Kasteel Hoppy
Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck in Emelgem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
IPA - Belgian Regular|
Score
5.90
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Kasteel Hoppy is a blonde speciality beer that fits perfectly into the wave of IPA beers (Indian Pale Ale). Thanks to the addition of herbs and the mildly malty character, the youngest member of the Kasteel range is not a ‘hop bomb’. Kasteel Hoppy is a full-bodied blonde beer predominated by the aromas of hops. However, the bitter taste does not dominate.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
33 cl. bottle @ home, gift from Hilde but bought @ Hogerdijk, Culemborg. Golden with a big white head. Aroma is grainy with hints of hops. Taste is also less hoppy than expected, given the name. Nice and clean beer certainly but really nothing more than a quality pilsener.
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from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2013
at 12:58
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
33 cl. bottle picked up @ Willems. Shared with Sebletitje. Just released so much be reasonably fresh, like the label – fits in with the typical Kasteel design but the green & hop cone drawings really fit it well. Pours very clear, unnervingly clear and somewhat pale golden, foamy soapy head, egg-white – looks a bit too doctored with for me. Nose is like dishwashing liquid – the hops ??? did they dry-hop this with soap or something? – grains, light floral, pale malts, like a pale lager / Belgian pils,… Taste is grains, pils mal, lightly bitter metallic, lightly floral, some soap, light floral hops,… Light bodied. Like a Belgian pils / pale lager with a light touch of extra hops, mind, light & mild. Not really what I have in mind when I see something called hoppy. Utter disappointment for anyone coming in expecting something Duvel, De la Senne or De Ranke hoppy. This is clearly aimed @ Stella / Jupiler drinkers who might dig it but for me this totally crashes and burns,… might as well get a Jupiler which will at least deliver what I expect from it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2013
at 11:14
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
33cl bottle courtesy of and shared with 77ships. Dorée claire, col blanc crémeux moyen. Arôme est effectivement houblonné, mais gardant ce bouquet neutre très belge, oscillant entre note de savonnette et citron. Palais rappelle ici une pils belge avec juste un houblonnage différent plus frais mais qui au final n’apporte pas grand chose à la bière si ce n’est de rentrer dans la nouvelle mode des bières houblonnées. Palais reste sec, citronné avec une amertume moyenne à chaque gorgée. Un mauvais effort et ici, on voit cette volonté de s’inscrire dans ces brasseries qui pensent que rajouter ’hoppy’ fera vendre.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2013
at 01:48