Thor's Pestle
Hopothecary Ales in North Reading, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
6.84
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Thor is the Norse god of thunder, weather and crops while the pestle is a pounding or grinding tool used by druggists when compounding medicines (i.e., the druggists' warhammer). Our Thor's Pestle is a double New England IPA. Skál!
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from tfontana, thanks for the trade! Hazy murky dark yellow with a decent sized frothy white head that slowly recedes. Lemony earthy grassy with bits of bready malt and a hint of warming alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2022
at 21:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16 oz can in a trade with tfontana. Thanks Tom! Appearance is a deep straw color with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity citrus, bready malt. The flavor has fruity esters, the yeast gives sharp spices, resinous notes and the texture is drying. The kveik yeast is always different.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2022
at 19:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Mixed review on tap as part of a flight at the brewery and can picked up same date. Appearance is opaque dark yellow-light brown with trace sparkle, finger-width off-white rocky foam head with decent retention and fair lacing. Aroma is dank and astringent lemon citrus and pine. Taste is strong astringent lemon citrus, pine, late yeast and background biscuit malt. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with thick, frothy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste with lingering bitterness and yeast. Overall, strength of aroma and flavor is decent but a bit astringent. More toward conventional sort of retro DIPA than DNEIPA but kveik throws a hammer, I mean a monkey wrench, into things.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2022
at 01:46