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Brandon’s Hop Blaster! 3.24 7

Brandon’s Hop Blaster!


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74/5.03.24/5.0Special5.8%0English pint, Shaker
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An American Amber brewed using an all late hopping technique with Amarillo and Zeus. Late hopping loads up the hops at the end of the boil instead of the beginning. This beer has a big malt backbone with a huge "blast" of hops in the taste and aroma giving it a very smooth biterness but more than enough hop flavor to satisfy the biggest hop head! This beer is a special release brewed at Yazoo by local homebrewer Brandon Jones and Yazoo owner Linus Hall. It is being served at Yazoo’s taproom as a fundraiser for Mark Moynihan’s family. He was an assistant brewer at a Brewery in Knoxville, was critically burned in a welding accident inside a tank at the brewery.
sigx97 (12), USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20

Sep 10, 2009  
Yummy Brew. Tasted on Tap at the taproom. Love the hop flavor and what you guys did with the beer. It was spot on.

 lithy (1825), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Dark brown-orange, off white cover. Aroma is citrus hops, a burnt caramel. Taste is a bit thin, toast, burnt sugar, caramel, aromatic hop finish, citrusy.


 phaleslu (574), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Draft at the brewery. Pours a somewhat cloudy dark brown with a half-inch tan head. Hoppy aroma and flavor along with citrus, caramel, and roasted malts. Sweet, bitter, citrusy, and well-balanced. I liked this one a lot but apparently wasn’t as blown away by it as other raters thus far. Glad to support a good cause, Mark Moynihan’s family.


 nqualls (1428), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 21, 2009  

Source:Tap at the tasting room.
Glass:16 ounce.
Appearance:Dark brown with a one finger tan head.
Aroma:Contained roasty notes, caramel and citrus.
Flavor:Sweet and roasted malts with a bitter grapefruit rind finish.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:I thought this was rather good. A black IPA for sure.


bleachsoda (1), Tennessee, USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/518/20
Sep 7, 2009  
Nice break from the traditional hoppy bitter beers. The tongue isn’t raped by alpha acids, rendering it less sensitive to the actual taste and flavors of the hops. As with the hop flavor, the aroma also seems to come through completely from start to finish. Definitely has me interested in trying more beers that are all late hopped. As with all great hoppy beers it also has the malt backbone to create a balance. Will definitely go back to Yazoo for more. Will be more prepared next time by bringing as many growlers as I can carry so that the experience can continue at home.


tnbrewrater (3), Alabama, USA
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4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Sep 6, 2009  
After living in California for a few years this is the first locally brewed beer I can say reminds me of the microbrewed mecca I left when I moved to TN. The beer was tried on tap at Yazoo Saturday 9/5/09 in a taster glass along with other Yazoo selections. The hop blaster was by far the beer with the most character and flavor. I actually expected to see yet another out of balance yellow IPA but was surprised to see the a nice brown/mahogany color and off white head. Aroma was wow! Nice malt sweet smell, but the hops. Oh boy the hops. Citrus and slightly woody on the smell and the taste another winner. The aroma was every but as good as the taste. I have never eaten a hop, but this had so much hop flavor and hop smoothness I can only hope that is what it would be like. It finished nice a dry but with enough malt and hop on my palate I had to get more. That small sample glass. It turned into me buying 2 more pints. Looks like this one is a brewmasters special which is a shame. I’ll be back next week with a growler. Yazoo: dont make this a one hit wonder, you guys are on to something here.



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