Hop Knot IPA
Four Peaks Brewing Company in Tempe, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.07
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Hop Knot features five American hop varieties—Bravo, Glacier, Liberty, Simcoe, and Cascade—woven into the brewing process at seven different intervals for bold hop flavor intertwined with crisp, clean bitterness. It’s knot your average IPA.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at PHX. Bright citrus up front with cracker malt in the back. Clear pale gold with minimal retained head but patterns down glass. Flavor is fresh citrus and bright floral. Moderate bittering is well balanced. Slight pine on the back. Good beer.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2016
at 16:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Four Peaks in Tempe, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out a touch of diacetyl, along with piney hops and biscuity malt. Flavour is better, with piney hops, some citrus and biscuity malt. Lacking character and oomph. It's inoffensive but decently made.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2016
at 20:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at the airport location, 11/2/15.
Glassy, chill-hazed, deep golden with light amber tints. White head atop is large and well-retained.
Nose actually seemed a bit ominous for me. I mostly got a lot of orange rind, grapefruit and light pine with some caramel and biscuit character. It all seemed to suggest I was in for an East Coast style IPA from the early 2000s. Not to mention, even trying to vigorously warm the beer up, and swirl it to concentrate the aroma, I didn’t get a ton. Clean, though and with no alcohol noted.
The flavor, then, is quite confounding. Almost none of the heavy citrus or caramel promised from the nose. Rather, a dextrinous body that mostly allows for just light honey and at most some dry toffee character from the malt. The hops give off a very slow building dankness, with earthy notes, juicy, light tropical fruits and little to no pine whatsoever. The malt stays out of the way and the leafy, fresh, dank hops provide a very easygoing yet flavorful beer that belies both the aroma and the abv. Continued to evolve and build complexity/flavor as it warmed and breathed. Will certainly revisit this one, but was very impressed based on this pint.
Glassy, chill-hazed, deep golden with light amber tints. White head atop is large and well-retained.
Nose actually seemed a bit ominous for me. I mostly got a lot of orange rind, grapefruit and light pine with some caramel and biscuit character. It all seemed to suggest I was in for an East Coast style IPA from the early 2000s. Not to mention, even trying to vigorously warm the beer up, and swirl it to concentrate the aroma, I didn’t get a ton. Clean, though and with no alcohol noted.
The flavor, then, is quite confounding. Almost none of the heavy citrus or caramel promised from the nose. Rather, a dextrinous body that mostly allows for just light honey and at most some dry toffee character from the malt. The hops give off a very slow building dankness, with earthy notes, juicy, light tropical fruits and little to no pine whatsoever. The malt stays out of the way and the leafy, fresh, dank hops provide a very easygoing yet flavorful beer that belies both the aroma and the abv. Continued to evolve and build complexity/flavor as it warmed and breathed. Will certainly revisit this one, but was very impressed based on this pint.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2015
at 14:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
cloudy orange-yellow, smooth offwhite head. malty and hoppy aroma, quite bitter. seems fuller than what the abv might indicate. slighlty flowery but mainly bitter hoppy flavor, with a good dry malty balance. the hops have this subtle flowery note that is quite nice.
Tried
on 16 May 2015
at 11:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light malt aroma. Citrus and malt flavor. Medium bodied. OK bitterness. Light grapefruit and light malt lingers.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2015
at 23:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft - Fresh sweet grapefruit. Clear gold with a rich off white head. Sweet pithy and peel bitterness, grapefruit and sweetness come in and it finishes with a nice bitterness that fades quick. Nice big but easy drinking IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jan 2015
at 10:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours clear orange with a medium off-white head that laces well. Aroma is hella dank - pine needles and passionfruit. Flavor is very light sweet and light plus bitter, dank and dark. Medium body. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2014
at 21:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Rcvd in trade. Reviewed from notes.
The appearance had a somewhat hazy but clear golden yellow almost orange colored body with a one finger white foamy head that dies within a minute, adequate foamy lacing clings to the sides of the glass.
The smell was very piney and somewhat resinous aroma powers forward, yet once as it warms, a decent amount of malts make their presence.
The taste was mainly bitter, but the malts that come through help to balance for the most part, no aftertaste, dry bitter finish.
On the palate, she sat about a light to medium and was fairly sessionable. Carbonation was good for the style and for me as there is a good bitter harshness invading my tongue and mouth just like an AIPA should be.
Overall, good job Four Peaks, as I would have this again.
The appearance had a somewhat hazy but clear golden yellow almost orange colored body with a one finger white foamy head that dies within a minute, adequate foamy lacing clings to the sides of the glass.
The smell was very piney and somewhat resinous aroma powers forward, yet once as it warms, a decent amount of malts make their presence.
The taste was mainly bitter, but the malts that come through help to balance for the most part, no aftertaste, dry bitter finish.
On the palate, she sat about a light to medium and was fairly sessionable. Carbonation was good for the style and for me as there is a good bitter harshness invading my tongue and mouth just like an AIPA should be.
Overall, good job Four Peaks, as I would have this again.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2014
at 11:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: Draft at Che-Ah-Chi, 3/2/14
Aroma: The nose is citrus hops (grapefruit, peach), some pine, and some pale malts
Appearance: It pours a golden color with a decent sized white head and average lace
Flavor: The taste is on-style, with a light sweetness and a medium hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has an average carbonation, and a smooth, dry finish
Overall Impression: This is a very solid IPA. Since Four Peeks is the biggest brewery in the area, it seems like this is the local, easy to find, craft IPA, and in that category you could do a heck of a lot worse.
Aroma: The nose is citrus hops (grapefruit, peach), some pine, and some pale malts
Appearance: It pours a golden color with a decent sized white head and average lace
Flavor: The taste is on-style, with a light sweetness and a medium hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has an average carbonation, and a smooth, dry finish
Overall Impression: This is a very solid IPA. Since Four Peeks is the biggest brewery in the area, it seems like this is the local, easy to find, craft IPA, and in that category you could do a heck of a lot worse.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2014
at 15:05
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can thanks to Russell. Pours a clear orange gold with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is fruity hop and citrus. Medium mouthfeel with light dry bitter hop. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2014
at 14:40