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Victory Hop Wallop 3.68 1235

Victory Hop Wallop

Percentile
95
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
12353.69/5.03.68/5.0Winter8.5%69.3Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Horace ‘Hop’ Wallop headed West a broken man. For it was a certain Miss LuLubelle Lager that had left him, thirsting for more. Drawn by wild tales of the riches of the gold mines, Hop pressed on westward. His last nickel spent on a prospecting pan, Hop's hunger and thirst got the best of him. Two fistfuls o' barley and three of some wild and wayward hops tossed in the pan with some clear water was to be his meal. But sleep overcame him and he woke to a bubbling, cacophonous concoction. Overjoyed with the beautiful ale that he had made, Hop realized the secret of the 'green gold' he had discovered in those fresh hops. Celebrated far and wide, Hop Wallop lives on in this vivid ale with his words, "hoppiness is happiness." As our annual homage to the fresh hop harvest, Hop Wallop is a fragrant experience that delights the tastebuds. Pure gold of color, this ale offers its heady bounty of hops to the adventurous of taste. Bold, bracing and surprisingly refreshing for a strong (8.5% a.b.v.) ale, Hop Wallop lives up to its name and legacy.
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 stchloe (491), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/513/20
Apr 4, 2009  
Frothy malty head, and very hoppy body with a slight sweetness in the back. The hop bitterness is strong and through the whole beer.


 uhclem (192), Loveland, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Apr 3, 2009  
Golden pour with a short-lived head and minimum lacing. Nose is pine and citrus. These are repeated in the taste with a small floral undercurrent, all of which are subsumed by the hops. The alcohol is the best-hidden of any beer I’ve tasted. Outstanding finish - the sharp hop bitterness lasted and lasted.


 monkeychugg55 (243), Joliet, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Apr 1, 2009    Updated: Aug 26, 2009
Pours a golden yellow with big white head that looks like ol’ Hop Wallop’s beard. Thought the color was pretty light for the style. Pleasant aroma of dark pine and citrus. Good mouthfeel with pleasantly balanced mix of light malt and bitter hops. Somewhat mild for the style, but very enjoyable, alcohol is well hidden too.


 PaulHegedus (470), Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Mar 30, 2009  
Bottle. In the glass this is golden with relatively light carbonation and a large, foamy off-white head. The aroma is really great with lots of citrus up front, predominately sour white grapefruit, very fresh. There’s some lemon and apricot in there too. Behind the citrus is some pine in the hops and a bit of a floral element. There’s a fair amount of lacework left on the glass. The mouthfeel is creamy with a medium body, a bit spritzy; this would be good on a hot day. The white grapefruit is there again in the flavour, really fresh and a bit on the sour side: very nice! Behind that is some lemon, pine, soap, orange zest, plenty of hop bitterness. The finish is not terribly long. Really, the fresh grapefruit in this alone would be enough to bring me back to this one again. Excellent.


 elihapa (1072), Honolulu, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Mar 29, 2009  
On tap, Roadhouse in Brookline. Pours yellow orange with a small head. Aroma is soapy and flowery. The texture of this beer surprised me, thought not in a negative sense: palate is creamy -- almost chalky -- leading up to a buttery finish. In terms of flavor, this beer has much traditional soapy, lemony, and estery notes, along with a good amount of sweetness. The sweetness is a bit different, almost like a vanilla extract sweetness. I like this beer because it is a medium strength DIPA with a twist.


 TBone (6868), Pori, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 27, 2009  
Bottled (CK, BB 10/2009). Slightly hazy golden-orange color, good creamy off-white head. Strong aroma of pine, grapefruit and cat piss. Very hop juicy with loads of pine, grapefruit and other fruity flavors. Medium-bodied, not extremely malty, so actually drinkability is quite ok. Also hides alcohol very well. Good beer, but maybe a bit boring, I would not drink this very often.


Gooney (65), Oregon, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
Mar 25, 2009  
12 oz bottle from John’s - This beer has a nice flavor and a nice pour. It’s got a nice flavor. That’s about the impression I get from it. It’s nice. Not great. Not terrible. Nice.


 PJClarke (720), London, Greater London, England
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/519/20
Mar 21, 2009    Updated: Apr 1, 2009
Pale, straw colour with a nice trickle of bubbles resulting in crisp islands of foam. Marzipan and orange hops. Some mulchy mango aromas. Bitter and intense piney hops with a real sweetness troughout that hangs around in the mouth while the dry bitterness retreats to your tonsils. Prickly on the tongue. A touch watery with a nice residue on the tongue. Palate cleansing. Lovely little number, green and in your face.



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