XHops Rainbow
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company in Decorah, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Series Out of Production|
Score
7.09
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Deep in the labs at TG, through the vaulted door, down the steps, and past the room labeled "Beware the Leopard" lies an experiment forgotten. For over a year it remained dormant, calculating the precise moment of return to unleash the ultimate blend of hops. Finally, escape! This unbridled force descends upon the unsuspecting Masses. Can you handle it?
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle with many thnx to Geoffrey . Pours yellow, unclear, with a good white foam . Smell has Peach , Oranges , bitterness , some hidden characters that remind me at nelson sauvin, though it is way hidden here . Rather intense , bit bitter . Taste is very fresh , mango-ish bitterness, bit dry . Oranges are very hidden now, in contradiction to the smell . Very drinkable, and exactly my amount of fruityness . the other IPAs I had by TG were over the hill, this one’s perfect . Perfect is also the perfect word to describe the perfect carbonation . Life can be beautifull, ha ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2014
at 15:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Pepsi! Pours cloudy orange with a small off-white head and some lacing. Aroma is light overall, with dank forest notes, fruity, passionfruit, pine. Flavor is lightly sweet, light bitter, a bit muddled actually; many things going on, but not really coming together well. Body is light plus, mouthfeel is creamy. Honestly, I will be glad when the Xhops experiment is over and TG gets back to making amazing APAs and IPAs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2014
at 21:05