Hop Gothic
South Street Brewery in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.39
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Wheat Double IPA. Medium malt character compliments massive, juicy hop aromas and flavors. Orange hue. Pilsner, white and red wheat, special pale, Cara 8, CaraPils, and honey malts. Simcoe, Citra, Falconer's Flight, Amarillo, and Centennial hops. California ale yeast.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Cloudy orange amber. Citric hops with wheat acidity. Pretty good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy copper coloured body with a nice, two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of wheat, grass, hay, bright hops from citrus and grapefruit and a bit of sugars. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong rich hop flavours with a lot of grain, some sweetness from caster sugar and a light alcohol flavour along with some malt. Aftertaste shows the citrus, grapefruit and hints of pine hoppiness with a nice balanced flavour. Overall, a nice IPA that borders on an Imperial IPA, but not showing too much complexity or deep notes. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Fair Lakes (Fairfax), Virginia on 06-November-2016 for US$1,99 sampled in my hotel room in New York, New York on 21-January-2017.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2017
at 16:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Total Wine Fairfax: pours copper with white head. Aroma is orange and grapefruit and lots of maltiness. Taste is super malty. Kind of bitter. Quite fruity but sticky as opposed to juicy. More like a thick dessert than a refreshing juice. Not my thing.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2017
at 15:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
12oz bottle thanks to obguthr
Pours clear golden/orange with a medium sized off-white head, some lacing. Aroma is malty, bready and citrus. Flavor of grapefruit, grassy, lemon zest with a sweet malty finish
Good
Pours clear golden/orange with a medium sized off-white head, some lacing. Aroma is malty, bready and citrus. Flavor of grapefruit, grassy, lemon zest with a sweet malty finish
Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2016
at 21:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Rustico Ballston, pours a hazy yellow/gold with some lacing white head. Nose has more old school IPA, citrus, soap, grass, some light esters. Flavor has lemon, grapefruit, sticky pine, soap, grass. Full bodied, sticky finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2016
at 18:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
Grapefruit and lilly nose, marshmallow peep hints. Clear amber, medium head. Mango, grapefruit, and lillies, nice intensity. Grass finish. Full body, harsh, alcohol evident.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2015
at 19:41
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Aroma: citrus, bread Appearance: clear golden, off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
on 17 Nov 2015
at 15:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of floral notes, citrus, light spice. Tastes of grapefruit citrus, floral notes, bits of tropical and stone fruits. Pretty nice, these guys have really been stepping their game up.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2015
at 21:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run. Hazy copper, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of citrus hops, yeast, oats, hints of honey. The taste is grapefruit, orange, oats, caramel, honey. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2015
at 20:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
From a bottle from dominion wine and beer it is a clear orange color with a slight head. The aroma is white grapefruit. The taste is strong bitter flavor that resonates with white grapefruit. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2015
at 18:01