Abominable Winter Ale
(has 2 batches)
Hopworks Brewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Red Winter|
Score
7.27
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This mythological beer emerges from the depths of our brewery every winter. Made with Cascade, Centennial and Simcoe hops and six organic malts, “A-Bomb” has a complex floral, spicy and citrus hoppiness backed up by just the right amount of malt sweetness. 7.3% ABV, 17 deg. Plato, 70 IBU.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours gold white head. Nose and taste of pine, lemon, florals and alcohol toast. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2014
at 23:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a hazy brown with a average white head. Aroma is oily hops and sweet caramel malts. Flavor is a decent dark malt with some resin hops. Finish is toffee caramel malts with pine and a bit of mint. Decent winter warmer but I was expecting something even hoppier then I got. It’s still a hoppy ale with lots of malt backbone
Tried
on 01 Feb 2014
at 16:27
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Wonderful citrus/grapefruit aroma. Clear amber with thick fluffy head. Mildly bitter (again with more grapefruit) melds perfectly with the malt. This is a great beer.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2014
at 19:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Redish amber with a full tan head. Lots of hops and IBUs big malty profile. Bitter bite at the end.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2014
at 16:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Hmmm. A tough one to rate for me. Pours a darkish copper color with a small white head. A huge bursting nose of heat and bourbon. Like a shot. The flavor is also a bit harsh for me, I like BA beers, but this has some solvent like flavors and huge heat, but also nice caramel, vanilla, wood, sweet sugary malts. Good overall. Very hot.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2013
at 22:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at the Bike Bar. Pours a clear copper color with a medium white head. A big sweet toffee, caramel and fruity hop nose. The flavor is more with spices, caramel, light dust, some orange peel, balanced. Quite flavorful and very smooth. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2013
at 22:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Amber beer with a dark cream head. Malt and light caramel aroma. Malt and light citrus flavor with light caramel. Medium bodied. Caramel and citrus linger with malt.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2013
at 09:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours crystal clear reddish copper color with a nice 1-2 finger dense cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, orange rind, orange zest, pineapple, pine, caramel, floral, grass, bread, honey, and hop earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of hop notes; with a great hop/malt balance. Taste of big grapefruit, orange zest, pineapple, pine, orange rind, caramel, floral, grass, honey, bread, and light earthy pine spiciness. Fair amount of pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, pineapple, pine, caramel, honey, bread, floral, grass, and light earthy pine spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance and complexity of hop flavor; with a great hop/malt balance; and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a moderately creamy and sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice red ale. Very nice balance and complexity of hop flavor with great malt balance; and dangerously easy to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2013
at 20:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz can courtesy of bvc. 199-501 12_362 HAPPY 2013 stamped on the bottom of the can. The pour is a clear copper brown with a 1/2 inch tan head that falls pretty quick. The aroma is caramel malt, faint roast, pine and citrus peel hops and an overall herbal character. The taste picks up on the hops, bright pine resin, floral, then the grainy toffee caramel malt, there is a dry bitter off-sweet finish which also features the herbal. The palate is medium bodied, bright natural carbonation, and a mineral pine dry finish. This is a tasty beer, thanks for grabbing it for me Brandon.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Feb 2013
at 06:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a dark amber with medium head and nice lacing. Aromas of grapefruit and malts. Flavors of oranges and grapefruit, toasted malts, and light resin. Nice balance with long bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2013
at 20:27