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Terrapin Side Project Hop Shortage Ale 3.55 166

Terrapin Side Project Hop Shortage Ale

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1663.58/5.03.55/5.0Special6.2%81.6Shaker, Tulip
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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 tjthresh (1781), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Bright amber with plenty of white head. Nose is Juicey Fruit hops with some biscuit malts. Good, but looking for more. Good grapefruit flavor with a citrus peal bitter finish. Medium body with some oil. I have a feeling this was supposed to be some sort of IPA. It is not, BUT it is what I wish most pale ales would be.


 mwelsh13 (483), Maryland, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/516/20
Dec 19, 2008  
22oz bottle pours medium golden orange with an white head. Citrus hop and pine aroma. Medium body with a slight sweetness. A nice IPA that is balanced as opposed to other east coast IPAs that are just hop bombs.


 Beershine (2754), Traipsing Around, Cambodia
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Bottle, Brewtopia. Hazy golden-peach with some off-white head. Rusty, slightly oxidized aroma. Rotting fruit and some sweet overtones. High carbonation. Tastes like a Terrapin beer, and is yeasty thick, chewy, earthy, and dull. Smells like a Terrapin and tastes like a Terrapin...needs a facelift


 daknole (3030), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Tasting at Brewtopia. cloudy yellowish pour. white head. Hops shine in the nose and on the tongue int his one. Full of grapefruit and citrus notes. Terrapin does a good job of sneaking some good malt in between the hops slamming your tongue. Pretty nice.


 Oakes (8142), Kowloon, Hong Kong
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Chewy Terrapin aroma with vaguely bright fruits. Hazy blonde. Crisp, bitter hops. Decent balance though it still has some of that Terrapin chewiness. The finish is off-dry and the bursting hop notes have more or less disappeared by this point.


 GMCC2181 (883), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/515/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Bottle shared by wolf. Orange in color, average head. Classic hop aroma of grapefruit and cirtus. Taste has a nice bitterness to it. The only thing I didnt like about the beer was it seemed a little watery or think textured. But overall an average IPA... Thanks wolf for sharing!


 ratman197 (3266), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Bomber courtesy of ATLBeerDog poured a hazy orange with a sm all lasting ivory head. Aromas of floral notes, citrus and light bread. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of bread, floral notes and light citrus with a smooth lingering moderatly bitter finish.


 Skyview (4095), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 26, 2008  
Sampled from a 22-oz bomber, shared by AtlBeerDog at Surly D-Day. Pours a semi-clear orange amber brew with a creamy off-white head that has some nice retention and awesome lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, piney and citrus zest, with a touch of iced tea. Taste is medium bodied, with flavors of caramel malt, grapefruit, roasted nuts, toffee and iced tea. Finish has a dry bitterness that slowly disappears with a light grassy and grapefruit aftertaste.



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