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Mega Buster Double IPA
- Double / Imperial IPA
- 8.5% ABV
- Label approved Sep 11
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Nepenthe Brewing Co.'s Double / Imperial IPA. Label approved 11 September 2026; not spotted yet.
Stronger than 55% of the 1,362 Double IPA labels we've read.
From the label“Brewed & Double Dry-Hopped with Citra, Simcoe, Dolcita, and Triumph. Keep Cold · Drink Fresh”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 48–54°F (9–12°C)
- Glass
- Tulip: the narrow top holds the aroma in and the head up
About 240–275 calories and 19–28 g carbs
About 165 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Double / Imperial IPA. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 2nd of 2 labels we have from Nepenthe Brewing Co. It is one of 145 double / imperial ipa labels approved in September 2026. Its label was approved 2 days after it was submitted. The label names 4 hops — Citra, Simcoe, Dolcita and Triumph, and carries ddh on the front.
Brew it
The label names its hops (Citra, Simcoe, Dolcita…), which is enough for a real starting point.
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Style: IPABrewery: Nepenthe Brewing Co.