Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Clear amber. Huge, frothy, offwhite head. Aroma has malt, hops and slight hint of butter. Flavour is smooth, caramelly. Light hoppy and spicy finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Can at the Ottawa Beerfest. 2 tickets. An opaque straw gold with an earthy, cardboard and light clove weizen aroma. A very spritzy light body that feels refreshing. The taste is banana, mild cloves & a kind of bready cardboard not bad. A mild weizen, a style that isn’t so represented at a summer time Beerfest.
queenholly (3622) reviewed HopBot IPA from Hop City Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Caramel malt and spicy citrusy hops aroma. Clear dark copper with a large ivory head. Sweet bready caramel malt, and weedy herbal hops flavor. Medium body, soft carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from the LCBO. A great deep copper color that I find perfect for an IPA - big thick foamy beige head. It has a big herbal resinous hop bouquet. Slick med-full mouthfeel. The taste is lovely biscuity, herbal, resinous, dank hop goodness with light citrus - good stuff.
superspak (10160) reviewed HopBot IPA from Hop City Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly crystal clear deep orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, lemon zest, apricot, orange peel, floral, grass, light caramel, biscuit, light pine, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good complexity and balance of citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt sweetness; with decent strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, apricot, orange peel, pine, floral, grass, light caramel, biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, pine, light caramel, biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish fora good bit. Very nice complexity and balance of bright citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt sweetness; with a great crisp malt/bitterness balance and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and moderately sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good IPA. Nice complexity of citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt sweetness; and very smooth and crisp to drink for the ABV. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can from the LCBO. Clear dark amber with a tiny white head that quickly fades to a ring with some fine lace. Nose is toffee and vanilla. Sweet caramel and butter with a very light bitterness and some roasted nuttiness. Medium slick mouth with active carbonation.
jksipa (1939) reviewed HopBot IPA from Hop City Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from the LCBO. Cloudy deep orange amber pour with a one finger off white head that fades slowly and leaves a bit of lace. Nose is grass, pine resin, roasted nuts and toffee. Sweet caramel start with a light to medium bitter middle of citrus and pine becoming more bitter through the finish but not as much as the nose promised. Medium slick mouth with average carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
16 oz can from the liquor store in Charlottetown. Slightly hazy light gold color with a decent sized tightly bubbled white head that persists for a while. Aromas of citrus and earth with some bread, caramel and a bit of mineral and metal. The flavor is huge citrus with bits of caramel and lots of mineral water and bready with slight metallic twang. Medium to light body with a moderate level of carbonation. Easy enough to drink and technically nothing horrible here, but the mouthfeel is kind of thin and watery with a pretty boring flavor profile. This might be a decent gateway beer, but if I was trying to convert the masses I’d make them a bit more interested or shocked.
kevnic2008 (13946) reviewed HopBot IPA from Hop City Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours an amber color. Strong hops that linger on the aftertaste. Not much aroma on the nose.
Metalchopz (7978) reviewed HopBot IPA from Hop City Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pours a clear deep amber colour with a big frothy warm cap, great retention and full foamy lace. Great aromas of hops with fresh grass, pine notes and citrus zest. The taste is not as strong, with some mild fruity zest and some very light grain. A little bitterness and some hints of rusty water in the mouth. This is what takes points away from this brew. Other than that, nice to see this brewery do a stronger IPA and available in cans. Quite drinkable.