Half Pints Brewing Co. Humulus Ludicrous

Humulus Ludicrous

 

Half Pints Brewing Co. in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
7.13
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 100 Ticks: 21
The Latin name for hops is Humulus Lupulus, and when we decided to brew an ultra hoppy Double IPA to celebrate the brewery’s anniversary, Humulus Ludicrous was born. Pale two-row, crystal and Munich malts form the firm malt base with thick, nutty flavours. We add a stupid amount of Centennial and Cascade hops during the brewing process and finish with running the sweet hot wort though a hopback (stuffed with more hops) on its way to the fermenting vessel. But, we’re not done yet! Three separate dryhop additions take place as we move the brew through to the aging tanks. The result is a beer with unrivalled grapefruit and orange rind aromas with a bittersweet malt finish.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 34,1 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Pours amber with a slight haze and an off-white head. Intense aroma of cirtrusy and piney hops. Solid body, very fruity with loads of pine and citrus. Hoppy and very pleasant. Thanks Alex! 090710

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2010 at 14:29


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has notes of hops, elderflowers, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and straw, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2010 at 14:29


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Beautiful copper-amber color, with a minimal, creamy head. The aroma, mild, with toffee, lightly sweet, has moderate resiny hops, for an almost creamy concoction. Strong body, toffee and malt flavor, sweet; strong hopping, resiny but not much fruity. Strong final, hop-oily.
Solid, but nothing new under the sun, therefore also pricey.

Tried on 20 Jun 2010 at 15:16


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Courtesy of after4ever. Thanks Tom. Pours copper with some gold edges and thin off white head. The aroma has lots of sticky pine and grassiness as well as leafy herbally notes. The taste is sweet with thick malts and heavy intense pine and grassy hops. Nice thick resiny goodness here.

Tried on 18 May 2010 at 18:50


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

bottle pours light amber with a medium off white head. Aroma is floral and citrus hops with a wood/earthy element. Flavor is sweet hay with a sweet fruity hop finish. Like an aged American barleywine.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2010 at 10:51


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

341mL bottle, pours a cloudy dark orange with a thin white head. Aroma is hops and sweet malt. Flavour follows suit, with more hop-pronounced. Lingering citrus-y and mildly bitter aftertaste. Great IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2009 at 20:25


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Opaque dark amber,lasting beige head.Piney hop nose.Flowery citrus hop profile,lots of malt, strong alcohol heat.Poorly blended. Long strong hop end

Tried on 30 Nov 2009 at 17:53


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle: Poured a cloudy deep amber color ale with a rather larger frothy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma of citrus and grapefruit hops with nice caramel malt backbone. Taste is not bitter at all but more dominated by citrus and grapefruit notes with some light piney notes as well with a huge caramel malt backbone. Body is full with limited filtration and good carbonation. Very good execution of a West Coast style IIPA.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2009 at 22:49


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Brown bottle, 660 ml, shared with Luc Bourbonnière (merci!); eye: caramel, hazy, thick, no effervescence, sheet of beige-tan head; nose: lots of hops, grapefruit, citrusy, light caramel malt, light sugar, pine; mouth: start all in hops, grapefruits, slight caramel malt, pine, short finale all in hops, rather bitter, slightly sweet, good carbonation, medium-full body FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 660 ml, partagé avec Luc Bourbonnière (merci!); œil : caramel, voilée, épaisse, pas d’effervescence, couverture de mousse beige fauve; nez : beaucoup de houblon, pamplemousse, citrique, léger malt caramel, léger sucre, pin; bouche : entrée très amère, pamplemousse, très léger malt caramel, pin, finale courte tout en houblon, plutôt amère, très légèrement sucrée, bonne carbonatation, corps moyen-corsé

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2009 at 15:16


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A hazy golden ale with a thick off white head. A pleasant sweetish hops aroma, pinhey and bready. In mouth, a weel balanced IPA, rich, pinhey a bit of caramel notes, and a bit short in mouth. Still, a good beer. Thanks to Piscator32.

Tried on 12 May 2009 at 18:49