Hop Wired
Lawson's Finest Liquids in Waitsfield, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.01
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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.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pour is a hazy peach with a large white head. Aroma is orange and tangerine citrus. Flavor is bitter orange peel with a little berry on the finish. Very thick mouthfeel with more citrus left on the tongue. This was a ok IPA. Plenty of citrus.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2026
at 22:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
a: slightly hazy golden coloured body | thinnish off-white head
a: citrus | biscuits | yeast
f: full oranges | crisp | fresh-cut grass
t: perfume | deep wheats | dry finish
o: good balance | fresh hops | more older school than new, somehow
16 ounce can | Lawson's Finest Liquids Brewpub: Waitsford, Vermont | 23-May-2026 | US$4,99 | canned: 22-April-2026 | sampled: 05-July-2026
a: citrus | biscuits | yeast
f: full oranges | crisp | fresh-cut grass
t: perfume | deep wheats | dry finish
o: good balance | fresh hops | more older school than new, somehow
16 ounce can | Lawson's Finest Liquids Brewpub: Waitsford, Vermont | 23-May-2026 | US$4,99 | canned: 22-April-2026 | sampled: 05-July-2026
Tried
from Can
at
Lawson's Finest Liquids
on 05 Jul 2026
at 21:45
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Novare Res Portland Maine. Unclear orange coloured, medium sized off-white head, citrusy and light floral nose. Citrusy, floral, light grassy and bit perfumed with bitterish finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Novare Res Bier Café
on 18 Jun 2026
at 01:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pours murky dark gold into a tulip. White head with a medium retention turns soapy as it recedes leaving spot lacing. Earthy caramel and pine aromas. Thick with tangerine and pine front to back. Dusty, medium length finish.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2026
at 00:15
7.3/10
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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
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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
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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
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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