Death By Hops
Olde Hickory Brewery in Hickory, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.12
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Death by Hops IPA was the winner of Olde Hickory's first Pro-Am (2010). The beer was designed by Alex Buerckholtz, award winner homebrewer and proprietor of Hops and Vines in Asheville, NC. Brewed with 2 row barley, hopped with 5 different west coast hops, then twice dry hopped.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Bombers Beverage Company, Wilmington, North Carolina. Golden with a thin head. Strong tasting with some stewed tropical fruitiness, but without much character, although it gets better in its aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2017
at 08:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at CBC, pours a clear orange with some slightly off white head. Nose has pine, grass, soap, some orange, lemon. Flavor has potpourri, lemon, grass, orange zest. Finishes bitter but dry. Fine.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2017
at 21:45
7/10
Tried
on 21 Oct 2016
at 14:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear golden orange, medium creamy beige head, good lacing. Aroma is light, pine, lemon, melon, perfume, orange zest, caramel. Flavor is light plus sweet, medium bitter, a bit harsh. Lingering bitterness. Pithy. Medium light body.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2016
at 16:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pour is a hazy orange with a large white head. Aroma is decently hopped with some sweet caramel malt. Flavor is a minor hop with a large and heavy malt presence. It’s not as sweet as I thought it was going to be but also not as hoppy as I thought it was going to be. Finish is again more earthy malt with a minor hop in the back round. One of these IPA’s that is way too malty for my liking.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2016
at 13:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown, May 12, 2015 bottle poured into a glas. Clear light Amber with small white head. Aroma is bitter hops, medium body, low carbonation, and pretty good lacing. Taste is big bitter and some herbal hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2015
at 20:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a bottle courtesy of Travlr. Thanks! Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Grassy nose. Flavors of alfalfa and citrus. Bitter finish.
Update 12/7/17: From a bottle. This one is a hazy, rather than clear, pour. Still intensely bitter with dank hay flavors.
Update 12/7/17: From a bottle. This one is a hazy, rather than clear, pour. Still intensely bitter with dank hay flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2015
at 23:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 65 cl. Pours a hazy golden with a lacing off-white head. Very juicy, citrusy aroma. Very soft on the palate with a carbonation at the low end. Body comes out a little thin - I could’ve thought this to be only 5-6%. But the malts are really not the focus here, it’s all about the hops and they are crisp, juicy and super delicious. Yet the beer is still fairly easy drinking with a not overly bitter finish. 300615
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2015
at 05:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at Bad Parenting Club (plus a few dirty aunt/uncles?!): NC Beer Edition on 03/28/2015. This brew is a slightly hazy orange-gold color with a medium off-white head that recedes gradually. Stringy lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of citrus, hops and malt. Medium-bodied with flavors of fruity hops, roast malt and a bit of pine. The finish is moderately bitter with a citrusy hops aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2015
at 14:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: Bottle shared at Max and Andy's Tasting, 2/28/15
Aroma: It has an alright aroma of slightly stale hops and a little caramel
Appearance: The pour is orange with a small beige head
Flavor: Flavor-wise, again, a little stale from a hop perspective, with a caramel sweetness
Palate: Decent mouthfeel, not super dry from a finish perspective
Overall Impression: Not sure how old this bottle was, but the hops tasted a little stale. Would like to rate this again to see if its the bottle or the beer.
Aroma: It has an alright aroma of slightly stale hops and a little caramel
Appearance: The pour is orange with a small beige head
Flavor: Flavor-wise, again, a little stale from a hop perspective, with a caramel sweetness
Palate: Decent mouthfeel, not super dry from a finish perspective
Overall Impression: Not sure how old this bottle was, but the hops tasted a little stale. Would like to rate this again to see if its the bottle or the beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2015
at 13:21