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Name: “Oops… I DDH’D It (Again)”
Brewer: Mikkeller (Denmark)
Style: Double IPA
ABV: 9.5% ABV
Review Year: 2019
Oops… I DDH’D It (Again) is a “New England-style” Double IPA brewed with hop varieties, Amarillo, Mandarina Bavaria, and Hull Melon by the iconic Danish brewery, Mikkeller. This double hazy was dry-hopped four times with loads of hops to take the aromas of this beer to the next level.
STYLE GUIDELINES
This beer is being evaluated as a Double IPA (22A) in the context of the 2015 Beer Style Guidelines of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP). The most current version of the guidelines can be found on the BJCP website. Note that as of this writing, the Double or Imperial version of the Specialty IPA: New England IPA (21B) (provisional style) is not yet recognized explicitly by the BJCP and, thus, lacks a comprehensive set of style guidelines.
Recommended Reading: Flavor Fever: Seeing Through the Haze of Double and Triple Juicy IPAs (Craft Beer & Brewing, 2020)
TASTING NOTES
Oops… I DDH’D It (Again) pours a very cloudy yellow-orange beer. The nose has a layered profile of orange juice, lemon bar, cream puff, passion fruit, guava, and some hints of alcohol. Meanwhile, the palate is composed of a similar profile of oranges, marmalade, and whisky. Flavors of brine, spice, and passion fruit follow as the beer warms. All of these flavors manifest as a medium-light bodied beer with a dry and puckery mouthfeel. Finally, this beer has a lingering finish of marmalades, peppers, and tea.
THE VERDICT
Overall, Oops I DDH’D IT (Again) offers a plethora of flavors on the nose and the palate, worthy of being labeled a hazy imperial beer. It seems all the effort and hops used to make this beer were worth it!
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