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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Hopped-Up Blonde Ale, 5.4%ABV
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
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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft pour pint at Toronado, San Diego. Soft cloudy character to this golden pour. Thick cream cake head. Citrus rind hops jump out. Smooth taste. Lemon and citrus hops, balancing grain, but remains cool. Melon taste later. Pretty smooth IPA. Solid IPA here.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2018
at 05:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold orange. Orange peel, floral, tangerine, toffee, biscuit. Medium body. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Nov 2018
at 22:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Russian River Brewpub, Santa Rosa. Pours clear golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, fruity hops, peach, light tropical fruit, citrus. Flavor is light bitter, malt, grass, fruity hops, citrus. Medium body, average carbonation, light bitter finish. 200718
Tried
on 20 Jul 2018
at 21:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Light amber, medium head. Soft and sweet, with a mellow, almost herbal character.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2017
at 20:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Good Hop, Oakland. Pours cloudy golden, white head. Moderate hoppiness, some pine, citrus, malty, biscuit. Bitter finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Good Hop
on 18 Sep 2017
at 11:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at City Beer, pours a hazy copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out dry piney hops and crisp crackery malt. Flavour is dry and fresh, with lots of bitter dry piney hops and a crisp crackery malt backbone. Clean, fresh and easy to drink, but not particularly exciting. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2017
at 21:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Toranado SD. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has a combination of straw and grass with a touch of pine supporting. Flavor has the same straw and grass combination with a bit of pine and citrus underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2017
at 23:21
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
From tap at Toronado, San Francisco. Clear golden color with white to off white head. Light malty and heavy hoppy aroma, floral, grassy, pine, citrusy fruity and tropical fruits. Light sweet and heavy bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2017
at 15:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Clear pale gold, white head. Aroma of citrus and pine. Taste is citrus, pine, grapefruit, resinous, floral notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Feb 2017
at 23:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at the brewpub. Pours clear golden. Should have drunk this before the Dribble Belt, but here we are. Still a greatly balanced beer, very bitter, but it works nicely with the lively carbonation and the dry palate. Flowery and beautiful.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2017
at 00:34