Hopfenstopfer Chinook Strong Ale
Häffner Bräu in Bad Rappenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 🇩🇪
IPA - Triple Special Out of Production|
Score
6.86
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Dark brown color. Blackcurrant and raisin in the aroma. Malty sweet, slightly alcoholic flavor with blackcurrant, lemon and raisinny hops. Blackcurrant aftertaste. Warming, tasty beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle 0.33l at home. ABV 10.0%. No BBE visible, 2-3 years old. Colour is clear dark orange/brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, sweetness, some hops and malts. Probably very different beer as fresh. Not very enjoyable anymore.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Trübes dunkelbraunes Bier mit schönem Schaum. Geruch sehr malzig fruchtig, herb. Geschmack exotisch fruchtig, trocken malzig, bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5
Brown bottle, 0.75 l, 10.3%’ via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on March 22 2014; eye: dark brown with an auburn hue, opaque, nice beige head that turns into a ring, light lacing; nose: malt, caramel, slight hops, light fig; mouth: malt, caramel, slight hops, light alcohol warmth, burnt caramel, light fig, finale in malt with light presence of alcohol, lightly sour, medium-full body, below-average carbonation, quite sweet, cloying texture; overall: disappointing FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 0,75 l, 10,3 %, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 22 mars 2014; œil : brun foncé avec une teinte châtain, opaque, belle mousse beige qui se transforme en un anneau, légère dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, très léger houblon, léger figue; bouche : malt, caramel, très léger houblon, légère chaleur d’alcool, caramel brûlé, léger figue, finale en malt avec légère présence d’alcool, légèrement aigre, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, pas mal sucrée, texture toquante; en résumé : décevant
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle. Dark brown colour with huge, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Slightly flat herbal and minimally floral hop aroma, a touch of citrus, dark fruity undertones with hints of dark berries, raisin. Taste is moderately sweet dark malty with a touch of toffee and chocolate, floral and minimally fruity overtones, hints of dark berries, raisin. Not that hoppy. As far as I remember the style changed from Black IPA to Imperial/Double IPA - the change is comprehensible, though still questionable; solely concerning taste a categorization is difficult: maybe American Strong Ale or even English Strong Ale would fit as well.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5
Bottle: Poured a deep brown color ale with a medium size foamy head with good retention and limited lacing. Aroma of sugar with very subtle floral aroma is disappointing. Taste is also a weird mix between extremely tired hops with too much residual sugar and some weird grainy caramel notes. Body is quite full with medium carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Definitely not what I expected and definitely not enough of a hops profile to justify this experiment.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottled 330ml (BZ, batch #01/2012, 10.0%)
Bottle says dual hop craft beer. Deep ruby color, steady midsized beige head. Hoppy, strawberry marmalade aroma with hints of bubblegum. Full-bodied. Very sweet, strawberry jam with some alcohol and hoppy notes. Some exotic notes and pine. Could be lighter. Not really a black IPA but double IPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled (from bierzwerg.de). Very deep ambery brown colour, close to black, with a huge foamy beige head. Aroma is liquorice, mild roast, some caramel and toffee as well. Flavour is roasted malts, liquorice, some slight peat and cigars. Some slight fruity and riped fruity notes as well. More an American Strong Ale than Black IPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle courtesy Alex. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark red-amber colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
A colabrown beer with a almost medium and beige head. Aroma is difficult to define, fruits, some glue, ryebread and some roastiness and hint of vegetables. Ryebread, fruits, some roastiness, glue and vegetables in the taste. Full bodied, not sticky, nice to drink. This beer don’t convince me, more bitterness would be great against quite sweet body, and also false nuancees should be removed.