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Postcolonial IPA
Hopfenstark
- From:
- Hopfenstark
- Quebec, Canada
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 9.84%
- Reviews:
- 34
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 11, 2015
- Added:
- Feb 06, 2007
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by mikesgroove from South Carolina
3.58/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
amber color, very clear with alot of carbonation. A smallish wite head formed but qucikly left leaving behind only a slight amount of lace. Nothing really spectacular here. Smell was light, some grapefruit and orange peel tones, a touch of sweetness, but it needed to be stronger to give more of a punch. The taste followed that up almost exactly. It had a smooth crisp, light feel. Good carbonation, not slick or oily and left a decent dry finish, but felt a tad thin to me. The flavors were al right, just nothing that was gonna make you stop and take notice of it.
Overall tis was ok. It just came off as a bit too light for me and thats why it doesnt get a better score. I would put it right above average, only because it is not bad, however needs to be juiced up a bit to have some of those flavors start to come out.
Nov 23, 2011Overall tis was ok. It just came off as a bit too light for me and thats why it doesnt get a better score. I would put it right above average, only because it is not bad, however needs to be juiced up a bit to have some of those flavors start to come out.
Reviewed by Matt1516 from Canada (QC)
3.68/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Served in a tulip at Braise et Houblon (little too cold)
Copper-coloured with small head but lovely lacing. Smells of caramel and banana.
Lots of maltiness in the taste. Some citrus with a surprising amount of pepperiness. Grassy with floral notes.
Beautiful dry bitter finish.
Jul 23, 2011Copper-coloured with small head but lovely lacing. Smells of caramel and banana.
Lots of maltiness in the taste. Some citrus with a surprising amount of pepperiness. Grassy with floral notes.
Beautiful dry bitter finish.
Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois
2.81/5 rDev -25.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.81/5 rDev -25.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Bottle courtesy of SFLpunk. Served in a tulip.
Pours a clear light amber color with a thin off-white head. Good spotty lacing and a few bubbles on top. The nose carries a bit of light malt and some very faint citrus. The flavor is bready with a bit of caramel and some citrus and floral hops. Light fruit and a bit of cherry. Medium body with moderate carbonation and a light bitterness in the finish. Tastes slightly oxidized with a bit of cardboard. Okay beer, though not up to par with good versions of this style.
Jul 19, 2011Pours a clear light amber color with a thin off-white head. Good spotty lacing and a few bubbles on top. The nose carries a bit of light malt and some very faint citrus. The flavor is bready with a bit of caramel and some citrus and floral hops. Light fruit and a bit of cherry. Medium body with moderate carbonation and a light bitterness in the finish. Tastes slightly oxidized with a bit of cardboard. Okay beer, though not up to par with good versions of this style.
Reviewed by spinrsx from Canada (ON)
3.65/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Cask
Appearance - Mostly clear copper colour with a small size frothy off-white coloured head. There is a low amount of carbonation showing and there is some really good lacing. The head lasted for around 3 minutes before it was gone.
Smell - Malts, caramel, hops, oranges, grapefruits
Taste & Mouth - There is a low amount of carbonation and I can taste malts, caramel and a decent amount of hops. There is also a nice amount of citrus flavour going on - oranges and grapefruits. The beer finishes with a sweet citrus aftertaste with some light lingering hops.
Overall - I'm always excited when I taste a IPA from Canada that tastes like it came from the states. The flavour was good and it was very highly drinkable. The mouthfeel was a little lacking but that was probably due to the fact that this was on cask. Worth trying for sure.
Jun 13, 2011Appearance - Mostly clear copper colour with a small size frothy off-white coloured head. There is a low amount of carbonation showing and there is some really good lacing. The head lasted for around 3 minutes before it was gone.
Smell - Malts, caramel, hops, oranges, grapefruits
Taste & Mouth - There is a low amount of carbonation and I can taste malts, caramel and a decent amount of hops. There is also a nice amount of citrus flavour going on - oranges and grapefruits. The beer finishes with a sweet citrus aftertaste with some light lingering hops.
Overall - I'm always excited when I taste a IPA from Canada that tastes like it came from the states. The flavour was good and it was very highly drinkable. The mouthfeel was a little lacking but that was probably due to the fact that this was on cask. Worth trying for sure.
Reviewed by Intrinsic from Germany
3.7/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Postcolonial pours a dark-red copper colour, has an average looking head with less than average retention. Looks pretty tasty, but nothing that particularly stands out.
The smell immediately declares this to be an IPA, as its stronger character is the hops - a very piney variety.
As you would expect, the taste is quite similar, with piney hops dominating the experience from start to finish. In that respect, it isn't a very well balanced beer but I don't think that takes away from the experience too much. There's a little bit of spice and malt, but that's it. Still very good.
This has the mouthfeel of an average IPA - dry, not too heavy, good carbonation. Overall, I think this beer is lacking in complexity but its still definitely worth trying if you're into IPAs. I'm particularly a fan of piney hops, so I really did enjoy it.
Apr 09, 2011The smell immediately declares this to be an IPA, as its stronger character is the hops - a very piney variety.
As you would expect, the taste is quite similar, with piney hops dominating the experience from start to finish. In that respect, it isn't a very well balanced beer but I don't think that takes away from the experience too much. There's a little bit of spice and malt, but that's it. Still very good.
This has the mouthfeel of an average IPA - dry, not too heavy, good carbonation. Overall, I think this beer is lacking in complexity but its still definitely worth trying if you're into IPAs. I'm particularly a fan of piney hops, so I really did enjoy it.
Reviewed by kwjd from Canada (ON)
4.1/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Had this on tap at Volo. Pours a dark copper-amber colour with thin off-white head. Some rings of lacing around the glass. Nice resiny pine in the nose, with some citrus hops with some sweet malt backbone. Bitterness is very apparent in the flavour, still balanced though. Good medium bodied mouthfeel. Certainly one of the better Canadian IPA's I've had.
Mar 22, 2011Reviewed by SFLpunk from Vermont
3.8/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to freud for this one. $8 CAN, 750mL brown glass pry-top bottle. No date. 6.5% ABV on the label.
Pours a dark amber, somewhat hazy, with some thin off-white sudsy head. Nose is of bitter pink grapefruit and amber malt grains. Palate is grippingly bitter, but not aggressive. Lots of pink and yellow grapefruit, some rind in there too and a creamy rich quality to the low-level carbonation. Caramelized sugar glaze-like flavor rides passenger. Some faint biscuit malt flavors come out as it warms up a bit.
Feb 07, 2011Pours a dark amber, somewhat hazy, with some thin off-white sudsy head. Nose is of bitter pink grapefruit and amber malt grains. Palate is grippingly bitter, but not aggressive. Lots of pink and yellow grapefruit, some rind in there too and a creamy rich quality to the low-level carbonation. Caramelized sugar glaze-like flavor rides passenger. Some faint biscuit malt flavors come out as it warms up a bit.
Postcolonial IPA from Hopfenstark
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
47 ratings
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