o63oo. Tangerine notes and firm bitterness are derived from extreme hopping rates.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a cloudy off gold from bottle. Citrus aroma. Peach, grapefruit, mango etc. Pretty good.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:52


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

Super hazy golden coloured body with a nice, three centimetre tall pure white head. Aroma of grass, blood oranges, bitter grapefruit, a hint of pine and a dose of noticeable malt and alcohol. Medium-bodied; Bitter blood orange, grapefruit and lime zest kick with some light herbs and dry malts noticeable throughout, all with quite a bit of an alcohol bite, some subdued grasses and hay flavours and ending with a nice and robust yeast strain flavour. Aftertaste is dry and bitter, mostly from the oranges and citrus, and a tiny bit from the hops - interesting throughout, but the bite from alcohol, bitterness and dryness are all large with absolutely no sweetness at all, but turns out that it’s okay! Overall, a nice and bitter IPA with big flavours and a rich finish, all without any sugars. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Shopper’s Food Warehouse in Alexandria, Virginia on 21-June-2017 for US$1,25 sampled at home in Washington on 27-August-2017.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2017 at 02:02


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

12oz bottle pours a clear gold with some spitty, white head. Nose has grist, lemon peel, straw, sun tea. Flavor follows, very tannic with dandelion tea, straw, heavy lemon and white/unripened orange. Finishes bitter and tannic.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2017 at 13:41


7

Clear gold bod sml wht head. Spicy earthy arma. Spicy woody flav. Med bod mod carb. 7/3/7/4/15 3.6

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2017 at 15:33


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Strange hops here like meerkats. Passion fruit and lots of pine. Some astringency in finish. Bottle from mixed sixer.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2017 at 17:48


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle from mix pack. Poured a hazy golden color with a small tan head. Aroma was tropical fruits, some light herbal notes, light wood. Flavor was light citrus, tropical fruits, touch of resin - but not too much. Light bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2017 at 22:00


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce bottle thanks to some Viking. Slightly hazy golden amber, thin creamy tan head, decent retention. Aroma of syrupy tropical fruit, dark citrus, a bit of a woody note, juicy. The taste is juicy citrus, tropical fruit, pine. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness. Nice!

Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2017 at 20:53


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

12 oz bottle, part of the Virginia Brewers collaboration 12 pack purchased at Harris Teeter in Warrenton, VA Aroma: bread, citrus, tropical fruit Appearance: clear golden with an off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter finish Tasty

Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2017 at 17:43


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

12 oz bottle from the VA Brewers Adventure pack, poured into a tulip. Bottled 3/20/2017. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of tropical fruit, citrus, floral notes, biscuit, wheat, malt. Tastes of wheat, floral notes, citrus, some tropical fruit, biscuit, malt. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2017 at 21:58


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Peach, lemongrass, strawberry nose. Clear amber, medium head. Grapefruit, strawberry, very dry. Medium body, moderate carbonation, alcohol noticeable, resinous. Very bitter and dry.

Tried on 18 Mar 2017 at 20:35