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hohops

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8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Appearance is oily black, with some beige bubbles round the edge. Aroma is chocolate, marshmallow, caramel, coconut, cinnamon hints, coffee, roast malt, toffee, hint of booze. Taste is chocolate, chilli, brownie, bourbon and vanilla, caramel and toffee, nutty malt, cinnamon, peppery spice, coffee, chocolatey finish. Nice, not too full-on.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2025 at 07:41


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Appearance is midnight black, with a huge brow. Foamy head. Aroma is chocolate, pecan, coffee, almond, milk chocolate, roast malt, cocoa. Taste is chocolate, coffee, toasty malt, nutty notes, smooth and chocolatey, roasty malty finish with hop bitterness. Not really any maple coming through. Fluffy mouthfeel.

Tried from Can on 29 Dec 2025 at 07:38


8.1
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Appearance is murky yellowy orange, with a half-finger white head. Aroma is orange, piney hops, mango, papaya, tropical fruit. Taste is juicy fruity hops, pineapple, orange, mango, fruit salad, fruity sweetness.

Tried from Can at Cloudwater Brew Co on 27 Dec 2025 at 07:55


hohops has a new beer style achievement

Level 2 for Stout - Foreign / Extra ticks with a total of 10 ticks of this sub style.
Export Stout - Sour Cherry from The Kernel Brewery was the one that did it!
1 month ago


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Appearance is jet black, with a small light brown head. Aroma is cherry, dark malts, coffee, fruit cake, more cherry. Taste is dark malt, cherry, liqueur chocolate, raisin and fruitcake hints. Lovely subtle sweet cherry.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2025 at 07:54


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Appearance is black, with a thick 1-finger brown head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, caramel, earthy toasty malt, brownie, hint of treacle. Taste is dark chocolate, coffee, tiramisu, brownie, salted caramel, maple, cocoa, boozy dark fruit hints, scorched malt. Bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2025 at 07:52


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Appearance is oily black, a thick brown head of around 1 finger. Aroma is coffee, dark malts, chocolate, earthy malt, nutty hints, cocoa. Taste- bitter dark chocolate, coffee, earthy nutty malt, woody hints, bit of caramel and vanilla sweetness. Some boozy sweetness but abv very well-hidden.

Tried from Can on 24 Dec 2025 at 06:38


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Appearance is oily black and slick, no head. Aroma is fudge cake, blackcurrant, earthy malt, cocoa, treacle toffee, coffee, chocolate cake, tiramisu, boozy malt, cherry hints, port wine. Can smell it a way away. Taste is sweet cherry and blackcurrant, earthy malt, espresso, dark chocolate, red wine, oaky hints, port, vanilla whisky, sweet dark fruit, cocoa powder, dark rum, toffee malt, sticky caramel. Sweet and complex, definitely a sipper.

Tried from Bottle at Cloudwater Brew Co on 24 Dec 2025 at 06:37


hohops has a new beer style achievement

Level 3 for Sour / Wild Beer - Smoothie / Pastry ticks with a total of 15 ticks of this sub style.
Blurries from Imprint Beer Company was the one that did it!
1 month ago


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Appearance is deep purple, thick, a slowly rising head which nearly comes out. Aroma- cakey malt, vanilla, nutty marzipan, blackcurrant, berry fruit hints, coconut. Taste- banana, coconut, blackcurrant, earthy sweet malt, cherry notes, very thick and full mouthfeel.

Tried from Can on 24 Dec 2025 at 06:34