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Deschutes Hop Henge IPA

 (RETIRED)

Deschutes Hop Henge IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) formerly brewed by
Deschutes Brewery

Bend, Oregon USA

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1303.84/5.03.82/5.0Special7%95.4Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Who knows what inspired the ancients to build Stonehenge--or what inspired us to build Hop Henge in its likeness. But build it we did, out of wrapped bales of whole-flower hops out on the brewery lawn. Like the rest of the Bond Street Series, Hop Henge highlights the creativity and curiousity of our brewers. Bolder than its English ancestors, with huge hops and a bitter finish, this IPA is no wallflower.

NOTE: This is the original version. In 2007 it was bumped up to an IIPA. See that entry here.


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 bsierra (197), Vista, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/517/20

May 14, 2008  
On draft at Newport Pizza and Ale house. Pours a deep orangy hue with a powerful citrus hop nose. The taste was very hop forward with pineyness, hops, and grapefruit throughout. The end is crisp and smooth, this was a very good IPA, sorry to see it retired~

 Rciesla (1136), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Sep 30, 2008  
This is one smashingly awesome ipa. BrianK thank you my man. Awesome bottle art would have looked great next to my pp high tide. A beautiful orange pale body with a rocky white head. Fresh hops swirl in a piney, citrus, floral, grapefruit of an ester-storm on your taste buds. A remarkable mellow ethanol breathes through the citrus notes and gently expressed throughout the lightly acidic grapefruit. This is awesome!


doboy (91), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Shared with Steve, CelticBrew and the Baron of Beer, DrBayern. Poured with a great head, nice lace on the glass. It was a clean light copper color. The mouthfeel was just right. IT had a good bittering of hops on the finish.


 Rogueone (410), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
May 27, 2008  
One of my favorite beer labels so far. Bottle: Pours a luminous orange with thick and frothy white head. Earthy, fresh-squeezed hop bouquet with toffee undertones. Stinging bitterness on the palate, but finishes with some caramel malt. Overall, extremely hopped.


 blackmurder (164), sadf, Hawaii, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/54/103/56/20
May 8, 2008  
This one was just too hoppy for me. It was a good one to check out but nothing about it jumped out at me. It’s like the Ninkasi beers, just way overly hopped.



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