Hopalicious
Ale Asylum in Madison, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.17
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Eleven separate additions of cascade hops give this American pale ale its lush citrus aroma and bold hop flavor without crazy bitterness.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cloudy amber, with a stable, ivory head. Aroma is sugary, orange malt. Taste is a very mild orange-peel.... creamy, soft. Minimal bittering. Very easy and pleasant.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2013
at 17:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Orange, peel and malt aroma. Hazy golden yellow with large off-white head. Sweet orange malt and moderately bitter orange peel flavor. Body a bit light.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2013
at 17:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. Great beer. Aroma and taste of grapefruit and citrus with a good dose of pine and some nice caramel malt. Great beer. I would like to try this again, just this time, Ill try it before I have a good dose of other beers.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2012
at 19:16
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nice rich and hazy copper coloured body with an amber and almost ruby tint with a nice two centimetre tall tan head - this is what an APA should look like! Aroma of rich deep citrus, resinous and piney hops with a strong malt backbone and even hints of caramel sweetness and alcohol - very nice indeed. Medium-bodied; Nice hoppy flavour at first with a good pungent citrus and slightly piney note with a smooth and almost light malt backbone - very nice and perfect for the style. Aftertaste shows complexity and well-rounded qualities with the hops and malt balanced by some light sweetness and a hint of airy fruity flavours. Overall, a very nice and almost perfect APA that rivals Tuppers for the best in the style, but if I could have this everyday, it would be nice, but it’s even better that I can get Hop Pocket Ale everyday! I sampled this twelve ounce stubby bottle purchased from Three Cellars in Franklin, Wisconsin on 05-September-2012 for US$1.89 sampled at home in Washington on 27-November-2012.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Nov 2012
at 22:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a clear gold color with a small white head. Aroma is straight up piney hops. Taste is straight up piney hops. Well maybe (just) a bit more. Some grapefruit possibly. A dry bitter pale ale that seems much closer to an IPA. Light bodied, sharp, and well carbonated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2012
at 16:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A lightly hazed golden ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, nice floral hops with catnip notes, biscuit malts, very nice. In mouth, a nice smooth biscuit malt with nice citrusy hops, nice and smooth, clover notes, very nice. On tap at the Istmus Beer and Cheese, Jan 21 2012.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jan 2012
at 20:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Cloudy, deep golden body. Frothy white head, slowly diminishing. Hop aroma of citrus, sweet orange juice, grapefruit, caramel, toasted grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture and lively carbonation. Flavor leaves more raw hop taste than aroma would suggest. And it’s not as sweet as expected. Similar in many ways to Alpha King, but not as bold in body or flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2011
at 18:05
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle from Steve’s Mineral Point Madison, WI. Pours a hazy amber color with a large frothy tan head. Good head retention. Big floral hops in the aroma with some faint malts. The taste is fresh grapefruit notes, some other citrus hop notes and pale malts. Medium bodied. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2011
at 16:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Purchased at Breeze Thru Liquors in Milwaukee, WI; enjoyed on the day I quit my job. Man I need this!!! Appearance cloudy golden/amber with rich white, frothy head. Aroma of pure citrus/floral hops with notes of grapefruit and other fruit characteristics. Taste is pretty well balanced with an obvious tilt on the hop end, a touch of sweetness from the citrus notes with dried apricot, definitely bitter and smooth at the same time, caramel malts come out in the back end. Carbonation is good, definitely a hoppier APA. Enjoyable!
Tried
on 27 Jun 2011
at 16:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle, $1.50 in mix-a-six at Woodman’s. Date code: 010311. Don’t let a hoppy beer like this sit around. Pop open: light color like a golden ale, but a nice froth of foam in IPA texture. Smacky hop aroma: orange Dreamsicle, a bit of pine. Amazingly, this is not a hop bomb. Just a fine beer with a pronounced hop balance. Tastes as it smells, with additional apricot and fir needles. An idea of juniper, too. Very easy drinking,too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2011
at 20:35