Fresh Hop IPA - Old Schoolhouse Brewery

barleywinefiend

Washington

4.03/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Poured bright, transparent deep orange with good carbonation leaving behind a nice white cap, good amount of bubbles, great lacing and moderate head retention

S: Fresh citrus, freshly cut grass with a green vegetable note

T: Immediate green hop taste, like these hops just came off the vine. Notes of some vegetable, citrus fruit basket of light orange peel, very light and underlying passion fruit, the finish is clean, a tad oily but not really slick, light hop bitterness and there is a light booze sting

M: Medium bodied, well carbonated, a lit bit of oil, bitterness and citrus, vegetable sticks to the palate, Juicy and fresh.

O: Very well done. Next to Killer Green this is one of my favorite Fresh Hops.

Serving type: on-tap

10-06-2012 20:54:38 | More by barleywinefiend

EgadBananas

Louisiana

4.05/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a nice opaque orange colour with a light tan coloured head. Bits of lacing. Smells of bright citrus notes, floral hops, and mango...with a subtle maltiness on the back. Taste has a nice assertive bitter hop bite, juicy citrus notes, hints of pine, resin, pineapple, and caramel. Creamy, medium body, nice carbonation, clean finish. Great drinkability.

I thought Old Schoolhouse's Imperial Stout was quite nice, and this was a nice treat as well. I have two more Old Schoolhouse IPA's in the fridge, and I'm looking forward to them!

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2012 02:01:21 | More by EgadBananas

HuskyinPDX

Washington

4.13/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle opened on 10.18.12.

A - Pours a clear, darker orange with a one and a half inch foamy light tan head. Good retention.

S - Nice pine, grass, and subtle citrus.

T - Lots of grass, pine, and dark oranges.

D - Creamy smooth and good carbonation.

O - Very nice fresh hop. I have been let down by some of the Fresh Hop releases this year, but I was pleased with this one.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2012 04:12:15 | More by HuskyinPDX

LiquidAmber

Washington

4.05/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a Black Raven pint glass. Pours a light to medium golden amber with a fine slightly off-white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus and piney hops, pineapple and tropical fruit. Flavor of herbal and piney hops, citrus, grapefruit and sweet malt. Finishes with a nice long lingering resinous hop aftertaste and bitterness. Nice balance of hops and malt. Medium bodied with good carbonation. A very nicely done Northwest IPA. I'll put this in my fall rotation.

Serving type: bottle

10-24-2012 03:08:42 | More by LiquidAmber

beertunes

Washington

3.7/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Hated 22oz bottle (Yeah, I know, small brewery, limited space etc.) poured into 10oz goblet. Poured a lightly hazy orange-amber color with about 1/2 inch of white head that had low retention but good lacing.

The aroma was certainly hop forward, lots of citrus and pine, with a few floral notes floating around in the back, and no real malt presence. The flavors were the same combination of hops, but the malt base showed through a bit more on the finish.

The body was typical of the IPA family, solidly medium bodied. Drinkability was very good, if I had had a sixer, i would have drank 3-4 in a row and still had a few left. Overall, I'm not sure how the base recipe differs from their Ruud Awakening IPA, but this is a nice brew. Worth checking out next year when it's hop season.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2012 21:47:55 | More by beertunes

draheim

Washington

4.1/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bottle into a tulip. Pours a clear coppery amber w/ a frothy white head, good retention, sticky lacing.

Aroma is bright and fresh, dank and sticky. Pine, hop resin, citrus, and some earthier tropical fruits. Smells great.

Taste is a good balance between biscuity pale malt and resinous sticky hops. Grapefruit, pine, mango. Sharply bitter. Pure hop essence in a glass.

Mouthfeel is clean and slick with a lingering aftertaste.

Overall a very tasty, enjoyable fresh hop IPA.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 04:19:23 | More by draheim