Davros (5279) reviewed All Hallowed Ale from HopDog BeerWorks 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pours hazy light brown with a stupidly large, growing head.Prominent pumpkin on the nose, followed by some doughy yeast and restrained spices. Also a fair bit of sweet malt. Works very well in combination!The Belgian phenols carry through very well to impact the flavour, whilst the pumpkin is less noticeable, but does contribute a distinct nutty note. Lots of pear and grape esters, very tripel-like.Carbonation is too high.
Davros (5279) reviewed Super Beast 2012 from HopDog BeerWorks 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Pours murky brown/amber with a large, lasting head.Nose shows doughy wheat, hefty malt and caramel, and soft spicy hops.Flavours are note quite on the same level, with distracting doughy yeast, soft cider notes, and sharp, solvent-like alcohol. There’s some sweet malt but the rest is fairly off-putting.Way too much carbonation.
LesArgen (1205) reviewed Horns Up Rye IPA from HopDog BeerWorks 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Ooh, ah. Isn’t this a special IPA? From the moment it pours all cloudy and dark into the glass, the experience of drinking the Horns Up is a beauty. The aroma is surprisingly dry for an IPA, with few floral notes to speak of - this sure isn’t an APA derivative. Predominantly I smell biscuit, honey and citrus, but it’s neither grapefruit or lemon - I can’t quite put my finger on it. When drunk, a smooth malty (is it the influence of the rye as well) blanket spreads across the tongue before the dry hops descend and rip down the back of the throat. Refreshing, tart and delicious.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours black with a large, light tan head.Nose shows heavy coffee, along with chocolate, vanilla and the faintest hint of piny hops. Not very BIPA-like but pretty enticing!Very similar flavours, with the addition of an aggressive, piny bitterness in the finish.Nice creamy carbonation.Not particularly hoppy but good nonetheless.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Super Beast 2012 from HopDog BeerWorks 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Amber with an inch of white head. Aroma of toffee, bread, peach, kaffir lime, herbs. Oily, with gentle carbonation. Earthy, wheaty bread, toffee, sweet citrus and medium sherry with green peppercorns and herbs. Bitterness is brooding. Alcohol is well-integrated, so much so that you wonder what this offers that it couldn’t at 7%.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed RedHopulous from HopDog BeerWorks 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 9C. Clear copper with an off-white head. Fat vinegar toffee aroma with pongy tropical fruit, some grapefruit and spices. Light-bodied than the aroma suggests, creamy with moderate carbonation. Malt not quite as full on as the aroma either, with plainer toffee and restrained fruit. Plenty of bitterness though, dryish finish with some spices. Rollicking.
DreamAudit (3889) reviewed RedHopulous from HopDog BeerWorks 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
From a 330ml bottle on 13/9/2012. Pours a dark reddy brown with a medium bubbly head. Has quite a strong aroma of brown sugar, golden syrup, toffee and a bit of citrus fruit. The flavour is sweet and malty, with more brown sugar and toffee, treacle, and some dark fruit. It finishes with a relatively firm, lingering hop bitterness. The palate is syrupy. Another HopDog brew with quite a bit of character, but as per usual with this brewer, way over carbonated, which detracts from an otherwise enjoyable experience.
DreamAudit (3889) reviewed Sticky Figgy from HopDog BeerWorks 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
From a 330ml bottle on 10/9/2012. Pours a very dark brown big a big head which dissipates quickly. Has a distinct, slightly strange yeasty basement like aroma. Flavour wise, it’s sweet and fruity with dates and figs prominent. But it’s otherwise fairly one dimensional and less interesting than most other HopDog brews I’ve tried so far. A little over-carbonated, which seems to be the HopDog way. All up, a bit disappointing, as I’ve been quite impressed by their work to date.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle, 9C. Black with a large beige head. Aroma of nectarines, kumquats, dark chocolate, vanilla, coffee. Lightish bodied, despite large and growing head carbonation is restrained. Plenty of citrus and some stone fruit, caramel, chocolate. Finish is snappily dry and moderately bitter with lingering citrus notes.
Davros (5279) reviewed Secret Santa 2011 from HopDog BeerWorks 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Impossible pours, ridiculously heady.Weird aroma of apple cider, spicy phenols, doughy yeast notes, orange peel and ginger/nutmeg.The cider note is not as pronounced as a flavour thankfully. However the alcohol is very prominent and the orange peel and spices seem disjointed rather than well-integrated.Ridiculously over-carbonated.Trying HopDog’s range is like a rollercoaster...