Hop to be Square
Hop & Sting Brewing Company in Grapevine, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
6.85
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pretty hazy golden and straw coloured body with a pretty thick and rich off-white and tan head that stays afloat nicely at around four centimetres. Aroma of pretty strong earth and nutty malts with a musty and grainy profile that shows some deep rye spiciness as well, but then the hops come out through as well and bring out a nice dryness and a solid finish with some light resinous and sweetness here. Aftertaste shows some bitterness from the hops of course, but much more dryness and interestingly enough, malt and grainy flavours that seem to come through more than the bitterness, with some rustic nutty qualities as well, all ending with a tiny bit of stone fruit sweetness. Overall, a pretty nice, very malty and grainy beer that definitely shows some hops and bitterness, but much more of the dryness, rye spicy qualities and a rustic punch that shows strongest. Good to try, but much more of a classic East Coast IPA that's unfiltered rather than anything New England at all. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Whole Foods in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 09-January-2023 a few hours ago, sampled in my hotel room here in [downtown] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 09-Januar-2023.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Hop to be Square from Hop & Sting Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Hazy gold with a decent white head. Orange and lemon notes. Malty with a citrus note. Grapefruit finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
End of the session. IPAs cut to the chase. Hop To Be Square was acquired in FW over Thanksgiving, glad to have a taste. A NB tulip put to work, hazy, yes hazy yellow with a large, very white head. Inspiring nose, all grassy and piney and tropical. The taste is equal, definitely a lot of cedar, some citrus, more tropical inclination and a rewarding bitterness. Not exactly a fan of the style but this is decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
(tap) cloudy yellow colour with a small white head; aroma of tropical fruit; smooth palate; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish