Hoplar
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.27
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Dry-Hopped India Pale Ale Conditioned on Virginia Tulip Poplar Wood from CitiWood Urban Forest Products
Hardywood Hoplar is mahogany in color with a hearty, tan head and offers an aroma of grapefruit brûlée and pine needles, as well as delicate vanilla toffee and a hint of campfire. Medium- to full-bodied with assertive (100 IBUs) yet delightful hop bitterness, Hoplar is balanced with ample caramel malt backbone. A bit of earthy tannin from the Poplar harmonizes with the resinous hoppy character, which dissipates into a lingering finish.
Hardywood Hoplar is mahogany in color with a hearty, tan head and offers an aroma of grapefruit brûlée and pine needles, as well as delicate vanilla toffee and a hint of campfire. Medium- to full-bodied with assertive (100 IBUs) yet delightful hop bitterness, Hoplar is balanced with ample caramel malt backbone. A bit of earthy tannin from the Poplar harmonizes with the resinous hoppy character, which dissipates into a lingering finish.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Meridan Pint. Poured a clear amber yellow color, small off-white head. Flavor is citrus and resin, sweet, crisp. Also notes of hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2013
at 15:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 4
Overall 9.5
Wood and plantain aroma. Crystal clear amber, mediym yellow head. Woody orange, plantain, and elderberry flavor. Resinous, medium body. Exceptionally distinct. WOW!
Tried
on 31 Mar 2013
at 16:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with small white head. The aroma is floral hop and cascade. Thin mouthfeel with a sweet hop and light bitter finish. Easy to drink a good IIPA from Hardywood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2012
at 23:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the first Tap Into Virginia Cask Fest, Capital Ale House Downtown, 4/21/12. The cask was dry hopped with Amarillo, Citra, Cascade and Sorachi. Pours a hazy copper color with a medium sized fizzy head. Decent head retention. Aroma of resin, pine and herbal hops with some oak. The taste is citrus, pine and resin hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2012
at 21:41
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source, courtesy of stff, thanks guys!. Murky golden amber, small off white head. Aroma is hard to describe, since I’m not sure what poplar smells like, but it worked, in combination with split fresh wood, vanilla, citrus. Taste is less bitter than I expected, with hay, vanilla, pine. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2012
at 19:22