Hop Hooligans

Microbrewery in Jilava, București - Ilfov, Romania 🇷🇴
Associated Venue: Hop Hooligans Taproom Craft Beer Bar
Associated Webshop: Hop Hooligans Online Shop

Established in 2016

Contact
Soseaua Giurgiului nr. 33A, Jilava, Romania
Description
Throw away your mass-produced skunky lagers! Forget everything you generally knew about beer! Hide your women and children!

The Hop Hooligans are here.

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7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
BOTTLE 33 CL. Hazy bright ruby, sediment, pink head. Smells like a red fruit bubble gum, red berry juice, some of that doughy pickles-like like Berliner thing in the background. Taste: a pretty clean lactic sour base, low to moderate acidity, some Berliner dough, light fruitiness. The body is ok at first, but goes a little flat and watery in the finish, with neither acidity or flavour to cover. Some pickles in the aftertaste. Overall, a petty nice and clean Berliner, even if not that sour.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2017 at 16:23

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
BOTTLE 33 CL. Really muddy beige (cannot call it amber), diminishing soapy head. The aroma starts with a burst of piney and zesty resins, but soon disappears, leaving sweet candied citrus behind. The taste is surprisingly unsweet, with just a little bit of of that fruity nectar/grapefruit thing. Then you gen one hell of a resiny shock - less zesty, more piney and even herbal, quite unusual. Feels a bit over-carbonated at first (and it opened with a pop). An IPA for addicts.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2017 at 12:35

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Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Lior D. Slightly hazy golden. Surprising aroma of mostly apricot popsicle. Flavor has some sweetish malt, some green tea, some apricot popsicle, bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2017 at 03:38

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle at City Blues Bucharest pours a hazy dark orange, on the verge of amber, with some sticky, white head. Nose is OK, orange, soap, a little bit of red berry. Flavor follows, oranges, soap, pine, some apple, some berry. Finishes dry and bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2017 at 05:43

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50cl bottle at City Blues in Bucharest, pours a hazy gold with some ringing white head. Nose is what's promised, there's mango juice, there's bubble gum, there's straw, there's yeast. Flavor is the same, chewed Bubblicious, mango juice, some straw, a little grist. Finishes lightly sweet, lightly estery.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2017 at 05:34

3.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
50cl bottle at City Blues, pours a watery caramel amber with some rocky, off white head. Nose has corn syrup, butterscotch, sweet tea. Flavor is soggy cookies, butterscotch, yeast, sweet tea. Sweet finish. Bleh.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2017 at 04:15

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At a tasting, thanks, small stable bubbly creamy head, beautiful deep brown color, aroma of coffee and fruity hops, flavor of dark bitter chocolate with herbal bitterness and some dark bread in the back. Nice and drinkable but not too exciting.
Tried on 26 Sep 2017 at 08:05

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
At a tasting, thanks, small stable stiff bubbly head, hazy deepish golden orange color, herbal vanila aroma with a hint of onion, fruity woody flavor, light but quite empathic sourness, light to medium and extremely mellow bitterness, light tingling carbonation, medium bodied. Very good and highly enjoyable.
Tried on 26 Sep 2017 at 08:01

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Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom L's place. Thanks Lior D. Dark brown to black, beige head. Nice fruity hops, some roast, a bit of coffee and chocolate, sweetish, bitterish finish, medium-bodied, rounded mouthfeel. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2017 at 11:22

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom L's place. Thanks Lior D. Cloudy yellow. Tropical fruity hops, dry, bitter, medium-bodied, well-carbonated. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2017 at 11:20