Dorado Double IPA - Ballast Point Brewing Company

Dorado Double IPA

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Overall: 7.50/10 by 2 dudes

Standard Deviation: 0.5 or 6.67%

Trend: 7.50/10 over past 5 reviews

Style: Imperial/Double India Pale Ale

ABV: 9.10%

Season: Yearly

Have Another: 100%

370 beers rated with a 7.94 average
  • 8.00/10 have another
  • A: 8.0 | T: 8.0 | L: 8.0 | M: 8.0 | O: 8.0
  • sDev: 6.67% Color: Medium Amber
  • Aroma: Very mellow, but large citrus fruit and malty sweetness.

    1st Taste: Sweet fruit, alcohol snap, and hop bitterness.

    Overall: Big and sophisticated, not for lightweights. This beer hits you with a deep stab of alcohol fire and the slap of a hop bite...but in a very good way. Sorry to be sexist, this is a drinking man's beer. But, there's a nice blend of malts and hop citrus to make the ride sonething to look forward to. The Cali Craft Brewers do rock.
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  • Reviewed: Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 22:04:40
  • Tasted: Thursday, February 11, 2010
  • $7.99 for 12 oz. bottle
1,467 beers rated with a 7.84 average
  • 7.00/10 have another
  • A: 7.0 | T: 7.0 | L: 7.0 | M: 7.0 | O: 7.0
  • sDev: 6.67% Color: Gold
  • Pours a tad cloudy with a small amount of white foam. Needless to say little foam = little retention. Surprisingly there is some blotchy lacing throughout.

    Aroma is full of fruit, citrus, and malt. A very interesting and good aroma.

    Taste has some sweet malt. The rest centers on the hops: citrus, grapefruit, and large bitterness in the aftertaste.

    Viscous and full body with medium or better carbonation. Slight alcohol heat on the way down.

    A good IIPA that has a bit too much bitterness for me but otherwise a good taste and aroma. Crisp and full. Enjoy!
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  • Reviewed: Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 21:43:10
  • Tasted: Thursday, February 11, 2010
  • $7.99 for 22 oz. bottle
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