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
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Pour is a clear gold with a large white head. Aroma is spicy with white pepper hops. Flavor is the same. Lots of spicy hops not much in the way of malt. Finish is thin, clean and some of those hops are left on the tongue. This was a pretty decent hoppy pils.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2026
at 22:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 3
Overall 6
Canned 9/17/25, drunk 4/9/26.
Guess no one is buying Sloop, as I purchased this from Half Time in the last month. It's a shame, as I really enjoy their IPAs. Hopefully the *cringe* 7 months doesn't hurt this one too much.
The hops have definitely dulled, with nothing explosive or big and juicy. Rather, yeast is apparent, with spice and grapefruit next to it. Clean, with biscuity, crackery malts gently supporting.
Light and with lots of cracker malt in place of substantial honey or white bread-like malt giving a very light body, to its detriment. It's only 5.3%, but it seems like either the yeast has eaten through all of the body, or this was just too light to begin with. A shame because, even at 7 months, the hops are expressive and well-done. Berries, Mosaic-like spice, slight wood and citrus give good complexity. Just extremely lacking in malt depth. Thankfully, it's very low in bitterness, so it still remains drinkable, just unsatisfying from such a thin texture.
Guess no one is buying Sloop, as I purchased this from Half Time in the last month. It's a shame, as I really enjoy their IPAs. Hopefully the *cringe* 7 months doesn't hurt this one too much.
The hops have definitely dulled, with nothing explosive or big and juicy. Rather, yeast is apparent, with spice and grapefruit next to it. Clean, with biscuity, crackery malts gently supporting.
Light and with lots of cracker malt in place of substantial honey or white bread-like malt giving a very light body, to its detriment. It's only 5.3%, but it seems like either the yeast has eaten through all of the body, or this was just too light to begin with. A shame because, even at 7 months, the hops are expressive and well-done. Berries, Mosaic-like spice, slight wood and citrus give good complexity. Just extremely lacking in malt depth. Thankfully, it's very low in bitterness, so it still remains drinkable, just unsatisfying from such a thin texture.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 09 Apr 2026
at 17:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taste your pour from a can at Saratoga beer Summit. Opaque black,ring of head light viscosity, trace lacing. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, cocoa and milk sugar. Taste strong, sweet malt, chocolate lactose. Smooth texture, full body, average carbonation finish as taste with light bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2026
at 00:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
a: slightly hazy golden body | thin white head
a: biscuits | grain | soft apples
f: dank | mild caster sugar | crisp
t: drying | malt-centric | noticeable citrus
o: clean-drinking | true-to-style | perfumey hops
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): New York (Chelea, 21st St), New York | 14-February-2026 | US$4,29 | canned: 08-January-2026 | sampled: 14-February-2026, Valentine's Day, with my family of five walking the streets of New York
a: biscuits | grain | soft apples
f: dank | mild caster sugar | crisp
t: drying | malt-centric | noticeable citrus
o: clean-drinking | true-to-style | perfumey hops
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): New York (Chelea, 21st St), New York | 14-February-2026 | US$4,29 | canned: 08-January-2026 | sampled: 14-February-2026, Valentine's Day, with my family of five walking the streets of New York
Tried
from Can
from
Trader Joe's - NYC 14th St
on 14 Feb 2026
at 16:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can to tulip.
Appearance: ruddy violet to amber color with a thin cap of a little white foamy head which slid off to leave some light lace.
Aroma: some cherries, cranberries and slight citrusy tones - the tart and sour aspects, an ever so slight whiff of lactose
Flavor: the tart and sour character of the cherries, cranberries & citrusy accents play with some lactose creamy sweetness; slight aftertaste of cranberries, cherries and lactose
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, lactose tries to smooth some of the tartness on the tongue but does it? Well, let's just say it's a decent effort. Finishes tart/sour with the cherries & cranberries
Overall: seemed like this was one of the precursors to pastry sours, and I don't mind this one, I believe I could come back to.
Appearance: ruddy violet to amber color with a thin cap of a little white foamy head which slid off to leave some light lace.
Aroma: some cherries, cranberries and slight citrusy tones - the tart and sour aspects, an ever so slight whiff of lactose
Flavor: the tart and sour character of the cherries, cranberries & citrusy accents play with some lactose creamy sweetness; slight aftertaste of cranberries, cherries and lactose
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, lactose tries to smooth some of the tartness on the tongue but does it? Well, let's just say it's a decent effort. Finishes tart/sour with the cherries & cranberries
Overall: seemed like this was one of the precursors to pastry sours, and I don't mind this one, I believe I could come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2026
at 13:29