7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A: pretty hazy straw yellow body | thinnish off-white head
A: crisp | melons | yeast
F: creamy | full oranges | alpha acids
T: lactose | smooth wheat | floral finish
O: good for style | citrusey throughout | balanced well
16 oz can | Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia | 31-May-2026 | US$4,99 | no can date | sampled: 30-June-2026 with my family of five here in New York!
A: crisp | melons | yeast
F: creamy | full oranges | alpha acids
T: lactose | smooth wheat | floral finish
O: good for style | citrusey throughout | balanced well
16 oz can | Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia | 31-May-2026 | US$4,99 | no can date | sampled: 30-June-2026 with my family of five here in New York!
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - Alexandria
on 30 Jun 2026
at 15:50
5.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
On tap at Wolff's Biergarden Albany. Pale golden coloured, small to medium sized white head, light grainy nose. Grainy, watery, light notes of corn and bitterish finish. Useless.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2026
at 13:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the Wollf's Biergarden. Murky yellow/orange coloured, small to medium sized white head, light fruity herbal nose. Sweetish malty, fruity, bit citrusy and herbal with bitterish sweetish finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2026
at 01:52
6.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2026
at 01:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour looks like lemonade with a large white head. Aroma is cracker/bread malt. Flavor is more cracker bready malt with a spicy hops finish. A little thicker mouthfeel for the style but this was pretty good in the end.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2026
at 22:44
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Yard House. Cloudy orange with big white head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium body, medium/light carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is herbal hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jun 2026
at 23:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
a: light copper coloured body | thinnish off-white head
a: drying | small nuts | toffee
f: caramelised sugars | yeast | mellow hops
t: perfume | biscuity | thinnish throughout
o: one-dimensional | drying | enjoyable in Season (especially in Vermont!)
16 ounce can | Wegman's (grocery): Alexandria, Virginia (Stovall Street), Virginia | 11-February-2026 | US$2,33 (part of a mixed six pack) | canned: 24-July-2025 | sampled: 25-May-2026 while hiking with my family of five in Stowe, Vermont
a: drying | small nuts | toffee
f: caramelised sugars | yeast | mellow hops
t: perfume | biscuity | thinnish throughout
o: one-dimensional | drying | enjoyable in Season (especially in Vermont!)
16 ounce can | Wegman's (grocery): Alexandria, Virginia (Stovall Street), Virginia | 11-February-2026 | US$2,33 (part of a mixed six pack) | canned: 24-July-2025 | sampled: 25-May-2026 while hiking with my family of five in Stowe, Vermont
Tried
from Can
from
Wegmans - Sterling
on 25 May 2026
at 06:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Draught at Beerlove: pours slightly hazy with white head. Candy yeast, citrusy notes. Taste is low bitterness, somewhat sweet. Good rep of style.
Tried
on 10 May 2026
at 21:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 6.5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Undated can drunk 4/28/26.
Fresh herbs, crisp yeast and good minerality with light bread and cracker. Clean and clear and aromatic.
Little lighter-bodied than I'd like to see. It's really nice to have a big burst of rich malts up front, in a pilsner, and then have them dry out on the finish with yeast and hop balancing. Here, it starts out too light and the thin texture exposes an almost-soapiness from the hop, which is a shame because they are otherwise wonderfully-done. Just bland, listless malt character. Lingering acidity from hop. Not a trainwreck or anything, but Sloop should be better than this.
Fresh herbs, crisp yeast and good minerality with light bread and cracker. Clean and clear and aromatic.
Little lighter-bodied than I'd like to see. It's really nice to have a big burst of rich malts up front, in a pilsner, and then have them dry out on the finish with yeast and hop balancing. Here, it starts out too light and the thin texture exposes an almost-soapiness from the hop, which is a shame because they are otherwise wonderfully-done. Just bland, listless malt character. Lingering acidity from hop. Not a trainwreck or anything, but Sloop should be better than this.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 28 Apr 2026
at 19:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Undated can drunk 4/16/26.
Is...is this a Belgian Trippel? Because it sure smells Belgian, and not a whole lot else. And yes, it is Belgian, having looked at the description after-the-fact, I feel somewhat vindicated. I assumed (I think justifiably) that Hop Labs experimental IPA would be an IPA with...experimental hops. Nope. Juice Bomb with Belgian yeast. Go figure. It isn't too crude (no big clove, no banana) but there's also very, very little hop. Certainly not juicy. Let's check the date....OH RIGHT, Sloop stopped dating their IPA cans!
Tastes like a Belgian ale with some pepper and citrus rind. No juiciness. Doesn't feel very American, which is impressive. But it's got a lovely texture, chewy and deep with great attenuation and very little crude ester character, so I can at least get behind that.
Is...is this a Belgian Trippel? Because it sure smells Belgian, and not a whole lot else. And yes, it is Belgian, having looked at the description after-the-fact, I feel somewhat vindicated. I assumed (I think justifiably) that Hop Labs experimental IPA would be an IPA with...experimental hops. Nope. Juice Bomb with Belgian yeast. Go figure. It isn't too crude (no big clove, no banana) but there's also very, very little hop. Certainly not juicy. Let's check the date....OH RIGHT, Sloop stopped dating their IPA cans!
Tastes like a Belgian ale with some pepper and citrus rind. No juiciness. Doesn't feel very American, which is impressive. But it's got a lovely texture, chewy and deep with great attenuation and very little crude ester character, so I can at least get behind that.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 16 Apr 2026
at 21:01