Hop Stimulator
Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.11
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Introducing Hop Stimulator, an IPA we've dosed with so much hops that drinking one is downright transformative. Resinous alpha and beta acids intertwine with a muscular all-malt body to create a beer that's so bold, it's... it’s... MONSTROUS!
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8/10
RB score 3.54
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2025
at 04:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy gold with medium white head leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is dank and citrus. Slick body, dank, grapefruit, melon, lingering bitterness, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2018
at 01:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Relatively clear light amber and copper coloured body with a good two centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of very piney and resinous hops with a nose of hop powder and some very high alpha acid contents, with a good deal of malt noticeable and some alcohol too of course. Medium-bodied; Assertive grassy and herbal hop flavours at first with a big dose of resin and even some grapefruit notes, but the malt balances it out quite nicely, just shows a good deal of the alcohol is left over. Aftertaste is fairly well-rounded with some hop bitterness from the citrus and resinous hops, but also a good balance and moderate sweetness from all of the sugars and malt, along with a balanced profile throughout. Overall, a nice Imperial IPA with a good amount of flavours and a solid profile and a smooth complexity near the end. Enjoyable and about right for the style, nothing more and nothing less. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Corner Store (Bait & Tackle) in West Palm Beach, Florida yesterday on 26-December-2017 for US$4,19 sampled in my hotel room here in Cocoa Beach, Florida just a few hours later on 26-December-2017.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2017
at 14:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pale. Nice citrusy, fruit hop, with a lot of bitterness. Pale malts are quite clean. This is a mellow, easy-drinking example of the style, despite the high ABV.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2017
at 19:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home Thursday night football. Yellowish orange. Nose is vegetal and fruity. Tastes of strawberry, honey, bread, green onion. Bitter and resinous. Sticky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2017
at 21:26
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2017
at 18:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Resinous nose, piny, oanges, honey. A bit oxidized as it is a little bit old. Nice hop balance with orange and big resins. Oily and full. This should be awesome fresh on tap.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2017
at 17:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Golden amber color. Big caramel nose with tons of white grapefruit, honey, oranges. Big sticky mouth with tons of grapefruit, caramel and oranges. A bit aged, but still fantastic.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2017
at 08:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. A- Caramel, breast, citrus. A- Orange color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Caramel, bread dough, citrus, subtle black pepper. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Particles in appearance suck but not bad taste wise. Kind of old school. Lots of caramel and breast notes. Doesn’t taste as big as a DIPA. Maybe it was a touch old but certainly not aggressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2017
at 07:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Lost and Found, pours a clear orange with some tight, white head. Nose has orange, pine, grass. Flavor follows, some malt, orange peel, pine, straw. Finishes bitter but dry. Unremarkable.dough,
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2017
at 15:11