Pipeworks Ninja Vs Unicorn Double IPA

Ninja vs. Unicorn celebrates the epic battle between two of the biggest hop-heads of lore. Brewed with over five pounds of hops per barrel, this unfiltered double IPA is sure to please the most discerning hop lover. Whether you’re rooting for the mythical horned horse or the deadly assassin of the east, we hope you’ll enjoy Ninja vs. Unicorn. Bottle Art by Jason Burke ink & lead Designs

Bottling Dates:

Batch 003 : 3/3/12

Batch 008: 4/9/12

Batch 013: 5/15/12

Batch 018: 6/18/12

Batch 025: 7/24/12

Batch 033: 8/28/12

3.9

700 reviews

Chicago, United States

Community reviews

3.6 A hazed dark amber DIPA with a thick frothy lacing mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with dank resinous floral hops, grapefruit, light sulfur, still robust. In mouth, caramel malt with resinous floral hops, rye, alcohol warmth, very nice. Batch 13.

4.1 Can. Clear and golden with a pretty big and standing head. The aroma has nice floral perfumes. It drinks with a slippery mouthfeel, oily, laden with hoppy acids. Quite nice. (#7917, 3/2021)

4.0 On tap at Man in the Moon. Hazy golden with a medium white head. Hops, grapefruit, citrus and some mango. Bitter finish. A nice one.

3.7 Can. Pours lightly hazy orange with a large, frothy off-white head, long retention. Heavy orange juice hops, light pineapple hops, medium hop bitterness, medium sweet bread malt, and a dry finish. Medium-full body and medium carbonation.

3.5 Pours a clear yellow orange color with a soapy white head. Aroma of citrus, tropical fruit, and resin. Citrus flavor with grapefruit and pine. Solid hop bitterness. Nice beer.

3.9 Slight haze yellow orange color with a white head. Tropical fruit pine aroma. Tropical fruit little resin slight malt flavor. Medium body. Easy drinking for a double.

3.7 Typical pour seen nowadays in a hazy IPA. Body was amber in color, moderately cloudy, and formed a two finger thick head. The smell was modestly hoppy, providing aromas of pineapple, peach, and melon. The taste was tangy and tropical and the first flavor that came to mind was melons. The bitterness was quite low, and the finish acidic. The body was medium thick, and the mouthfeel was slick. Pretty hyped beer per the reviews, but I fail to see many major distinguishing characteristics.

3.6 16 oz can pours an amber color with a small white head. Aromas of citrus, pine, grapefruit. Medium bodied, creamy, very nice.

3.8 Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Summer fruit and citrus aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light summer fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger with light summer fruit.

3.4 Can. Dusty haze in color and contrast, amber gold. Nice thin head when poured and like a good cigar the head last. Flavor profile starts with pine and dark fruit, a bit of nut and oak before leaving and lasting with wheat and honey. Aftertaste is more pine and a tiny bit of mango. I found this IPA satisfying and crushable, easy for those new to IPA’s and one those that enjoy IPA’s will also approve of.

3.8 Can - lightly hazy gold with a reasonably thick head - surprisingly light and crushable for the style, the abv really doesn’t make itself known much until the finish - clean, lean, lightly sweet maltiness serves as the foundation for juicy citrus hops up front and peppery, lightly spicy hops on the back end - solid.

4.3 Pours clear topaz with a thick and persistent porcelain head. Aroma delivers resiny hops, tangy and sweet grapefruit and orange, fresh malt, tropical and funky hints. Flavor provides rich piney hops, a little bitterness, with grapefruit, orange and tropical fruit plus crisp malt and a funky hint. Texture offers good body and peppy fizz, and a sharp evergreen and fruity finish. Who will win?

3.0 Can. Pours a cloudy golden yolk color with a thin white head that lasts. Taste is of pine, resin, hops dark fruit, citrus and malt. Slightly cleaner aroma. Has a decent body with a slight bitter finish. Overall, good, but for me not that great.

3.5 Can pour, cloudygold color. Sweet pine sap aroma. Flavors of dank pineapple, sap and caramel. Solid malt notes like whole grain bread underpin the hops.

4.2 Can from Bottle Baron. Hazy deep golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of tangerine and sugared grapefruit. Flavour of orange and pine. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. A fantastic DIPA, clean, well balanced and very easy to drink.

3.7 Can. 1 pint. Pours golden yellow colour with moderate white head. Sweeter, apricots, ripen pineapple, tangerines in the aroma. Notes of peaches, tangerines, pineapple in the taste. Lots of hop character in the end. Mosaic forwarded, rather classical hop bomb. Do not like rather sweet aftertaste.

3.5 Keg at All In Beer Fest 2019-11-02 Göteborg AR: sour cherries, tropical fruity AP: hazy coppery, white head F: sour cherries, tropical fruity

3.8 Pretty hazy yellowish color with a nice frothy white head. Aroma is ripe pineapple, mango, hops, sweet candy sugar. Taste is a little dull. Not that complex. Pine, little grapefruit, citrus. ripe tropical fruit. Smooth mouthfeel.

3.6 Sampled at All In Beer Fest 2019. Clear golden. Bready malt, piney and perfumy hops. Dry, medium bitterness. Classic DIPA.

3.8 Can, shared. Thanks, Justin! Smells very much like a hazy New England style brew, buzzy, fuzzy, and fruity. Flavors also juicy fruity, but then the hop attack hits. Bittering becomes harsh. From mid palate to finish it is tangy, with mild flat fruitiness. Medium-heavy body. Pretty good. Very rough and rude.

4.0 Light tasting ipa that is crisp with grapefruit that overtakes the flavor. One of the best IPAs ever.

3.8 Pale hazy gold. Fruity pebbles aroma.Good malts, mild bitter. Med sweet.I would get again.

4.2 Bright yellow orange pour. Haze and bright fruit. Juicy pineapple, mango and a touch of dank hoppiness. Fresh and super juicy. Medium-full bodied but not overly sweet. Juicy and a bit fruity. Intensely aromatic. Tropical fruit, orange and a bit of grapefruit. The booze comes through the middle but it’s pretty solid. Bright and delicious.

3.5 Draft. Cloudy golden body. White frothy head. Aroma of grapefruit, citrus, light pine, toasted grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery/sticky texture, lively carbonation. Sweet with tastes of citrus, grapefruit, pine. Tasty.

3.4 Draught, 150ml at Agenturet Øl og Vinbar. Filmy layer, cloudy warm golden body. Spotty lacing. Peachy nose, hints of grain, promising. Good taste of peaches, grassy hops, and piney notes towards a rounded hop fruity ending. Well bodied. Nice. (Tromsø 21.09.2019)

3.1 Draft. Pours a medium, well retained, off white head, with layered lacing, over a hazy dark yellow (SRM 4) body.......nose is pine, resin, earth, hints of fruit, mild malts, balance to the hops......taste is pine, resin, hints of fruits, mild malts, lingering hop bitterness......mouth feel, medium slightly sticky body, alcohol, moderate carbonation. The hops are dominant in aroma and flavor, and the beer misses some of the I/DIPA style.

3.6 Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Hazy gold with a white head. Peach, some banana cake, green hops aroma, bitter, hoppy and dry taste. Medium body, bitter finish.

3.9 8/3/19 - Chicago, IL - Ramen-San Restaurant - 16 oz can. Pours a hazy medium gold. Light, sticky snow white head that sticks around, light lacing. Aroma has some sweet doughy accents, some piney essence. Flavor is full-bodied with plenty of fresh hoppy grapefruity goodness with some maple syrup and passion fruit thrown in there for good measure. Sweet doughy accents in the back end with a hint of vanilla. Sticky thick mouthfeel. Very solid. Rating #10 Chicago vacation.

3.4 16oz can. Pours a golden color with a foamy head. Aroma is mostly pineapple and grapefruit. Taste of grapefruit, tropical fruit with and bit of pine and malt in the background. Some bitterness that lingers into the finish. Medium body, fruity, quite hoppy and overly sweet. Loved the can artwork.

4.1 16 oz can. Hazy golden pour with a large bubbly white head. Aroma is very floral and very fruity, also some cut grass and resin. Really nice bear. Grapefruit, banana, lemon peel, and a light piney finish. Velvety feel and clean finish.