Hoptimum (2024)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Triple Series|
Score
7.72
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Hops Chinook, Citra, CTZ, Ekuanot, Idaho 7, Magnum
Yeast Ale
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 21/09/24. Golden amber with a lasting off white head. Nose is bitter orange, grapefruit, pine nip, mixed tropical fruits, hint of caramel. Taste comprises grapefruit, pine needle, booze kissed, old skool vibes, bitter orange, grass. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close punctured with lightly aggressive juicy come resinous hop bitterness. Tidy TIPA ... old skool vibes but very drinkable for 11% and with a good boosty buzz deliveroo'd.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled 355ml. -from Goblet Zagreb. Darker golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, hoppy herbal and light caramel nose. Sweet malty, piney, light resinous, notes of caramel and noticable alcohol with light citrusy touch. Rather sweet and warming finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
14th September 2024
Near clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head, teeny tiny pale cream colour head. Smooth and semi dry palate, good superfine minerally carbonation. The hops are mostly old skool, cannot recall the last time Magnum was in me gob, even longer since the CTZ blend. Modern hops blend fairly well. The end result is a bitter citrus, some peel, into slightly floral citrus and tropical fruits. Lemon marmalade comes to the fore on the crisp finish, which also brings hop spice and leaves a crisp candied lemon peel bitter linger. Quite off the modern beaten track DIPA wise and I am really digging the West Coast without the suck, nature of this one.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
0.355 l bottle from 'Craftbeershop.com', bottled in April 2024. Almost clear, deep orangeish amber with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, off-white head. Sweetish, fairly resiny, gently fruity aroma of orange jam, pine, grapefruit and a touch of tobacco. Fairly sweet, malty, gently bitter, very resiny and quite fruity taste of orange jam, grapefruit, pine, some tobacco and traces of mango, followed by a medium long, fairly bitter, a bit boozy finish. Full body, smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel, average carbonation. Lovely as usual, super heavy and intense, superb West Coast flavours. Really good beer.
Dogbrick (24210) ticked Hoptimum (2024) from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
12oz bottle. Pours clear gold with small white head. Aroma has a ton of crisp, resinous pine and sweet malts. Flavour is rich, striking an excellent balance between the caramel malts, sticky resin, and sharp pine. Thick on the palate. Outstanding.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle pours amber gold with a substantial frothy beige head. Aroma of ripe citrus and resiny pine. First sip is bittersweet and boozy. Notes of mandarin orange, apricot, preserved lemon a dank pine. That 11% ABV is right there as you sip and swallow this golden nectar. Caramel malt notes quickly turn to intense hop bitterness. Amazingly crafted and worth seeking out!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Systembolaget. Clear golden with a medium white head. Resin, orange, marmelade, malt and grapefruit. Nicely bitter with warming alcohol.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
355 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 11%. Clear deep golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma of caramel, toffee, English orange marmalade and piney and grapefruity hops. Medium sweet flavour with the same elements, a distinct resinous and grapefruity bitterness. The alcohol is noticeable.
