Hopsecutioner

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Brewery:

Terrapin Beer Company

Aroma:

Light Simcoe Orange Tangerine Nose

Appearance:

Beer is a beatiful bright yellow, amber colour. Slightly cloudy, hazy, pours with a low white head that settles out after the pour.

Flavor:

The beer is wonderful. It starts with the light citrus nose, but you are soon greeted with a flavorful citrus burst. Like a lemon, lime, orange medley combined with the wonderful bitter backbone. The middle of the tongue gets just a hint of malt sweetness that balances the nice carbonated bitterness that lingers with each drink.

Mouthfeel:

Tart crisp, well carbonated ale. Medium bodied and perfect malt hop balance for a hop slammed beer.

Overall Impression:

Wonderful ★★★★★

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I dont think this beer is incredibly fresh because I have seen it on the Yardhouse board for about a month. Unfortunately this is the first time I have tried it. I think fresh from a small keg this would be an amazing beer (as good as anything I have tasted to date). I would love a fresh one against Hop Henge and Double Jack just to compare.

My favorites have loads of hop varieties!

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India Pale Ale – Avery

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Brewery:

Avery Brewing Company

Aroma:

Distinct Avery aroma that persists in every beer I have tried of their’s. It has a surprisingly sweet, nose. Loaded with malt flavors, subtle banana esters, and bit of raisin.

Appearance:

Beer pours cloudy and bright yellow, a hue of amber exists. Pours with a nice head that quickly settles out and just sits on the rim of the glass. Head retention isn’t great.

Flavor:

Surprisingly malty. The first drink isn’t loaded with the American hop aroma’s you expect. The first drink is loaded with a big bodied, mellow, bitter malt backbone. The carbonation starts to swirl around the tongue and brings out more bitterness in the back of your mouth. Beer is much more malty than expected for style. Good flavor and has a British feel. None of the usual resin big pine citrus dry characteristics I usually associate with American IPA’s.

Mouthfeel:

Smooth, mellow, malty, surprisingly sweet, but bitter.

Overall Impression:

Fundamentally a good beer that has a different flavor than expected.

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ABV (Alcohol By Volume): 6.5%

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Red Chair

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Brewery:

Deschutes

Aroma:

Nice piney aroma smells simalr to cascade or simcoe. Covers a hint of toffee.

Appearance:

Beer pours with a perfect foamy head. Beautiful bright clear amber colour. Medium to light head retention stays with the beer. Picture perfect quality that comes with all Deschutes beer.

Flavor:

The taste starts with that nice piney nose. The beer has a nice English malt base and flavor that shares characteristics with Mirror Pond. The malts are biscuit like and soft almost (think carbonate). Its soft and has a chalky characteristic, but that is not bad, just true to the Mirror Pond family. Then the beer finishes with a nice crisp American bitterness. Amazing perfectly balanced ale.

Mouthfeel:

Medium/light soft mouthfeel with a light bitter finish. The beers softness really makes it unique.

Overall Impression:

★★★★★

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I am embedding a Vimeo video that I think accurately shows the passion and quality Deschutes puts into all their ales.

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Hopus

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Brewery:

Lefebvre brewery

Aroma:

Soft sweet light banana aromas. Light sour hop aroma that i would guess is Noble.

Appearance:

Pours with a small white head that dissapates. Low head retention. Cloudy light straw yellow colour that shines in the light. Pretty beer.

Flavor:

The beer starts with the aroma noted above. First taste the carbonation rushes to the tounge. It has a light spicy sweetness like a pepper with a dash of corriander. Then you notice the hop explosion. The beer has a huge bitter flavor that seems to rush the soft sweet malty body. The beer taste soft with a similar chalk charachteristic of Deshutes beers, but has loads of bitterness to follow. The Belgian charachteristics are undeniable and the soft sweet body coupled with the malts make this a unique and wonderful beer.

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46 Revival Red Ale

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Brewery:

Marshall Brewing Company

Aroma:

A big bold hoppy nose. I smell scents of Cascade that have spicy tangerine notes. In the background there is a malty toasted chestnut like aroma.

Appearance:

A beautiful bright deep amber red. The beer pours with a nice half inch foam head that lowers to a small layer on the top of the glass. Head retention is good.

Flavor:

This beer is hoppy. It starts with it’s tangerine notes and the first drink has a warming affect. The alcohol meets the carbonation and starts warming on the middle of the tongue. The beer has a nice sweet toasty malt backbone. It is sweet and adds complexity that reminds me of a toasted crouton. Very quickly the hop bitterness persist and hits the back of the tongue with a American hop slam. It leaves a tart bitter flavor on the tongue with a nice malty layer staying on the middle.

Mouthfeel:

Medium bodied, dry, crisp and dominated by the carbonation with the hop bitterness. Seems to cover some of the nice malts that are expected when viewing this ale.

Overall Impression:

Overall this is a wonderful beer. A nice American adaptation of the red ale. It is far to bitter for classic standards and might hide some of the more subtle malt flavors from the Melanoidin reactions that would resemble fresh bread from the local bakery. Very well done and delicious beer. Picture perfect.

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Probably Marshall’s best beer. Wonderful.

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McNellie’s Pub Ale

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Brewery:

Marshall Brewing Company

Aroma:

Light toffee notes otherwise little aroma noticed

Appearance:

Beautiful, Bright, and Cloudy Amber Orange. Pours with a good head that settles to a nice white rim. Moderate to good head retention.

Flavor:

This is a session beer. There is almost no or little aroma on the first drink. The beer is light and crisp in the mouth. There is a bit of malty toffee almost biscuit like flavor. There is low bitterness that blends well with the carbonation. The beer is good, but doesn’t have loads of flavor, which is standard for a session ale. The beer finishes with a nice tart finish.

Mouthfeel:

Light dry, well carbonated. Bubbles on your tongue. Slight bitterness on the finish.

Overall Impression:

Very good beer. Easy drinking ale that is supposed to replicate the pub ales of Ireland and England. I will say this is nothing like the great cask ales they pour in London or England, but it serves as a nice beer for any occasion when a refreshing light ale is desired.

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Imperial India Pale Ale – Green Flash

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Brewery:

Green Flash Brewing Companuy

Aroma:

Big Spicy Lemon with Pine. Nice bold aroma.

Appearance:

Very Bright Yellow/Orange. Clear for a IPA. Pours with a big frothy head and nice retention.

Flavor:

The flavor is almost as perfect as the beer looks. The first sip starts with the aroma. The lemon is very strong and coupled nicely with the resiny pine. The malt carries the beer up front. The carbonation hits the tongue and starts to release the flavor. The first part is a nice smooth malty body that seems absolutely perfect. It has wonderful flavor and balance, plus it has a dryness to it that continues to the finish. The carbonation seems to bring out the hop bitterness. The beer finishes with a nice big crisp bite that enhances the dry flavor. I can’t seem to describe the bitterness, except that it’s there.

Mouthfeel:

Medium to light bodied, but crisp, tart and dry. Perfect balance.

Overall Impression:

★★★★★

I think this is one of the most balanced, clean and flavorful Imperial IPA’s I have tasted. Others go a bit too far which takes away from the drinkability. This one doesn’t overdue anything and it has huge flavor. It is amazing.

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IBU (International Bitterness Units): 101

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ABV (Alcohol By Volume): 9.4%

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Sorachi Ace

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Brewery:

Brooklyn Brewing Company

Aroma:

Light lemon coriander notes. Slightly spicy like a Saison should smell like. Notes of pepper and lemon.

Appearance:

Light, pale and straw colour. Can’t identify it’s true colour because of my horrible glass situation. Amazing head retention and frothy head on pour.

Flavor:

The beer starts light and lemony. The first drink you are overwhelmed with carbonation and can definitively identify similarities to a dry champagne. The malt is light and crisp with no major flavor. Light peppery notes emerge most likely from the Belgian Yeast strain. It isn’t prominent but you can almost find a bubble gum note that sneak out of the Belgian Yeast. There isn’t much bitterness from the Sorachi Ace Hops, but they provide a nice aroma. I love this beer, but want to tinker with it. I think I will make with a Belgian Saison Yeast, a lager yeast, and might mix up the malt bill and try to pull out some fruity notes from the hops. I think this is an exciting beer and really makes me want to brew a couple batches.

Mouthfeel:

Light, bubbly, slightly tart, dry.

Overall Impression:

Love this beer and love the idea.

★★★★★

Make weird beer, have fun!

Comments:

This beer makes me want to brew. I can’t wait to make my single hop Sorachi Ace beer(s) now! Lots of variations coming.

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Malts: German two-row Pilsner Malt
Additions: Brewer’s white sugar
Hops: Oregon-grown Sorachi Ace
Yeast: Our special Belgian strain (primary); Champagne yeast (secondary)

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OG (Original Gravity): 15.7 Plato

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IBU (International Bitterness Units): 34

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Sneaky Pete

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Brewery:

Kysela Pere et Fils, Ltd paid Laughing Dog Brewery

Aroma:

Raisin notes and sweet. Doesn’t smell like an IPA at all.

Appearance:

Dark brown, but I am drinking from a Hampton Inn cup. Head retention almost doesn’t seem to exist.

Flavor:

Flavor always starts with aroma for me. It starts with the sweet raisin aroma (very disappointing). The sweetness transforms into a tingling warming bitterness. It has a tart finish. I feel like it is under attenuated by the sweetness from the malts. This is one of the most malty IPA’s I have tasted. It has a bit of a tootsie pop taste that warms with a bit of astringency as you finish the drink.

Mouthfeel:

Wet, watery, and sweet.

Overall Impression:

This is a shitty beer. Don’t buy it. I didn’t realize it was contract brewed for a liqour store before purchasing. Overall, I am not sure this even fits into an Imperial IPA category. Don’t waste your money on this beer.

★★★★★

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Contract Brewed

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75 Minute IPA

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Brewery:

Dogfish Head

Aroma:

Light peppery citrus hop aroma

Appearance:

Beatiful, bright yellow with a touch of haze. Pours with a huge head and great retention.

Flavor:

First drink my initial thought is over carbonation. The beer does seemto have a peppery borderline coriander note. It is very light and dry. A light pilsner backbone seems to support the beer, but i don’t taste the syrup that i expected. You would never know it was brewed with syrup in a blind taste test. Dogfish is known for unconventional beers that defy a style. I think this beer is technically great, but taste different than expected.

Mouthfeel:

Light, tart, dry

Overall Impression:

Slightly disappointing, but worth a try if you find it for the right price.

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