Thomas Hooker Hop Meadow IPA

Brewed by Thomas Hooker Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Bloomfield, Connecticut USA

12 oz bottle courtesy of an extra from Cletus. Big thanks, John! Pours a dark orange tinged copper, hazy, full, with decent beige orange head, laces well, stays at a smaller layer. Aromas are a nice caramel and toffee base, laying down faint toast, floral and citrusy hops come out moderately. Taste stats out with a good malty base, toast, caramel, toffee with faint raisin. Citrusy and floral hoppiness, decent bitterness but nothing overpowering. A bit floury, dough, biscuits. Hops fall behind a bit, florals and light citrusy orange and lighter grapefruit. Comes in a bit fuller further in. Good bitterness in the finish, nothing strong, citrusy, light toasty caramel. This beer grew on me.

12oz bottle from Whole Foods (Tampa, FL). Pours a generally clear dark amber with reddish highlights and a thin white head. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of citrus, grapefruit, caramel, floral hops, some hints of honey and spice. Flavor is sweet and floral with notes of citrus, grapefruit, caramel, floral hops, honey, light notes of pine and hints of roasted grain. Generally light to medium body wtih a pleasing bitter floral hop finish.

12 oz. bottle. Pours an orange-brown, opaque color with a light off-white head. Has some of the characteristic nose of an IPA, some citrus notes, but not overwhelmingly so, like some other ones out there. Fair balance b/w the malts and hops, though it is slightly more hoppy as it should be at minimum. Medium bodied. A little too malty and syrupy, but not bad.

Bottle, haha what meadow?! Pours a mahogany body the room was really dark mind you, with an off white head. Pine y earth y malt y soap, some bitter dry English Hops. Decent at best.

Citrus. Some malt. Lots of carbonation. An ok IPA overall. Nothing to return to with excitement.

to be honest, im a little surprised this rated so highly, the brewery is 5 mon from my house, and ive always had an affinity for it, but this ipa was not the best

Pours hazy reddish/brown and has a big beige head that sticks around. Dulled pine aroma. Taste is also slightly dulled, probably old, but still good. More bitter than sweet with a thin body.

Cask Stillage at the GBBF Bar Sans Frontiers Earl’s Court, London 08/08/2007 Hoppy and floral aromas. Amber coloured hazy and hoppy with plenty of alcohol present. Some bitterness and dryness in a crisp and floral pine finish.