River Horse Brewing Company Hop Hazard Pale Ale

Hop Hazard Pale Ale

 

River Horse Brewing Company in Ewing, New Jersey, United States 🇺🇸

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production
Score
6.34
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 39
Brewing the perfect ale is truly a balancing act ... Hazardous work you might say. With Hop Hazard our challenge was to hand craft a malt rich base that could counterbalance a combustible five-hop blend and still leave your taste buds with enough room to enjoy a unique, dry-hopped finish.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Certainly not pale, pours more of a brownish amber. Hops aroma, pretty well balanced as advertised.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:04


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12 oz. bottle. Pours hazy amber-brown with a light beige head. Aroma of citrus, caramel malt, herbs. Taste is caramel, tropical fruit, spruce, herbs, grass. Malty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2017 at 23:33


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours a slightly hazy copper from a bottle. Aroma of caramel, tropical and a little piney hoppiness. Flavor similar, hit of bitterness in the middle. Good beer.

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Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2015 at 20:01


6.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle: Pours orange-copper with a huge beige head. Caramel, orange, grass aroma. Taste is creamy, orange/caramel malts...soft peel/leafy bitter. A little breadheel. Nothing outstanding, but it’s a pretty good, solid, rich and hoppy APA.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2015 at 16:35


6.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Floral orange malt and orange peel aroma. Hazy golden yellow with large light tan head. Sweet orange malt and moderately bitter herbal orange peel flavor. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2015 at 19:34


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Deep amber with a slight, off-white, head. Sweet, hoppy aroma, with some citrus fruit and a whiff of pine. Flavour was similar, leading to a dryish finish. Fine.

Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2015 at 08:06


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 355 ml at Breukelen Beer Merchants, Brooklyn. Pours amber with beige head. Citrus, caramel, light bitterness, earthy. light to medium bitterness.

Tried from Bottle from Breukelen Bier Merchants on 14 Feb 2015 at 12:33


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample, draught, 4 ounces, during the Bacon and Beer Fest in New York with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on July 26 2014; eye: coppery, thin sheet of beige head, light lacing; nose: resinous hops, pine, fruity, pineapple; mouth: resinous hops, pine, fruity, pineapple, light orange, dry finale in hops with presence of astringency, medium body, good carbonation, mildly bitter, slightly sweet, lightly harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, 4 onces, durant le Bacon and Beer Fest à New York avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 26 juillet 2014; œil : cuivrée, mince couverture de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, pin, fruité, ananas; bouche : houblon résineux, pin, fruité, ananas, léger orange, finale sèche en houblon avec présence d’astringence, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, moyennement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien

Tried on 20 Nov 2014 at 16:25


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Need label. Pours cloudy amber with off white head. nose/taste of earthy caramel, hops and pine/resin. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2014 at 20:45


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 ounce bottle. Pours a hazy light brown color with a thick rocky beige head. Slight grainy toasted malt aroma. Rich toasted malt flavor. Notes of caramel, nuts and vanilla. Nice balance with spicy hops in finish. Overall, a decent full-bodied flavorful ale.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2014 at 18:41