New Glarus Hop Hearty Ale

Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

Nose is treated to a deep caramel hoppy scent. Dark golden appearance with lots of glass clinging bubbles. BIG explosive hoppy taste up front. Taste is less than expected on the way down and less than anticipated bitter ending that cries IPA. A really musty aroma proceeds each mouthful followed by a dry ending. You could drink this stuff with your next head cold. IPA hatters would gag on this stuff, but IPA lover will eat this beer up.

Aroma of fresh floral hops, with some grassy notes and some very light pine. Appears a moderately hazy orange color with no head to speak of. Flavor is predominantly fresh, but subtle hops; as if a very large amount of very mild hops were used. Some grassy notes and some woody flavors. Palate is medium-light, very crisp and refreshing, and with a notable effervescence of fine bubbles. Overall, this is a refreshing and pleasant brew, and it is just a bit greater than the sum of its parts.

Thanks to Beerdrenched for picking this treat up for me. Pours fairly dark bronze with a small tan head. Aroma is very pleasant with very perfumy hops along with bits of citrus and wood. Medium to full body with soft carbonation. Starts with dry frothy caramel malts, almost creamy. The finish is quite dry and had pine / woody hops with a litle bit of malt there to balance things out, but only slightly noticable. Very nice IPA.

Rerating this one. Better than I remembered. Piney taste, perfectly hopped with a little sweetness to balance the bitterness. A very fine ale - and I will be drinking this more frequently.

Nice amber color with foamy light tan head. Nice crisp hoppy aroma. Citrus flavor with a touch of caramel in the background. Nice and smooth palate. Nice and sweet with a solid hop presence, perfect flavor for an IPA.

From a 12 oz. twist cap long neck brown bottle with a blurb and info on the upper right side of label, no bottled/freshness date. Made a good appearance, poured a slightly hazy orange hued amber with a foamy beige head that settled into a thin foamy lacing with some ringed sticking, good even carbonation. Had a hoppy nose, fresh dry leafy spruce, floral, a spicy earthiness, and a subtle tropical fruitiness with a very light sweet maltiness far back at the edges of the aroma. A crisp, dry, soft hop textured and creamy smooth medium bodied mouth feel, very good AIPA drinkability. Nice smooth hop taste, tasty without being a taste bud killer, dry leafiness, floral, spicy earthiness and a light tropical fruity, a balanced and rolling bitterness in the palate, a submerged sweet grainy maltiness that stays beneath the hops and a dry hoppy finish. An tasty and balanced AIPA from a first rate brewer, one of my favorites from New Glarus, hard to pick a favorite when this brewer does so many styles well, a must try for AIPA fans.

12oz bottle. Many thanks, Brent! Wow...the setting sun hits the becher revealing a rich, deep copper color...thick tan head leaves plenty of lace. Nice nose...a mix of earthy pepperiness and more dominate citrus notes playing on a background of carmelly malt...a resinous quality to the aroma as well. First impression: Where is the bitterness? Finish seems more malty sweet than bitter...this beer drinks like a mini version of the BW. Malty and bready with an undercurrent of hops. with just a touch of lingering resin. After the pour and aroma, I had visions of something a little more hoppy and intense. Maybe they just don’t grow them that way in WI. Still a pleasure to drink though.

Bottle. Probably one of the most attractive beers I have ever seen. Deep honey color with a thick head that lasts. Nose is caramel and sticky PNW hops. Taste-smooth caramel, really well done hops, pepper, perfect sweetness, tea, creamy, grapefruit, bitter shows up on the backend. A very well done IPA that is true to style. IN this day and age of brewing, it seems that every brewer feels the need to push the envelope on hops in their IPA’s, wanting to hop it so much that it stands out but not enough to call it an IIPA. New Glarus has brought pride back to the IPA’s with a solid, drinkable, balanced beer that even goes as far as to look great! Kudos.