The Upper Crust
Howling Hops in Hackney, Greater London, England 🏴
IPA - Red Regular|
Score
7.33
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Strawberry on the nose, raisin on the palette and a malted caramel finish - top draw!
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LazyPyro (9998) reviewed The Upper Crust from Howling Hops 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
440ml can. Pours a slightly hazy amber red with a beige head. Aroma of biscuity and caramel malts, slightly earthy, and some piney hops. Taste of biscuit and caramel malt, toffee, piney hops, citrus peel, assertive bitterness. Medium bodied.
reidyboy (3578) reviewed The Upper Crust from Howling Hops 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy golden amber with a frothy white head and a jammy hop aroma. Smooth and malty, fruity with resinous hop bitterness and a dry bitter fruity finish.
Reubs (35480) reviewed The Upper Crust from Howling Hops 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can sourced from Art & Craft SW16 at home in London - 30/11/2025 Sweet malty and hoppy aroma and taste with notes of caramel and some marmalade shred, pine, grapefruit, medium body, solid hoppy and malty finish. Very nice Red IPA
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed The Upper Crust from Howling Hops 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at The Pullman Folkestone Tap Takeover. Clear mid brown red colour. Lasting beige head. Some red malts some rye malt some spiciness. Always a suckered for this style and this is good. Nice malty fullness with an extra spicy kick. Goodchoppy bitterness on the finish. Aroma like Lare Red from Sheps used to be. So some Turkish Delight rose aroma. Lovely
LordAlwold1970 (9754) reviewed The Upper Crust from Howling Hops 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Lots of jammy red fruits in the nose, splash of caramel, red apple. Taste is much the same. Malty sweet with a sharp bitter edge.
Robin Svensson (13124) ticked The Upper Crust from Howling Hops 7 months ago
MusingAnorak (11819) ticked The Upper Crust from Howling Hops 8 months ago
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed The Upper Crust from Howling Hops 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at the Barrel Project, Bermondsey, 31/01/2025.
Reddish amber topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is biscuit malts, caramel, light herb, straw, orange peel.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, pink grapefruit, cheesecake base, candied orange peel.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close dusted with earthy hop bitterness.
Tidy.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed The Upper Crust from Howling Hops 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can at BeerHeadZ, Lincoln. Deep golden to amber red colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are malty pine and earthy, some pepper spice. medium body.
lad_newton (4207) reviewed The Upper Crust from Howling Hops 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 7th January 2025. Deep copper with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Malty aroma with zesty peel. Richly fruity in-mouth with grapefruit peel, and a zesty citrus finish. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.