Hoptimum (-2016)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Triple Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.63
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*** Admin Note: Hoptimum vintages 2016 and older should be rated under this entry by vintage. Since 2017, the rotating hops have been well-documented so please use the individual entries to rate more recent vintages.
A group of hop-heads and publicans challenged our Beer Camp (#19) brewers to push the extremes of whole-cone hop brewing. The result is this: a 100 IBU, whole-cone hurricane of flavor. Simply put- Hoptimum: the biggest whole-cone IPA we have ever produced. Aggressively hopped, dry-hopped and torpedoed with our exclusive new hop varieties for ultra-intense flavors and aromas.
Hops, hops and more hops are the stars of this big, whole-cone Imperial IPA. Resinous ‘new-school’ and exclusive hop varieties carry the bold and aromatic nose. The flavor follows the aroma with layers of aggressive hoppiness, featuring notes of grapefruit rind, rose, lilac, cedar and tropical fruit – all culminating in a dry and lasting finish.
Beer specs:
ABV: 10.4%
Original Gravity: 22.8 Plato
Final Gravity: 4.5 Plato
Bitterness Units: 100 IBU
Color: Orange Amber
Bittering Hops: German Magnum
Aroma Hops: Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety
Dry Hops: Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety
Torpedo Hops: Citra & Chinook
Malts: Two-row Pale, Golden Promise, Munich & Wheat
Yeast: Ale
A group of hop-heads and publicans challenged our Beer Camp (#19) brewers to push the extremes of whole-cone hop brewing. The result is this: a 100 IBU, whole-cone hurricane of flavor. Simply put- Hoptimum: the biggest whole-cone IPA we have ever produced. Aggressively hopped, dry-hopped and torpedoed with our exclusive new hop varieties for ultra-intense flavors and aromas.
Hops, hops and more hops are the stars of this big, whole-cone Imperial IPA. Resinous ‘new-school’ and exclusive hop varieties carry the bold and aromatic nose. The flavor follows the aroma with layers of aggressive hoppiness, featuring notes of grapefruit rind, rose, lilac, cedar and tropical fruit – all culminating in a dry and lasting finish.
Beer specs:
ABV: 10.4%
Original Gravity: 22.8 Plato
Final Gravity: 4.5 Plato
Bitterness Units: 100 IBU
Color: Orange Amber
Bittering Hops: German Magnum
Aroma Hops: Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety
Dry Hops: Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety
Torpedo Hops: Citra & Chinook
Malts: Two-row Pale, Golden Promise, Munich & Wheat
Yeast: Ale
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8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours a beautiful orange yellow from bottle. Big head. Lots of bubbles. Pine resin and citrus aroma. Sweet malts and juicy hops. Not overpowered. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:15
8.5/10
RB score 3.81
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2025
at 03:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. 2022 version. Sweet up front and bitter finish. Dark gold with a three finger head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2025
at 05:39
7/10
0,33 litre Bottle, from Systembolaget Mora. Golden/ orange with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, bitterness, herbal, Piney.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2023
at 19:46
6.5/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2023
at 20:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Systembolaget. A lovely beer to take your time over. Sierra Nevada on steroids. The colour is so lovely with a deep Caramel gold. Belgian in style. Strong ofc but honestly I could have had another one. As others have said it is simply very well constructed and balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2022
at 05:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottles Highlands 7-1-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2021
at 17:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 355ml (Humala). Amber colour and tiny head. Flowery, piney, resiny, a bit alcoholic nose. Medium-bodied. Sweetish piney, resiny hoppy flavour. Some alcohol. Sierra Nevada house flavours. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2021
at 12:50
8/10
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Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2021
at 20:25
7/10
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Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2021
at 13:37