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Back Road Oak Aged Hop Monster (Specialty Ale)


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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Back Road Brewery

LaPorte, Indiana USA

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63.58/5.03.4/5.0Special7.6%0 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The 2008 batch of Hop Monster is aged with clean oak. Available is bottles under the specialty label, growlers, and on tap at the brewery. (also named April Fools Hop Monster)

 Haslinger (504), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20

Apr 26, 2008  
Bottle, Apparently this is brewed by a Purdue graduate. I got it in West Lafayette. Aroma is hoppy and a little bit oily pine. Taste is earthy and very hoppy as expected. Good, probably wouldn’t buy again but I am not disappointed that I have 5 more to drink

 WeeHeavySD (1639), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 14, 2008  
12 oz bottle from BBB63. Pours amber with a light tan head. Nose is sweet and hoppy and fragrant. Sweet hoppy and very resiny woody taste. Nice brew.


 tytoanderso (1168), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 6, 2008  
12oz bottle. Resiny aroma with a good dose of citrus. Wet wood and caramel malt as well. Pours a thick maroon/copper with a thick white head leaving excellent sticky lacing. Oily hops, sweeter malt with just a touch of wood tannin on the finish. Some light spice as well. Mostly full bodied. Lush and creamy. Excellent texture with a lasting hoppy and tannic finish. Big thanks to Mike for this rare gem!


 IlanMan (501), Winona, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Apr 30, 2008  
Thanks to Haslinger for this brew. Appearance is dark golden with medium tan head. I get a lot of up front hop aroma with this along with some pine sap. Flavor has a lot of up front hop as well. I think you have to be a hop-head to enjoy this brew. I happen to be one so I enjoyed it. I can see how it could be looked down upon for it is not so well balanced but I did enjoy it. I might even buy it again.


TheRealBastard (82), New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 9, 2008  
This beer is good, but not great Thanks to BBB63 for it. Poured with hardly any head and had no smell at all. An over ripe orange peel color. I got some alcohol, bread, and earthly hops on the nose. Taste was on the dry end and empty. Was expecting more out of this DIPA, rather than the dry finish. The beer leaves you hanging; waiting for more. A decent beer just not thirst quenching.




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