Hop Slayer Double IPA
Wild Onion Brewery in Lake Barrington, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.78
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ben4321 (11522) reviewed Hop Slayer Double IPA from Wild Onion Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Location: Draft at 4th Ave Pub, 3/16/13
Aroma: This one has a pretty decent hop aroma, with some resin, citrus, and a bit of caramel
Appearance: This one pours a clearish golden-orange color with an off-white head
Flavor: Tastes as expected, mid-plus bitter, not the juiciest or cleanest hop profile, but a solid one
Palate: The body is medium, it has a pretty solid but not amazing mouthfeel, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: Overall, I thought this was a solid beer, but I didn't think this was a great example of the style. It certainly isn't a bad beer, but in this style it's kind of middling, and probably a little closer to the bottom than the top.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pour is a cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is citrus rine with some dank hop resin. Flavor is sweet at first then come a bit of pine/citrus hop. Finish has some hop bitterness. I would not call this an imperial IPA as the hoppyness is there but not over the top. Still as an IPA this is soild.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can at Paul’s. Pours amber with off white head. Nose/taste of hops, resin, dank hops, pine and apple. Dryish slightly bitter finish. Medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12oz can courtesy of Brian. Dull orange-brown with a lacy off-white head. Peach apricot aroma, some previous rater nailed it in that regard. Mellow and earthy, with some lasting sugary sweetness and strawy hops. Drinkable, quite mild for the style. Not quite a double IPA for sure. Still a pretty enjoyable offering, maybe a little overpriced.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Hop Slayer Double IPA from Wild Onion Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Hazy golden color, thick white head, solid lacing. Aroma of floral pine. Taste is not over the top, but smooth and balanced pine. Nice.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Refrigerated can from JoePessie. Pours deep copper with nice off-white head. Some lacing, medium body, resinous texture, medium carbonation and pine aroma. Taste is citrus, lots of pine, and bitter hop finish. Not balanced, too much pine, won’t be seeking out.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Purchased at Armanetti’s in Chicago, IL; enjoyed on the Friday of Halloween weekend, just waiting to see some bad costumes over the weekend. Appearance is a cloudy vibrant golden amber with a rich white head that laces to the glass. Aroma of pure hops, somewhere between citrus and floral, a bit of bready malt in the back end. Taste is overtly bitter, like rip the enamel from your tooth bitter, and the citrus notes give it kind of a sweet / sour like quality, but not in a bad way. Heavy body, medium carbonation, definitely on the sweeter side for the style, not bad though.