Hop Delusion
Karbach Brewing in Houston, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.25
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jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Hop Delusion from Karbach Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy golden and peach coloured body with a rich, thick, three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of alcohol, resin, grassy and herbal hops with a large perfume smell and some light sweetness. Full-bodied; Resinous flavour with a big piney and grassy flavour, some deep piney and bitter malty notes at the end with a well-balanced sweetness. Aftertaste shows a lot of hoppiness, some sweetness and a nice smooth malty flavour that shows well. Overall, a good Imperial IPA with a lot of focus on resin and deep hop bitterness with a solid malt character and some light sweetness. Great to try and well worth bringing back from Texas. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Central Market in Houston, Texas on 10-August-2013 for US$8.99 sampled at home in Washington on 23-November-2013.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Hop Delusion from Karbach Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Location: 22 oz bottle from Whole Foods - Kirby, 6/11/13
Aroma: The nose is sweet and hoppy, lots of grapefruit, some pine, and a little caramel
Appearance: It pours a hazy orange color with a frothy cream colored head and plus lacing
Flavor: Tastes pretty heavy on both sweet and bitter, with the citrus flavors being the dominant ones
Palate: The body is medium, it has a smooth feel, average carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: NBA Finals Game 3 on the hotel room TV and a DIPA in the glass...
I found this to be a close to excellent example of the style. I was really quite impressed. It is a bit sweet for the style, in fact, It is one of the sweeter DIPAs that I can remember enjoying this much.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Hop Delusion from Karbach Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at the Flying Saucer, Houston TX, 21/05/13. Lightly hazed golden amber with a thin off white head that retains well. Nose is caramel malt, hops, pine, grapefruit, light soap, mineral notes. Taste comprises orange pith, bitter grapefruit, caramel malt, sugars, light booze. Full bodied with soft carbonation, light warming booze in the finish allied to hop bitterness. OK DIPA - ticks the boxes.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Hop Delusion from Karbach Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
On tap at Petrol Station. Pours a clear copper with medium frothy white head that lasts awhile. The aroma is pine and grapefruit. Medium mouthfeel with citrus and grapefruit with light bitter finish. Very good.