Hop Henge (-2006)
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.31
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Who knows what inspired the ancients to build Stonehenge--or what inspired us to build Hop Henge in its likeness. But build it we did, out of wrapped bales of whole-flower hops out on the brewery lawn. Like the rest of the Bond Street Series, Hop Henge highlights the creativity and curiousity of our brewers. Bolder than its English ancestors, with huge hops and a bitter finish, this IPA is no wallflower.
NOTE: This is the original version. In 2007 it was bumped up to an IIPA. See that entry here.
NOTE: This is the original version. In 2007 it was bumped up to an IIPA. See that entry here.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thanks to Droopy49 for this! Long lasting, creamy off white head with a medium amber body. Well balanced, but not too extreme. Nice dry finish that follows a predictable west coast IPA flavor and aroma profile.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2006
at 14:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
pours a bronze With a very Tall cream head. The smell is GREAT. This beer has a GREAT Hop tast. Well of cures look at the name. I like this A++
Tried
on 17 Mar 2006
at 18:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2006 bomber shared by Muzzlehatch on 3/12/06
Riveting, bright amber-auburn-peach, with a huge, creamy, beige head. Sticks to the glass in huge clumps. Very well retained. Light haziness to the beer as well, with tiny bubbles working their way to the surface.
Toasty, hoppy and full of light, fresh yeast at first. Sourish peaches and a very hefty citrus and floral hop profile. Perfuminess and a dry, tangy hoppiness (guess that was the sourish peaches I just mentioned) with ilght pine resin on the very end. The bitterness really works its way in quickly and sets up. Toasty, lightly acidic munich and sweet caramunich malts (or just plain caramel/crystal malt) provide light breadiness as well.
Very first sip is very spicy and flowery, with a dash of citrus zest to liven things up even more. Caramel gets a bit heavy through the middle, seemingly dulling (or balancing?) the hoppiness up front, but light cherries, apples and the finishing pine help clear it. Very low, bottle conditioned, carbonation. Apricots and nectarines, with plenty of dry fruit skins mixing with warming alcohol (not harsh) overcompensates on the end, for the sweet middle of the beer. Soft, gentle, spacious mouthfeel. Creamy, borderline syrupy as well.
Riveting, bright amber-auburn-peach, with a huge, creamy, beige head. Sticks to the glass in huge clumps. Very well retained. Light haziness to the beer as well, with tiny bubbles working their way to the surface.
Toasty, hoppy and full of light, fresh yeast at first. Sourish peaches and a very hefty citrus and floral hop profile. Perfuminess and a dry, tangy hoppiness (guess that was the sourish peaches I just mentioned) with ilght pine resin on the very end. The bitterness really works its way in quickly and sets up. Toasty, lightly acidic munich and sweet caramunich malts (or just plain caramel/crystal malt) provide light breadiness as well.
Very first sip is very spicy and flowery, with a dash of citrus zest to liven things up even more. Caramel gets a bit heavy through the middle, seemingly dulling (or balancing?) the hoppiness up front, but light cherries, apples and the finishing pine help clear it. Very low, bottle conditioned, carbonation. Apricots and nectarines, with plenty of dry fruit skins mixing with warming alcohol (not harsh) overcompensates on the end, for the sweet middle of the beer. Soft, gentle, spacious mouthfeel. Creamy, borderline syrupy as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2006
at 15:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Slightly hazy dark amber colour. Fresh woodsy hop aroma with caramel and breadcrust malt. The body is a bit sticky, but gets creamier towards the finish. Rich hop bitterness is well-balanced by bready malts. Well-rounded. Lip-smacking hop finish. Pretty good fresh, but the way this hop character is, it will be probably be total crap in six months. Definitely enjoy this now!
Tried
on 13 Mar 2006
at 22:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A cloudy amber ale with a tan head that laces your glass. Very hoopy aroma, with a nice bitter hop taste and aftertaste.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2006
at 13:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Clear copper colour, average head. Rich citric grapefruit aroma. Dyish and completely dominated by juicy hops. The maltiness is firm, but apart from some notes of cookies it doesn’t lend to much flavour to the beer, just ody. The finish continues to be predominantly hop aromatic, even though there is a great deal of bitterness. An uncomplicated but very enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2006
at 01:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle Pours a hazy slightly orange auburn. Very nice, dense offwhite head with real staying power. Aroma is very carmelish and lots of piney hops. Sweet malt flavors, but subdued. Quite strong bittering with grapefruit pith notes. Full heavy mouth feel and long, bitter aftertaste. Bitter bu not as much flavor as I had hoped. Can’t go far wrong with Deschtues though...
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2006
at 21:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Reddish amber beer with a nice off-white head. Big grapefruit and mango aroma. Nice fruity hop flavor - grapefruit, lots of resins. Underlying malt sweetness. Nice lingering bitterness. Some tannins coming through.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2006
at 13:37