Hop Hooligans Playing Possum

Playing Possum

 

Hop Hooligans in Jilava, București - Ilfov, Romania 🇷🇴

  IPA Special
Score
6.51
ABV: 6.0% IBU: 40 Ticks: 4
DDH Northern IPA

A master of chaos hidden in plain sight. 👀

We took the new Aurora yeast from LalBrew for a ride and came up with the deceptive PLAYING POSSUM.

A DDH Northern IPA that keeps the crisp, bitter characteristics of a rich Westcoast, the crushability of a dry-hopped lager, and the heavy aromatics of a New England hazy boy. 🤹

Triumph hops take care of the hot side, with soft exotic citrus and some nice noble sensibilities, then El Dorado, Centennial and Cryo Pop on the DH drop the fruit truck on top of it all, with jellied lime zest, mango slices, canned pineapple and a soft bit of coconut flake. 🍍🍋🟩🥭

This one might bite, though. Careful.

Water, Grains (Heidelberg, Golden Promise, Chit malt), Hops (Triumph, El Dorado, Centennial, Cryo Pop), Yeast (LalBrew® Aurora)
 

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5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Goblet Beer Store, Zagreb. Hazy orange, small off-white head. Lightly hoppy, herbal, citrus, perfumy. Smooth, perfumy, citrus. Earthy, dry. Light, dry finish. Bland. Abrupt finish.

Tried from Draft at Goblet Beer Store - Zagreb on 06 Oct 2025 at 18:14


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Canned 500ml. -at Goblet Zagreb. Yellow/orange coloured, medium sized white head, citrusy and light caramel in the nose. Citrusy, herbal, light caramel, discreet piney and notes of grass with bit staleish touch in the finish.

Tried from Can at Goblet Beer Store - Zagreb on 05 Oct 2025 at 15:38


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Can at Goblet, thx to... someone, and then on tap some days after, thx Hrabren! Hazy yellow-orange body, off-whtie head. Corny, sweetish, resinous aroma. Lean, dry taste, corn again, resin, somewhat citric, dank, lightly bitter and astringent. Welll... this is weird.

Tried from Can at Goblet Beer Store - Zagreb on 03 Oct 2025 at 20:47


7

Magus, mõru, humalane, tsitrus, kuiv, herbaalne. Ok.

Tried from Draft on 19 Sep 2025 at 14:46