Hopadillo IPA
Karbach Brewing in Houston, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.90
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He lurks in the shadows, waiting in bold anticipation. He's surprisingly bitter. Bitter about something. Legend has it that he feasts on those with fresh hops coursing through their veins. This dry-hopped, Texas IPA has a flavor as defiant as the Hopadillo himself. It's packed with the bracing bitterness of hops from around the world that this creature craves. He's comin' to get ya. You've been warned...
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Spec’s, Houston can: Pours amber with a whitish head. Aroma is grapefruit, some other citrus, resin, a bit of spice. Taste is bitter. Slight sweet fruitiness. Dry finish. Pretty tasty and well-balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2014
at 09:38
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Location: Draft at BRC Gastropub, 12/4/13
Aroma: The nose is full of resiny hop goodness, pine, citrus, and some caramel malts too
Appearance: It pours a hazed dark orange color with a thick, frothy off-white head
Flavor: Tastes plenty of hoopy as well, not super bitter, but nice bitterness, with mild sweetness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a smooth, clean feel, soft carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was excellent. I'm a fan of the base beer, but the double dry hopping may have made it even better, particularly in the nose. The aroma is very hoppy and really just wonderful. Nothing bad to say here.
Earlier Rating: 7/22/2013 Total Score: 3.8
Location: Draft a couple of times around Houston, June/July 2013
Aroma: The nose is citrus and pine, some grass, caramel, and resin as well
Appearance: It pours an amber-orange color with a frothy head and decent lace
Flavor: Tastes much like the nose, some medium-plus bitterness and some sweetness
Palate: The body is medium, it is a little sticky, with a solid mouthfeel
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty solid IPA. It seems to be the go to IPA on draft at quite a few local restaurants, and I am just fine with that.
Aroma: The nose is full of resiny hop goodness, pine, citrus, and some caramel malts too
Appearance: It pours a hazed dark orange color with a thick, frothy off-white head
Flavor: Tastes plenty of hoopy as well, not super bitter, but nice bitterness, with mild sweetness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a smooth, clean feel, soft carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was excellent. I'm a fan of the base beer, but the double dry hopping may have made it even better, particularly in the nose. The aroma is very hoppy and really just wonderful. Nothing bad to say here.
Earlier Rating: 7/22/2013 Total Score: 3.8
Location: Draft a couple of times around Houston, June/July 2013
Aroma: The nose is citrus and pine, some grass, caramel, and resin as well
Appearance: It pours an amber-orange color with a frothy head and decent lace
Flavor: Tastes much like the nose, some medium-plus bitterness and some sweetness
Palate: The body is medium, it is a little sticky, with a solid mouthfeel
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty solid IPA. It seems to be the go to IPA on draft at quite a few local restaurants, and I am just fine with that.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Dec 2013
at 08:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and pine aroma with light earth. Grapefruit and pine flavor. Medium bodied. Decent bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Nov 2013
at 19:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
29th January 2013
Clear amber beer with a small pale cream coloured head. Palate is slightly soft. Creamy malt base. Mild tangerine - orange hops, fruity but no real bitterness. Neutral finish. All right but a little bit on the polite side.
Clear amber beer with a small pale cream coloured head. Palate is slightly soft. Creamy malt base. Mild tangerine - orange hops, fruity but no real bitterness. Neutral finish. All right but a little bit on the polite side.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2013
at 07:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the Hay Merchant. It’s a lightly hazy dark golden beer with a dense, finger thick off-white head leaving lacings. The aroma is very tropical and flowery, some pineapple, peaches and pine cones. Some malty sweetness too. There’s sweetness in the flavor too, balanced by a pleasant bitterness. Pine cones, peaches and some pineapple. Medium body, very soft on the carbonation. Bitter, fruity finish. Not the most exiting IPA I’ve had, but it doesn’t taste bad and it’s going down easily. 130825
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2013
at 16:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home, imported from Houston, by ’the Beast’. 23rd June 2013. Cold, windy mid summer day, but this goes down well. Tasty, fairly typical American iPA. Decent stuff
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jun 2013
at 12:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Hay Merchant, Houston TX, 21/05/13. Lightly hazed dark amber. Nose is hops, pine, grass, mineral notes, caramel malt. Taste comprises light pine, sugars, good hop bite, orange pith, grass, caramel. Medium bodied with fine carbonation, hop bitterness in the finish. Decent IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2013
at 06:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at Hay Merchant in Houston. Pours a clear copper color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Strings of lacing on the glass. The aroma is citrusy with hops and malt notes. Medium-bodied with a hoppy character of grapefruit and pine. Some bready malt in the background. The finish is hoppy with a lingering fruity aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Hay Merchant
on 15 Feb 2013
at 08:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Continental club. Pours a clear amber with a small frothy off white head leaving sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a grass and citrus. Medium mouthfeel with a sweet hop with citrus and pine. Easy to drink, a very good IPA from Karbach.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2011
at 21:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Flying Saucer Houston. Pours a near clear amber with a tan head that lasts throughout the beer and laces thickly. Aroma has notes oh grass and grapefruit, with a bit of resin and bread backing. Flavor starts with grass and bread but includes a growing grapefruit note for a bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Sep 2011
at 14:01