Hop Wired
Lawson's Finest Liquids in Waitsfield, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.07
|
|
Hop Wired is brewed for those who think and dream in hops. This hazy IPA satisfies that deep-down, can’t-get-enough-hops sensation. It delivers a full-sensory experience with a cloud-like mouthfeel, crisp character, and a burst of juicy citrus and tropical fruit hop flavors and aromas.
Sign up to add a tick or review
7.3/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Canned 4/21/26, drunk 5/30/26.
Juicy, fruity, zesty, tangy. Pushin' it on the pineapple-lemon-papaya twanginess. And yet, not all that aromatic. Basic white bread-like malts balance amply. Really not much individuality here, but it's clean enough.
That's about how it goes in the mouth. Moderately malty, dry enough on the finish. Very tangy-zesty, bordering too much twang/tanginess. Completely unremarkable and uninspired. Fairly bitter, which is good for the style. Keeps it from getting too sweet/sluggish. Citrus and tropical fruit. Nothing particularly wrong here (other than the boring, simple, sweetish malt and slightly twangy fruit), but it just feels like a completely uninspired way to put out a new beer just for the sake of it.
Juicy, fruity, zesty, tangy. Pushin' it on the pineapple-lemon-papaya twanginess. And yet, not all that aromatic. Basic white bread-like malts balance amply. Really not much individuality here, but it's clean enough.
That's about how it goes in the mouth. Moderately malty, dry enough on the finish. Very tangy-zesty, bordering too much twang/tanginess. Completely unremarkable and uninspired. Fairly bitter, which is good for the style. Keeps it from getting too sweet/sluggish. Citrus and tropical fruit. Nothing particularly wrong here (other than the boring, simple, sweetish malt and slightly twangy fruit), but it just feels like a completely uninspired way to put out a new beer just for the sake of it.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 30 May 2026
at 19:40
7/10
Tried
on 23 May 2026
at 00:57
7.3/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Murky gold with a large fluffy head that lingered and left great lacing. Tangy, sweetish and lightly boozy with strong tropical fruit. Long finish. Moderately full bodied
Tried
from Draft
at
Tapped Brick Oven & Pour House
on 17 May 2026
at 21:17
7.3/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: cloudy orange thickness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which settled off to leave some light foamy lace
Aroma: semi-citrusy to piney with bitter orange peel and grapefruit peel
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a bitter to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes piney/resinous with some bitter grapefruit peel
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium, somewhat sessionable but definitely that dry chalky sort of feel rolling across my tongue
Overall: not bad as an IPA but I don't see this as a true "New England" styled one.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: cloudy orange thickness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which settled off to leave some light foamy lace
Aroma: semi-citrusy to piney with bitter orange peel and grapefruit peel
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a bitter to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes piney/resinous with some bitter grapefruit peel
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium, somewhat sessionable but definitely that dry chalky sort of feel rolling across my tongue
Overall: not bad as an IPA but I don't see this as a true "New England" styled one.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2026
at 18:27
7.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Not bad, some thick hoppy character, semi-ripe citrus, mellow bitter pine and orange peel, sun-kissed malts. Soft resin. Mild lingering bitterness. Good one.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2026
at 20:22