Hoptimus Prime
Ruckus Brewing Company in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.96
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Brewed for Union Jacks. Formerly Legacy Hoptimus Prime. Aggressively formulated with five different hop varieties, Hoptimus Prime is then dry hopped for two weeks, ensuring a MASSIVE hop flavor and aroma. Perfectly balanced with three types of malt, Hoptimus Prime is truly the pinnacle of hop flavor.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22 oz bottle. Pours a hazy golden orangeish color. Aroma of citrus with a great deal of floral hop aroma to it. Slightly alcoholic finish to me, but a decent enough IIPA, if slightly forgettable if not for the name and label.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2008
at 01:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Had this on tap at the Brickskeller. Pours a hazy gold with a frothy white head. Aroma is hoppy, heavy on the lemons. Flavor is all bitterness and hops, the light malt gives very little backing. Finish is a little sticky and bitter. I think IIPAs should have a nice, complimentary malt component to round things out. Lacking that malt, this beer was a little one dimensional for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2008
at 09:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours medium gold into a tulip. White head recedes leaving spot lacing to skim surface. Grapefruit aromas. Crisp and smooth with upfront resin and a strange aspartame and grapefruit finish.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2008
at 19:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Growler fill from Bellport Beer - I usually don’t care for Legacy, but with a name like this, how could I resist? - perfectly clear copper beer, with a very thin lace - strong hop resin aroma, with a fairly present sweetness underneath, with a mix of tropical fruits, like orange, pineapple, mango - fairly light-bodied for it’s strength, but it still has an oiliness to it - spicy, earthy, grassy hops dominate at first, and leave a strong, tongue tingling bitterness throughout - fairly sweet malt comes through in the middle, but doesn’t become sticky - tropical fruits show themselves, but not very strongly - this is pretty much hop/sweetness interplay, lacking any additional depth - a fairly common drawback to the style, but a valid criticism none-the-less.
Tried
from Growler
on 10 Feb 2008
at 19:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled on draft this beer poured a vibrant golden color with a very large yellow-white head. The aroma was strong piney and grapefruity hops. The flavor was piney and grapefruity hops with a light malty undertone. The hops coat the tongue and really linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2007
at 20:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Capital Ale House - Innsbrook. Hazy dark amber body with a medium creamy white head. Sweet citrus hops aroma with a caramel background. Heavy caramel and string citrus hops flavor.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2007
at 18:50
3.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
OK, so I admit to the fact I enjoy watching the 3D beast wars. This beer has a typical ubiquitous pale yellow american beer appearance including the head at first. It was on tap at the Bocktown, thanks to Chris and dstchef. The aroma is that of a pine tree in sapping. There are also hints of floral hops in there. Head keeps hanging, it does not fade like any brew. First taste is bitter, bitter and more bitter like I am chewing on the rinds of a florida grapefruit picked right off the tree. What is it these hop lovers love about these brew? I don’t think I can ever get used to this, wasn’t hops used as a preservative? Why use them now, just flavor enhancers? I don’t get it. This is just what I expected for this style. An impact that is just plain offensive and derogatory. It is like bitter medicine. Medium carbonation. Finish reminds me of the energizer bunny; the back of the throat bitterness just keeps going and going. Typical acrid bitterness that I associate with the IPA style. Will not buy again, but if you like hops, put this on your list of ’to try’.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2007
at 17:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Goblet served off tap at the HDG. small head but thick and frothy. All hop aroma - creamy, amarillo and simcoe like. Pretty much your basic middle of the road DIPA. A bit too bitter getting on the way of the flavor. Despite being so hop heavy there is a nice effervescent feel to it.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2006
at 21:05