Mash House Hoppy Hour IPA

Brewed by The Mash House Restaurant & Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Fayetteville, North Carolina USA

Picked this one up on a recent trip to TN. Nice hoppiness with a well balanced malty backbone. Cool label adds to the enjoyment.

I have really enjoyed this first glass. I’m a big fan of IPAs and I feel this is one to remember. The aroma is strong which I feel is good in an IPA. The mouthfeel is great and taste is wonderful. The beer is full of a wonderful hop bouquet. The beer had a nice head to it and the bitterness is great! Just like the label says this is a "Damn Good Beer."

Anothe reviewed indicated that his Hoppy Hour IPA tasted foul. I too have had this experiece on several occassions (both on tap and bottled). There are apparently some inconsistencies in the kegging/bottling process. When this beer is good, it’s very good. When it’s bad, it’s very bad. I just bought a six-pack today (for some reason I keep going back hoping for a good batch) and it is very good. I’m back on the Hoppy Hour IPA bandwagon.

My bottle says "Hoppy Hour IPA". Hazy gold pour with big, white head. Aroma is huge hops, black pepper, florals, even some Brett. Tastes hoppy, with firm and solid malt backbone, fruit, and spicy floral elements. This one is just astounding.

From notes 8/11/03: Pours a bright orange-copper color with a huge pillowy white head that plops and poofs away in patches. Huge lacing involved. Aromas are divinely hoppy. An earthy hop air, one where you can almost sense the soil the vines grew in. Citrus and floral in the scent as well. Tastes of that wonderful hop cone abound. Very floral and slightly grapefruity, with a balancing bitterness that keeps in check whatever malt that is trying to peek through. Medium mouthfeel. Wonderful aftertaste of earthy hops lingering. You palate is coated with hop resins and oils. More bitterness comes through as the beer warms, but it still is so terribly wonderful to drink.

Light copper. Delightful, pungent, aroma of hops and more hops. Hops fill the room. Grapefruit, mint and pine come from the hops while apricot, peach and hot biscuits come from the malt. This is one damn delicious India Pale Ale. This could have lasted the journey. The hops are strong, citrusy, flowery and fairly raw, rich and intense. Notes of pine sap, lemon, grapefruit and mint come about from the hops. But, what I really love about this beer is its big, massive and creamy malty backbone. It’s unique. Toasted malts, caramel corn, butter toffee and just the perfect ending of mixed nuts and honey. Damn.

a damn nice ipa. bottle. pours out dark yellow with a tan head. smells hoppy just like hop oil. dry and yet creamy at the same time. smooth drinking IPA, and certainly a top beer for NC. quite good

Rich, brown amber pour with thich, fluffy, rocky head. Sweet pineapple aroma with some grass. Rich and malty, this beer has quite the underlying sweetness. Fairly hoppy with the usual citric components. Some metal detracts, but a nice brew. Thanks Blackie!