 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Nov 7, 2009
Name: Hop Henge IPA
Date: September 20, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Portland
Vintage: #6
Appearance: cloudy burnt orange, lasting fine beige head, solid lace
Aroma: sweet citrus aroma, crystal sweetness, lots of citrus with a fruity orange character, light peppery spicyness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet fruity orange flavor, nice citrus, light bitterness, long bitter finish
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4
Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
Nov 1, 2009 Bottle, at Chris O’s Pre-GBBF tasting, 1st Aug 09. This was one of my contributions to the tasting, having been bought in SF in February. Tons of fresh hops on the nose but in the mouth it is very well balanced. The palate is full but not too heavy and the alcohol warms the mouth nicely.
SuzyGreenberg (1318), Seattle, Washington, USA
Oct 15, 2009 bomber - pours clear dark orange with thin white head along the edges; fruity, sweet hop aromas; oranges, sticky; texture is thin and slightly bitter; rich, fresh and nice level of bitterness/dryness; nose works but flavor on the bland side; interesting IIPA though
jrob21 (1251), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Oct 11, 2009 Cracked after a long beer festival day and not sure if it was the setting or the beer but this blew everything out of the water I had drunk earlier. The hop profile is so diverse and evolves throughout the drink you just can’t put it down long enough to savor it. Aroma is floral and herbal. Flavor is mostly fruit up front, citrus and apple. The finish you get some sticky pine and grapefruit bitterness. Runs the gamut of hop profiles and experiences here. All of it working with a nice caramel malt body in the background. Phenomenal.
troopie (848), USA
Oct 10, 2009 Draught. Poured orange with thick white head much lacing. Powerful hop aroma with citrus, especially tangerine and sweet orange. Big hop flavour, when they call this a hop bomb, they are serious. Lasting hop flavour. This was almost too hoppy.
BückDich (4785), McCall, Idaho, USA
Oct 8, 2009 Bottle: Pours a hazy orange color with a big white head. The nose is sappy with lots of citrus fruits: pumelo, yuzu, mandarin. Fun stuff. The flavor has a bit of sweet malts to counter all this citrus delights, and it works for the most part. Very fresh and fragrant with a hopiness level that doesn’t happen that often without the bitterness. Nice!
elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA
Sep 28, 2009 Bottle, GABF after party. Bright orange with a small head. Aroma is wet citrus, especially lemon and tangerine. Flavor is like biting into fresh squeezed juices, with a bitter pith finish. It is a complex sweet-citrus, perhaps even a moment of nectarine in there. Quite satisfying.
edmedina (19), Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Sep 27, 2009 This beer pours one finger high. There is are large bubbles and a lot of lace left by the beer. The aroma is very floral, almost a fresh pine smell. To me it’s very much akin to fresh oranges, sweet and piney. The appearance is slightly hazey, probably due to a cold haze in my glass. It’s a reddish copper color with a lot of carbonation happening. The first taste I get a mild malt character overwhelmed by a piney character. I also get a strong citrus taste in my second taste of the beer. It does leave a bitter after taste.
Overall, I was impressed with this beer. For the ABV, I don’t get any hints of the alcohol. The hop character covers all of that up pretty well. If I could find it out my way regularly I would definitely buy this one again.
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