Hop Hugger - Durango Brewing

atomicbeer

New Mexico

3.58/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a cloudy dark amber with an almost ruby red cast. Decent tan head recedes to a rocky cap. Tiny bubbles rise in thin streams. Appealing aroma: grapefruit and cherries, pine and biscuit. Piney taste, some grapefruit, followed by bark. Another sip is even more bitter. Thinking this has a good dose of Ahtanum hops. Bottle says 6 hops and 3 malts. The 7.5% ABV hides well. A good to very good American IPA. "Have you hugged your hops today?" I think I just did.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2012 01:26:43 | More by atomicbeer

wells9uk

Kentucky

2.75/5  rDev -21.4%

02-16-2013 02:44:19 | More by wells9uk

Brewbazstard

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

01-19-2013 16:19:32 | More by Brewbazstard

crobinso

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev 0%

01-06-2013 03:55:12 | More by crobinso

JohnBender

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

01-02-2013 22:21:54 | More by JohnBender

Ispeakforthetrees

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev 0%

12-22-2012 16:45:14 | More by Ispeakforthetrees

durlta

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

11-28-2012 02:48:51 | More by durlta

Huffaroma

Montana

4.75/5  rDev +35.7%

06-07-2012 02:12:57 | More by Huffaroma

HurricaneCamille

4/5  rDev +14.3%

04-27-2012 00:16:54 | More by HurricaneCamille

hopfacebrew

Colorado

3.73/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Picked up as single at Lukas in the pick your sixer section. Beer and brewery I am fairly certain I haven't tried. The beer is poured to a pint glass from undated brown bottle and pours a clear amber gold color with a 1 finger white head, some retention, solid lacing. The aroma is very muted, which is unfortunate as it seems good, just weak. A base of biscuity caramel malt from which a citrus hop character rises. I would love a bit more character. The flavor builds on the weaker nose and presents a pleasant blend of the caramel, biscuit, and citrus fond in the nose. Medium bitterness with a more pronounced pine and citrus hop character. Finishes with a mild lingering bitter together with a pleasant sweet citrus flavor on the tongue. Taste is good. Mouthfeel is fairly dry. Good carbonation. Overall, not a bad brew, not one I would seek out but not one I would turn away.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2012 13:01:29 | More by hopfacebrew

poppyjohn

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

03-23-2012 02:17:11 | More by poppyjohn

Mebuzzard

Colorado

3.88/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A solid beer from the southern mountains of Colorado. This beer seems to me to straddle the line between Pale ale and IPA.

Pours really nice. Golden copper color with fine looking white head; semi rocky, good lacing.

Underneath a steady hop aroma is light caramel, mostly biscuit, malt. the hops dominate without being over done. This reminds me a bit of Dale's as far as hop clarity goes.

The flavors aren't light, but aren't like some muscle IPAs, or even Odell's IPA. Definitely more hops than malt. Citrus and floral. Green pine. Some tropical.

the bitterness is subtle. Semi dry, but not sweet. I think this is a good IPA, before IPAs became so common and hop heavy. Not as balanced as some of the top tiers, but a good 6pack for the fridge

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2012 01:28:47 | More by Mebuzzard

Beaver13

Colorado

1.6/5  rDev -54.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

12oz bottle. Pours a light golden amber with a thin white head that quickly goes to a thin film.

The aroma is extremely subdued - some sweet corny malts.

The flavor is sweet vegetal malts and a little minty leather with a big metallic ashy bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and watery.

Overall, not a good IPA. It has decent bitterness but is a mess.

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2012 01:30:38 | More by Beaver13

Ratman197

Colorado

3.58/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle from Total Beverage Westminster poured a clear orange amber with a small lasting amber head. Aromas of biscuit, grassiness, earthiness, citrus and light pine. Mouthfeel was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of biscuit, earthiess, grassiness and light citrus with a smooth dry bitter lingering earthy finish.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2012 00:49:09 | More by Ratman197

iSip

Colorado

3/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Durango Brewery Hop Hugger IPA: This beer has a deep copper color with a faint haze to the body. The white head is ample, but does fade away. The aroma is faint for an IPA, more to come on this. The flavor starts out fine, with balances malt sweetness, but the finish lacks the hop notes I expect from an IPA. There is a bit of hop there, but it is subtle and ends with a bit of bitter. The Hop Hugger is an OK beer. It is smooth and easy drinking. But as an IPA it is average or a bit below that mark, depending on your tastes.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2012 18:55:29 | More by iSip

Jason

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev 0%

01-03-2012 02:19:34 | More by Jason

Koufax21

New Mexico

3.13/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Picked this one up in Durango, CO at Liquor World (the whole thing?!?). It pours a deep amber color. Darker than I would expect for an IPA. It leaves a nice, white head that laces the glass pretty well. Smells very malty. Mild citrus aromas. The taste is very bitter. Not a fan of this approach to IPA's. Overly bitter. Citrus, pine. I wonder if they use Fuggle hop in here? It reminds me of shipyard IPA. Well, it was worth a shot. Good mouthfeel, and adequate carbonation. So many good IPA's in CO, this is just not one of the better ones in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2011 22:13:20 | More by Koufax21