Hot Shot IPA
Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Lexington, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Vegetable Regular|
Score
6.75
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled from family pack. Poured orange yellow. Herbaceous jalapeño. Regular ale finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into a snifter. Clear orange with small white head. Aroma is jalapeño, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is jalapeño and herbal hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2016
at 19:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle, 7/1/16. Slightly hazy amber, thin foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of fresh jalapeno and pale malt. The taste is fresh peppers, pale malt, fresh, green somewhat piney hops. Medium bodied, well balanced. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2016
at 01:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draft: Powerful aroma of sumac, peppery green leaves, soil. Clear amber, medium head, good lacing. Anaheim chiles and jalapenos, mild DMS? Medium body, easy carbonation, mild pepper heat. Hard to discern DMS in a beer like this, but I have to defer to whether or not I enjoy it. In this case, I’m not crazy about it.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2016
at 15:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. Poured a clear golden color with a small white head. Aroma was nice jalapeno notes. Not very strong spice notes, but that jalapeno flesh notes. Flavor was mild, earthy hops, light malts. Touch of hops are there, light citrus. Heat hits after the initial sips. Nice spice, not overly spicy, so it’s a lot easier to drink one, maybe two at once.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2016
at 14:46
8/10
Wonderful nose, not abrasive. Could drink a couple.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2016
at 17:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Strong jalapeno aroma - you don’t have to get your nose in the glass to smell it. Flavors are more subdued, on the grassy side with some citrus undertones. Finish is moderately spicy and bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2016
at 11:13
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle from the Family Beer Project mix pack. Pours golden with a tiny white head. Aroma of jalapeno peppers with only the tiniest bit of citrus behind it. Taste is green pepper, very light citrus. Very thin in the mouth and does not have the heat of some of the other jalapeno beers I’ve had. Boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2016
at 17:13