Rush River Brewing Company Double Bubble (365 Day 284)

By scot in 365 Days of American Craft Beer, Beer on Sunday, September 11th, 2011

Rush River Double Bubble

I have a hard time of pairing American craft beer together. Maybe that isn’t clear: when I have multiple beers, I don’t always know which order to review them so that I can appreciate each beer distinctly, allowing for its’ character to come through.

This past Thursday, Rich and I had a couple of big DIPAs, including Citra Double IPA, before settling on a bottle of Double Bubble by Rush River Brewing Company for our third offering. We were both underwhelmed in spite of recommendation by the beer guy at the beer store he purchased it from in Wisconsin. We both rated in the low average range (7.0 overall).

So what does as this have to do with beer number 284?

I revisited Double Bubble. I was wondering what this beer would be like on its own, especially to make the beer guy recommend. Much better, the flavors and aromas come through to distinguish the beer as a solid offering. One that I would recommend myself. This is a lighter DIPA in terms of west coast appeal. If you are looking for a nice DIPA that won’t crush your palate and is very drinkable, Double Bubble should be on your list. Enjoy!

Aroma: 7 (25%), Taste: 8 (25%), Look: 9 (15%), Drinkability: 8 (35%), Overall: 7.9

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