Hop Bomber Pale Ale
Rivertown Brewing Company in Monroe, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.36
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Hop Bomber Pale Ale is an all out attack on your taste buds. With over 60 hop bittering units, this beer has a spicy backbone from the use of fresh rye malt and is dry hopped for a crisp refreshing flavor. Hop Bomber is truly a Hop Heads dream. Best served at 59ºF in a pint glass.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
OK, some tart things going on and I like it. Lots of sizzle on the palate. Rocky head. Vewry smooth and very drinkable. Some citrus sour or tart bite keeps poken at me making this quite interesting. Does have a ipa character to it but the co2 and wild yeast effect makes it acceptable. I’m curious if they all have this tartness or was mine a unique batch. It does have a few attributes of my fave beer, orval, but I’m not going there. This beer would be great except that ipa kindah finish.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2011
at 13:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 ounce bottle from a sampler, from Belmont Party Supply. Pours a clear reddish amber with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of caramel malts and floral hops. The taste is brown sugar, citrus hops and a tart finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2011
at 22:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear amber body with a frothy, off-white head, slowly diminishing. Malty aroma of toasted grain and caramel. Note of citrus hops and hint of earthiness and raw grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. The beer has just a hint of raw grain, but it doesn’t go there. Nice balance. Hop spiciness tempers the caramel and malts. Solid APA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2011
at 16:36
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 4
Bottle. Pours a clear copper with a HUGE fizzy head that makes me wonder about infection before I even start. Approach with the nose indicates it’s probably OK... caramel malt, apple juice, a little bit of orange peel or some citrusy hops. First sip indicates this is infected. My rating, therefore, is more indicative of QC than the beer itself. I will rerate this when I get a chance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2011
at 15:55
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Refrigerated bottle poured into a shaker. Pours clear amber with small beige head. Some lacing, low carbonation, and watery texture. Taste rye malt, some pine, and finishes dry herbal bitter hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2011
at 19:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle via a trade. Pours with a slightly hazy golden body that shows intense carbonation. Fluffy, bone hued head sits atop with great, ring per sip lacing and retention. Aromas are malt forward (bready, toasty, lightly spicy, grainy) followed by hops (citrus, tangerines, light tropical fruit, grassy). Some fruit esters, and a slight hint of plastic. Flavors are grainy forward (bready, toasty, slightly astringent/husky, peanut shells). Medium hop bitterness and decently dry. Husk tannins are distracting. Hop flavor is low with hints of citrus (orange and lemon). Light fruity esters towards the finish. Well attenuated. Slight plastic in the finish. Very lively carbonation. Medium to low body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2011
at 15:07