Hop Head Red (2014-2016)
Green Flash Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Red Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.15
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This is a strong version of Hop Head Red that was introduced in Spring 2014. Alcohol has changed from 7% to 8.1% and the beer is Double Red India Pale Ale. The old 7% has been discontinued.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Poured from 12 fl oz bottle. Clear, copper with beige head. Aroma of piney and floral hops and mild caramel. Flavour has more subdued earthy hops with lots of sweet caramel and toffee malt. Mild dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2014
at 00:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours bright autumnal red into a shaker. Off-white head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Fruity citrus aromas. Caramel and nuts upfront turning to bitter earth in the medium length finish.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2014
at 16:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Bo Brooks’ Lighthouse Liquors, Baltimore. Deep copper in colour with a decent, off-white, head. Sweet caramel notes, some green herbs, blood oranges and a big, hoppy, finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2014
at 12:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Wood nose, cherry and grapefruit accents. Clear copper, medium tan head. Woody, fruit cocktail flavor. Medium body, heavy carbonation. Good bones, sharp, hop accent. Not super sessionable, but enjoyable as a sipper.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2014
at 18:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from GBBF 2014 and drunk at home. Clear dark red russet colour wiht lasting beige head. It’s a hoppy imperial red. I mean it’s boozy. Definitely boozy. Hoppy yes. Fresh? better than 70% yes. It’s a big hoppy red fruit malty assault on the senses definitely. Hot on the finish. Glad I had it as last beer of the night as it really is quite alcoholic. Hoppy as hell at the same time. Just a bit obvious. Hops are good but way too boozy to be completely enjoyable. Flavours are good though. As big American beers go it’s pretty good, just a tad too boozy for me at this hour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2014
at 15:37
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled from bottle @ ChrisO after GBBF day 3. Clear reddish color, average sized beige head. Aroma is malts, heavy resin and pine, hops. Taste malts, resin, bitter, a touch of weird plant-like flavors in there I don’t like. Medium body, decent carbonation. No, something’s wrong with it. Don’t believe this is intended.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2014
at 04:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
I poured this into a tulip.
The appearance was a fairly dark hazy amber color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within seconds. There was some lacing and it was mainly stringy.
The aroma has a roasted caramel and toffee maltiness with an earthy and resinous resounding citrusy conglomeration.
The taste took those flavors and combined nicely.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. There’s a decent earthy bitter but caramel aftertaste with a drying finish.
Overall, I liked it, and am pretty sure I’d have it again.
The appearance was a fairly dark hazy amber color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within seconds. There was some lacing and it was mainly stringy.
The aroma has a roasted caramel and toffee maltiness with an earthy and resinous resounding citrusy conglomeration.
The taste took those flavors and combined nicely.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. There’s a decent earthy bitter but caramel aftertaste with a drying finish.
Overall, I liked it, and am pretty sure I’d have it again.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2014
at 01:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at Beer Run, 5/28/14. Pours a clear copper color with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of sweet toffee, caramel, raisin, pine hops. The taste is citrus, herbal hops, raisin, caramel. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, strong lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2014
at 11:32
6/10
Tried
on 14 Aug 2014
at 13:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is pine and dry herbal. Light grapefruity. Bitter, grassy and grapefruity. Bitter and crisp hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2014
at 13:28