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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - lots of sharp citrus on the nose. Clear gold with a thin white head. Skunky hops, bitterness up front and lingers as grapefruit pith. Not bad for a wet hop, but nothing that stands out. Also not sure how they do this year round.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2014
at 19:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa. Colour is clear golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, sweetness, hops and malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2013
at 11:50
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tap. Pours clear amber with a small off white head that dissipates slowly with good lacing. Aroma is strong passion fruit, grapefruit, malt and notes of pine. Flavor is much the same with passion fruit the dominant note. Medium sweet and lightly bitter. Medium body, oily and rich textured. I really liked this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Oct 2012
at 16:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draught @ the brewpub. Rated on 21.07.2012
Aroma is fruity and sweetish with mango and some resin. Flavour is sweet and slightly floury(!) with apriocot. A bit too sweet but not bad anyway.
Aroma is fruity and sweetish with mango and some resin. Flavour is sweet and slightly floury(!) with apriocot. A bit too sweet but not bad anyway.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2012
at 23:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are wauv flowers!, but also sweet malt,fruits and hops. Yummy!
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2012
at 21:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
CBC on tap-pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma is floral/lemon. Taste is floral/spice/some lemon hops with some bite, 2nd light malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2012
at 06:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Earthy, barnlike hop aroma with some grapefruit on the end. Clear as can be deep golden-orange with white head and nice lacing. Lots of bitterness. Oily sticks to the tongue. Earth and barn hops without citrus. Some funky estery residual from the hops.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2011
at 21:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap. Pours with a clear golden body with a large and resilient white head. Great lace. Aromas are hoppy, citrusy, orange, herbal, grainy and bready with medium esters. Nice and hoppy. Flavors are fruity, dry, citrus, grainy, light herbal and grassy notes. Estery. Bready and grainy malt bill. Very drinkable. Well attenuated, dry, lively bubbles, easy drinking. A great session beer!
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2011
at 09:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
big grassiness. A touch sour. Light bodied with some fruitiness. The hops are very distinctive. Nice light pale ale.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2011
at 16:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Pours pure gold with off white head and spotty lacing. The mild aroma hits with citrus and spice hops with a modest background of sweet malts. The taste is fresh crisp delicious hops right up front with spice hops and some grapefruit. The hops move toward grassy-leafy by midway. The bitterness increases as the finish approaches but allows for a moment or two of sweet malt to rise up and be heard. It ends dry with a bit of sour mouth pucker sensation.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2009
at 23:12