Hop Gun IPA
Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.91
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If you’re looking for hops, we’ve got your tail. Hop Gun IPA delivers a payload of good ol’ American hops straight to your palate, bursting forth with the flavors of grapefruit and pineapple. A careful dose of smooth caramel malts swoop in to balance out the finish — just like any good wingman should.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 2/27/2018. Over carbonated, and took some time to pour. Pours lightly hazy golden orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper/pine, toasted bread, light honey/caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, toasted bread, light honey/caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, toasted bread, light honey/caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a delicious IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink with the moderately bitter/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Great Galena, Cascade, and Nelson Sauvin profile. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, with no residual sweetness from crisp dryness. Would love to try it at regular carb. Could not detect much/if any Brett, so it was fine otherwise. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2018
at 23:54
7/10
Smooth old school hop, from before my untappd days, still good. Great hop notes, smooth 7%, cool ass art.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2018
at 13:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle poured, and shared at the Nacho Truck. Sent over by Jow. Thanks! Golden orange pour, tons of thick foam head. Thicker body, some melon like hop character. Orange, grapefruit, soft bitter finish. A well made IPA here. Always a treat to find a beer from these guys.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2018
at 00:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, brown bagged in Washington. Pours dark golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, light bread, grass, citrus, light pine. Flavor is sweet and rather bitter, malt, little toasted, caramel, bread, gras, fruit, citrus. Medium body, average carbonation, light bitter finish. 250418
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2018
at 04:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can: Orange nose, gumball highlights. Clear orange, thick yellow head, good lace. Orange, triple sec, dried leaves. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2018
at 02:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
$1.90 can, Wine Warehouse. Pours deep gold with a large off-white head. Aroma is citrus peel, orange, caramel. Flavor is slightly syrupy pine, orange peel, caramel, black tea.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Feb 2018
at 20:22
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Smells like sweet raisins. No head and a weak dark gold body. Flavour is fruity hops, sharp and distinct. Good oiliness, decent mouthfeel. An okay IPA, abv is well hidden.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2017
at 08:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Ocean 9 Liquor, Miami Beach. Pours amber/orange with an average sized off white head. Aroma of hop, tropical and bitter fruits. Moderate sweetness, heavy and slightly unpleasant bitterness. Medium body, sticky texture, average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2016
at 22:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottleshare: pours orange with a white head. Aroma is light fruitiness and some fleurs and stuff. Taste is lightly bitter. Round fruitiness and a nice finiah. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2016
at 17:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ Craig’s House - Edinburgh. [ As Funky Buddha Hop Gun IPA ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, fruity, fruity hops, citrus, tropical fruit. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, pale malt, fruity, sweet malt, citrus - tropical fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160319] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2016
at 08:30