2.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1
22 oz. bottle, split with manuchampions, pours orangey amber with a small white head. Aroma of smoke/peat, an iodine-like scent (very odd) and wood. Flavour follows this nasty pattern. This seems way off - very medicinal like, with the iodine-like quality dominating. Either a bad batch or an abysmal beer. Yuck.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2010
at 01:54
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2
ReRate: 10/14/10 So, I’m a glutten for punishment. I went to CA again and bought another bottle of Hoptopia from BevMo (La Jolla). From the other end of the state that I bought the other bottle last week.
The only difference in my rating is the appearance, the bottle was slightly carbonated, it poured with a nice off-white head and some lacing in the glass. The aroma and taste are the same as the first beer. footbalmed this one also.
Original: 10/10/10 22oz bottle from Bevmo in Fairfield CA
Appearance: Uh oh, no hiss when I popped the cap. That’s not a good sign. Pours slightly hazy amber with no head or lacing
Aroma: Wet dish towel and medicinal
Taste: Cardboard, medicinal and alcohols
I had high hopes from the reviews, but this bottle was seriously infected. I hope to try another one and re-rate it. I had to footbalm 21oz’s of beer, that doesn’t happen often.
The only difference in my rating is the appearance, the bottle was slightly carbonated, it poured with a nice off-white head and some lacing in the glass. The aroma and taste are the same as the first beer. footbalmed this one also.
Original: 10/10/10 22oz bottle from Bevmo in Fairfield CA
Appearance: Uh oh, no hiss when I popped the cap. That’s not a good sign. Pours slightly hazy amber with no head or lacing
Aroma: Wet dish towel and medicinal
Taste: Cardboard, medicinal and alcohols
I had high hopes from the reviews, but this bottle was seriously infected. I hope to try another one and re-rate it. I had to footbalm 21oz’s of beer, that doesn’t happen often.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2010
at 13:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle pours a transparent, copper amber with a creamy, lacing off white head. Nice aroma, sweet, caramel, malty, spicy, a little juniper, allspice, yeast, flowers, orange zest. Flavor is sweet, cookie dough, caramel, pine, cinnamon, orange, candy, malts, spices. Medium bodied, sticky, spicy finish. Very unique. They really coaxed a lot of flavor out of this and all of it seems authentic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2010
at 17:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22oz bottle pours a clear orange, amber with a thin white head. Nice, mild, hoppy aroma, earthy, pine, musty hops, candy. Flavor is sweet, butterscotch, caramel, oranges, light grapefruit. Full bodied, bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2010
at 17:53
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Wash. DC tasting. light orange, white head citrus hops, flroal notes with nice tangy orange flavors. got a bunch of caramel malts with some honey sweetness balanced with a lasting bitter citrus finish. Some wildflowers notes, overall palate was light for the style with a more pronounced approach on the malty side.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2010
at 13:28
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bomber at DC local tasting. Clear amber color, large off white head. Aroma of strong pine with a citrus edge. Taste is pleasant and not overwhelmingly bitter. Very nice.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2010
at 05:54
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from BevMo Salinas. Nose of carmel, nuts, and light vanilla. Clear rust with a medium beige head. Flavor is caramel and bits of vanilla and smoky malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2010
at 16:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle (appears to be a reused Pliny bottle). Whoa, no head space whatsoever! Pours a clear auburn with minimal off-white head. Aroma of vanilla, dates, raisins, banana/estery yeast. Some chocolate. Slight oat-bran cereal. Smells a bit like a weizenbock. Taste is dry, bitter, chocolate, dates, and an odd earthy/dirt like aftertaste. Lively bubbles, bone dry. Something lacking in the execution. Maybe some tannin extracted from the grain, but something is a bit off.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2010
at 22:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a clear, deep gold, near bronze body and a minimal off-white head. Aroma of pine, citrus, melon and marrow. Dry and some slight fruit esters from the yeast. Taste is pine, slightly tannic grain extraction, bitter, light fruity/floral notes. Maybe a bit of rye. Very nicely attenuated. Bitter aftertaste. A fury of small bubbles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2010
at 22:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream colored head. Grapefruit and light pine aroma. Grapefruit and light caramel flavor with light tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light tropical fruit lingers with light pine and light caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2010
at 13:08