Happy Hops Blonde Ale
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.34
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Not really a Blonde Ale, not a Pale Ale, not an IPA. Happy Hops is a light colored refreshing ale with a pronounced hop character from the experimental 369 variety (Mosaic).
You may also see a special version of this beer once a year called Happy Hops Harvest, which is brewed with fresh "wet" hops grown locally.
Available year round
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Draught from russian river. Pours lightish. Medium body. Fairly earthy aroma. Ok.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On a four beer flight at Stadium Brewing on 10th April 2025. Golden body, white crown. Hoppy little number with both piney and citrusy notes on a solid malt base.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(Bottle) clear bright yellow color with a medium tall white head; aroma of tropical fruit; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
14th February 2025. Pours clear and golden, aroma is aromatic, citrus and fresh. Taste is clean and aromatic, floral. Another decent IPA from Russian River, this one at Working Class, North Park San Diego
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From tap at Toronado, San Francisco. Aroma is fruity and piney hops with citrus, biscuity malt and notes of tropical fruits. Dry-ish bitter finish. Body is medium. Smooth and well-hopped APA.
Hops and some malts, not very prominent. Taste is hoppy, crispy, with low to moderate bitterness. Balanced and nice.
7-4-8-4-15=38
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
Super tasty well-crafted beer! Aromas are a bit muted fresh resin hops with some dry grain and house dust, Flavors are bursting fresh tropical and stone fruit hops with a little citrus and resin. Excellent balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. Finish follows flavors. Wish I had gotten more of this one.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Pours hazy pale golden with a small white head. Aroma's piney hops and citrus. Retronasal follows this. Flavour is light malty sweet and light bitter. Medium bodied. Dry moderate bitter finish.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Golden with a white head - Herbal hop aroma - Malt body with a hop flavour that is herbal and has a good bitterness - The herbal hop bitterness goes into the finish - This was good
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Vollmundig hopfiger, spritzig herber Beginn. Harzig hopfig, minimal bitter, was konstant bleibt, langer Nachhall. 10/10/12/12//12
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