Hop & Sting Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Grapevine, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Hop and Sting Brewing Company

Contact
906 Jean St, Grapevine, TX, 76051, United States
Description
(Hop & Sting Brewing Company acquired the assets and brands of Grapevine Craft Brewery in 2018)

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
From a can. Pours a cloud copper with an off white head. Aromas of tropical fruit. Flavors are moderately bitter citrus with substantial caramel sweetness.
Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2023 at 02:15

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pretty hazy golden and straw coloured body with a pretty thick and rich off-white and tan head that stays afloat nicely at around four centimetres. Aroma of pretty strong earth and nutty malts with a musty and grainy profile that shows some deep rye spiciness as well, but then the hops come out through as well and bring out a nice dryness and a solid finish with some light resinous and sweetness here. Aftertaste shows some bitterness from the hops of course, but much more dryness and interestingly enough, malt and grainy flavours that seem to come through more than the bitterness, with some rustic nutty qualities as well, all ending with a tiny bit of stone fruit sweetness. Overall, a pretty nice, very malty and grainy beer that definitely shows some hops and bitterness, but much more of the dryness, rye spicy qualities and a rustic punch that shows strongest. Good to try, but much more of a classic East Coast IPA that's unfiltered rather than anything New England at all. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Whole Foods in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 09-January-2023 a few hours ago, sampled in my hotel room here in [downtown] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 09-Januar-2023.
Tried from Can on 10 Jan 2023 at 02:00

8/10
Nice spiced holiday ale, ginger cookies galore.
Tried from Draft on 08 Dec 2022 at 21:48

8/10
Solid coffee chocolate flavor, ain't shy!
Tried from Draft on 08 Dec 2022 at 21:26

8/10
Mango and spice, combination made in heaven. Also this isn't shy on the spice and I love that.
Tried from Draft on 08 Dec 2022 at 21:24

7/10
Wintery fun, nice light spice and vanilla sweetness.
Tried from Draft on 08 Dec 2022 at 21:19

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from the source. Love mixed coolers to go. No best buy date. Pint glass @home. Was expecting a dark pour, got more of a golden stout/dirty golden ale. Nice oatmeal head over a hazy dirty gold body. Sniff is doughy, confectioner's sugar, Yoo-hoo, Hershey's chocolate product, vanillan. Bit too forward, mimicking pretty below average Chips Ahoy. Wife thought it was interesting. Taste is mellow batter, cocoa mix, vanillan, mild ale, flour-y aftertaste. Meh to okay.
Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2022 at 22:13

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
12oz can from their takeaway cooler @H&S. Mojito glass @home. Big, whitewash head, a slightly foggy, dull gold pour. Unique lavender & orange nose; nutmeg. I know what the can says. Soapy lavender, faint spice, lemon, sugar, white bread. Texture is frothy, but the carbonation doesn't keep up & the body can be gunky at times. Have another abv. Drink ice cold. Okay. Better than expected.
Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2022 at 23:47

5.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
120z single from the source. Mojito glass @home. Big, sturdy, white with a shade of pink head. Very solid. Opaque, honey tea body. Really pithy, bitter nose. It won't taste like this. Taste is yeast & deep, un-acidic, citrus pith. Deep orange flavor, but so much yeast. Creamy, not carbonated enough, glue, need acid in a bad way. Better than expected, but not great. Gunky more than anything.
Tried on 04 Jun 2022 at 00:54

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Can at the source. Goblet @home. Big head, dirty & super chewy haze. Oily pine, pithy, orange/grapefruit nose. Taste is lingering bitter onion, initial banana that disappears as it warms, white grapefruit, orange, garden weeds, ash. Residual nuttiness that might be oxidation. Frothy, too thick, too boozy, not enough positive here.
Tried from Can on 20 May 2022 at 22:30