XHops Purple
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company in Decorah, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Series Out of Production|
Score
7.14
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Deep in the labs at TG, through the vaulted door, down the steps, and past the room labeled "Beware the Leopard" lies an experiment forgotten. For over a year it remained dormant, calculating the precise moment of return to unleash the ultimate blend of hops. Finally, escape! This unbridled force descends upon the unsuspecting Masses. Can you handle it?
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Cloudy orange with a short white head. Pineapple, orange, lime aroma. Taste is pineapple, orange malt, orange-peel bittering. Very juicy....the aroma is incredible..... Also, points for a nicely obscure "Hitchhikers Guide" reference in the description.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2015
at 16:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
22oz bottle pours a hazy gold with some cloudy, white head. Nose is a bit rubbery, some dried citrus, herbs, orange, some passion fruit. Flavor is gristy, orange jam, hardly any bitterness, flower pollen. Medium bodied, crisp finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 21:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at the DC Expanded Sour Tasting. Shared by nimbleprop, thanks! Poured a hazy golden orange color with a small off-white, fluffy white head. Aroma was sweet citrus, some light hazy pine notes. Caramel character, some light herbal hops in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2015
at 02:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the DC Expanded Sour Tasting. Shared by nimbleprop, thanks! Hazy golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral notes, citrus, light caramel. Tastes of floral notes, citrus, light pine. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2015
at 23:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of nimbleprop, thanks! We were all surprised that the beer is not purple, but what can you do? Hazy yellow color. Nice floral perfumy aroma. Taste is fresh hay, light licorice, subtle scallion. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2015
at 13:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Thanks to RecceG for this one! Pours cloudy orange amber, medium creamy off-white head, dissipates fairly quickly but laces well. Aroma is light, notes of pine, spruce, mint, some herbal things, bready malt. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter, very strong bready malt backbone along with herbal and piney hops. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Not bad, and certainly not harsh in any way, but the hop profile is not really my thing, and there is too much bready malt backbone.
Tried
on 17 May 2015
at 16:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bomber. $8.99. Unfiltered murky orange-tan body. Respectable glass lacing off-white head. Rindy grapefruit aroma. Sort of reminds me of the SN Neomexicanus...RIndy citrus, earthy, straw,hints of melon. More depth than most TG beers, but that isn’t necessarily a good thing. It sort of has an equal Bitter thing going on as well as APA. As with most TG beers, the aromas and flavors get better after it sits out at room temperature for 15 minutes to a half hour. There is an almost honey tinged tone to the deep, fresh, juicy hop tones. Honey marmalade juicy hop vine finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2015
at 23:14