New Glarus Hop Hearty Ale

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

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.

Thanks, alaskanwarren. A nice off-white head caps the clear orangey pour. Aroma of Goldings with citrus notes. No malt aroma I can detect. A DRY palate, slight citurs oil. Flavor of grapefruit peel, hop, toasty, and very astringent. Iced-tea like, not sweet. "Hop it" on the label seems to fit. Dry, no pine. The Goldings shine! In my opinion, needs more maltiness to achieve balance.

clear amber body with a small white head that swam to the sides of the glass soon after the pour.excellent hoppy aroma of pine,citrus,and ice tea.nice hop bite in the palate with flavors of pine resin,citurs,ice tea,and caramel malts in the flavor.this is a very well balanced ipa that works well on hot days like today.

The roasted hop aroma will get you. One of the best smelling beers ever. Deep tan body with nice rich head. Bitter, but not as bitter as expect considering all the hops. Flavor is shockingly light UNTIL swallowed. Then a burst of complex aftertaste hits the palate. The timing of the flavor and caramel notes is masterful.

Nice looking beer. Grapefruit and pine hops are the primary factor. Finishes with an interesting hint of spice that is dry and metallic. Caramel malts in the background seem subdued, and this beer comes across as mildly dry. Decent mouthfeel and balance, but seems a little too grassy. Need to get a different batch to compare and maybe rate again.

dark gold body that is almost tan, but not. sticky thick lasting head. smells, of hops, roasty pine hops, lots of em. i was surprised by the even flavor balance of sweet to bitter here. i expected a hopcentric bomb from what the aroma gave me, but i was pleasantly surprised here. a bit spicy hop in the finish but a great one to drink more than one of in a sitting.

My neighbor picked this one up for me on his last trip to Wisconsin. Awesome IPA!!! Great Flavor, excellent Top 5 IPA!! Amber color, awesome beer. I will have to pace myself so I can enjoy every single bottle!!!

A fairly creamy, full-bodied IPA - with a nice fruity malt backbone, and character-buildy woody notes - hops are quite present, but not overpowering - I’m feeling those cascades, but my distaste for British hops is keeping me from enjoying this as much as I could (at least they didn’t use fuggles).