Alengrin (11609) reviewed Exploded Double IPA from HillDevils 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
IIPA from a Dutch brewery I never heard of so far, bottle from Wijnegemse Drankenhal. Heavily cobweb-lacing, pale yellowish egg-white, irregular, moussy head over a clear, warm coppery amber coloured beer with bright orange hue, turning misty and deeper amber with sediment. Aroma of dried grapefruit peel, caramel, old cake, biscuit, dry tea leaves, (unsmoked) cigarette tobacco, barbecue spices, marmelade, black radish, fried potatoes, Grand Marnier, fresh toast, green banana, wild roses, dry tree leaves in autumn, soap, strawberry - in all, quite agreeable, but not very typically DIPA-like. Fruity onset, dried fig, green banana, blue plum mixing subdued sweetness with a soft background sourishness, medium carbonated, supple and smooth, lean body. Toasted, caramelly and nutty malt middle with lingering dried fruit impressions, bittersweet and quite ’filling’, leading to a drying, resinous finish of earthy, spicy hops leaving a tonic water-like bitter flavor in the back of the mouth, but in a somewhat ’superficial’, mild and gentle way, whilst yielding retronasal floral and spice aromas (the latter probably partly phenolic as well). Traces of toasted malt bittersweetness peep through in the end while the - considerable - alcohol, all things considered, remains quite well hidden. Earthy yeast flavors also linger - not too disturbing as such, but not fit for the style either. Technically fine, even pleasant beer, but clearly too earthy, too malty and a tad too yeasty for a DIPA, in need of a more fragrant, in-your-face, New World hop bouquet even though apparently Citra and Cascade have been applied (but apparently insufficiently so, not delivering the lush tropical citrus aromas they are capable of if generously and correctly used). Enjoyed it after all, but not what I was expecting from something identifying itself as a "double IPA"; I do think, however, that the wood-aged version, which is waiting now in the cellar, could bring some improvement to this bitter, but not all too aromatic, (overly) malty and yeasty interpretation of DIPA.
Bibax (5406) ticked Big Black Boltini from HillDevils 9 years ago
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Exploded Barrel Double IPA from HillDevils 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bouteille 33cl, bottled 03/2016, batch A. Ambrée, col épais crémeux beige. Arôme au nez bien boisé, chêne ressortant pas mal, rétro finement houblonné fruité plutôt en retrait par rapport aux malts. Dominance boisée. Palais est boisé, chêne, ici impression de copeaux qui cachent bcp trop le caractère des houblons. Ce dernier a aussi pour effet d’ajouter un profil de bouche trop doux et rond. Les houblons sont bien là avec un côté agrumes et tropical sur une fin de bouche assez sèche.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Exploded Double IPA from HillDevils 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bouteille 33cl, bottled 05/2016. Logo just oddly familiar to Trou du Diable. Orange, fin voile, col épais crémeux blanc-cassé. Arôme au nez malté, cara pils, herbacé, épicé, Galaxy semble plus en rétro. Palais est malté, pils cara, houblonné renfermé avec les 9% qui jouent bien leur jeu, pointe levure, qcq épices au fini et une certaine onctuosité, herbacé sec, pointe agrume; pamplemousse avec un soupçon de pin, et fine note tropicale. Correcte mais manque de fini.
Borresteijn (12407) reviewed India Pale Ale from HillDevils 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
33cl Bottle from Uiltje Taproom. Hazy orange colour, off-white head. Aroma is quite hoppy, fruity, peach, mango, tropical fruits, weed, orange. Flavour is medium sweet, orange, malts, some caramel, resin, weed, tropical fruits, decent hoppy bitter finish, some citrus. Light to medium bodied. Tasty IPA, good.
Borresteijn (12407) reviewed Big Black Boltini from HillDevils 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl Bottle from Uiltje Taproom. Black colour, creamy beige head. Aroma of espresso, hint of green peas at first, roasted malts, chocolate, caramel. Flavour is medium sweet, roasted malts, berries, espresso, some brown malts, caramel, more coffee, bitter finish. Medium bodied. Decent coffee RIS, although the coffee isn’t mentioned on the label.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Exploded Double IPA from HillDevils 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 330ml. [ As Hilldevils Exploded Double IPA ].Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, grass, leather - brett. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, brett, pale malt, leather, dry, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160422]
Camons (21577) reviewed Exploded Double IPA from HillDevils 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ Home. Pours hazy burnt orange with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, yeast, brett, fruity hops, little pine. Flavor is little sweet, rather bitter, malty, bretty, fruit, grapefruit, pine, alcohol. Medium body, average carbonation, dry and lasting bitter finish. 240416
Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Exploded Double IPA from HillDevils 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Gusher. Hazy orange with a huge off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, bretty and moderate hoppy - orange. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. The brett worked well, though I doubt if it was intended. 220416
saxo (29721) reviewed Exploded Double IPA from HillDevils 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Nice creamy head with excellent duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich earthy hops, fruits, flowers, pine, malt and has a nice long bitter finish.