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Terrapin Side Project Hop Shortage Ale

Terrapin Side Project Hop Shortage Ale

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Terrapin Beer Company

Athens, Georgia USA

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1413.59/5.03.58/5.0Special6.2%76.9Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
2008 will forever be known in professional brewing circles as the year of the Hop Shortage. Brewers everywhere are scrambling to find hops just to produce their standard line of beers. Some are so nervous they are even cutting back on brewing hoppy beers. NOT US! In typical Terrapin fashion we are going against the grain (or against the hops, so the speak). If there is going to be a shortage of hops, why not put them all into one huge hop bomb of a beer? We hope you enjoy our HOP SHORTAGE ALE.

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 BuckeyeSammy (381), New York City, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 1, 2008  
High drinkability for an IPA. With that being said, this beer is very average. Slightly bitter back end, with some slight citrus. Pretty well balanced IPA. Relatively sharp carbonation.


 Beer_Hawk (759), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Bottle shared by Springslicker. Poured orange with a frothy white head that left good lace. The aroma had a mix of orange and malts. The flavor had lots of orange with a good backing of pine and malt. Medium body, smooth carbonation, medium hoppiness throughout. Decent!


 biznizness (704), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Fantastic IPA. Had this while watching the Iggles/Stillers game. I thought this would be a hop-bomb monster beer, but it’s actually a finely crafted and delicious IPA. Great.


 hopscotch (4588), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 21, 2008    Updated: Sep 30, 2008
Bottle... Post RBSG ’08 O-Town/Vero Beach Throwdown Chapter 8... Clear golden ale with a small, wispy, white head. Great retention. Grains, earthy hops and a notation of black tea compose the aroma. Medium to full-bodied with dull carbonation. Good balance. Black tea and toffee. Finishes grassy, bitter, then dry. Thanks to juiceisloose for providing the bottle!


 juiceisloose (338), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Pours a clear dark orange color with a small off white head that quickly settles to a thin film. The aroma shows big orange and bitter grapefruit hops with a hint of the toasted caramel malt base. The flavor shows the same with a good amount of bitterness from the citrus and grapefruit hops. The sweet and toasty caramel malt tries to balance things out, but still a good amount of bitterness on the backend. Medium bodied and pretty smooth with good carbonation. This one is easy drinking with good flavor with a slight bitter finish. This is pretty good, but nothing terribly exciting,



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