Hopworks IPA - Hopworks Urban Brewery

DoktorZee

Alberta (Canada)

4.53/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a bomber in a small pint tasting glass. No obvious best before date on the bottle, but lots of other interesting information! New arrival in the local speciality store so it should be fresh!

A - copper in color, clear with a very frothy white head that leaves caked lacing around the glass. Very fluffy head that never quite resolves and leaves lacing all over the glass.

S - one of the finest smelling IPAs I've ever had the enjoyment of sniffing; stunning citrus and floral notes with just a hint of rich maltiness behind it. Slight grassy undertones. INTENSE.

T - bitter, but not excessively so; quite balanced in its hop attack with equal parts lemon peel and grassy hops. Very solid malt underneath just barely gives a sweet toasty note before the enduring bitterness coats the mouth. Finish is a combination of pine resin and citrus.

M - medium bodied but with less carbonation than the fluffy, clinging head would suggest. I expecting serious effervescence but the light to medium carbonation leaves the finish creamy and a bit juicy.

Really tasty IPA; the star for me was absolutely the nose on this beer. If anything the taste didn't quite live up to its intensity (initially), but the clean and balanced bitterness provides a delightful enduring memory to this beer. This is a "must try" for IPA fans.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2012 00:43:16 | More by DoktorZee

LXIXME

New Mexico

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-20-2013 20:36:21 | More by LXIXME

BSore

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-16-2013 06:25:16 | More by BSore

HarmonMW

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-13-2013 22:19:43 | More by HarmonMW

ScottieD

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-11-2013 01:50:36 | More by ScottieD

Asics

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-10-2013 11:26:15 | More by Asics

ericj551

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-07-2013 04:23:55 | More by ericj551

Chou

Oregon

3.25/5  rDev -22.2%

05-04-2013 06:22:08 | More by Chou

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-02-2013 22:41:24 | More by xnicknj

BtownIrish20

Indiana

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-02-2013 18:05:31 | More by BtownIrish20

SMITHAND

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

04-28-2013 01:23:47 | More by SMITHAND

merc7186

New York

3.7/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

16oz can poured into a mug.

A: Hazy Golden Straw/Mildly Amber, Passes Some Lacing, White Head, Decent Lacing

S: Floral, Biscuits, Mildly Grainy Malts

T: Biscuits, Mildly Floral, Mildly Malty

M: Decent Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Drying

Overall, a nicely balance IPA, nothing blow me away but sessionable...may have had some hop fade but no dating on the can.

Serving type: can

04-27-2013 03:41:55 | More by merc7186

tswater

Colorado

3/5  rDev -28.2%

04-17-2013 01:03:14 | More by tswater

zackb

Oregon

4/5  rDev -4.3%

04-14-2013 02:34:48 | More by zackb

Poserdisposer

Alberta (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

04-13-2013 06:21:12 | More by Poserdisposer

jvillefan

California

3.6/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

A: A hazy deep almost mustard yellow body with a one finger head that quickly dissipates.

S: Very bready and malty in the front of the beer with some dank bitterness in the back.

T: There is a sharp bitterness in the front. There is some citrus flavors in the hop character but the best way I can describe it is grass-like. The malt is very mild and has very subtle caramel qualities to it.

M: Good body with maybe too much carbonation.

O: It is an average IPA. Nothing special here.

Serving type: can

04-13-2013 04:24:52 | More by jvillefan

CrazyDavros

Australia

4.05/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.75

Pours dark amber with a large, white head.
Aroma of orange marmalade, peaches, rich sweet malt, resinous hops and pepper. Nice.
More resinous hops as a flavour, along with loads of sweet crystal malt and orange marmalade.
Good stuff, damn enjoyable.

Serving type: can

04-12-2013 06:42:30 | More by CrazyDavros

Nzinger

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

04-09-2013 01:45:06 | More by Nzinger

HopChef44

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -4.3%

04-04-2013 02:40:24 | More by HopChef44

Immortale25

Florida

4.21/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured into a snifter. My good friend SatlyMalty surprised me with this one. Bottom of can has an unreadable freshness date but I see a 13 so it must be from this year.

A- Pours a medium amber color with a 3/4 inch off-white head that retains nicely before slowly relinquishing to a thick ring around the edge of the glass and plentiful surface foam. Clots of semi-resilient lacing slide down the glass when I swirl.

S- Piney aroma that's fresh and effervescent as the carbonation puts off great hop fumes. A faint bit of caramel-like malt is detected beneath. Musty and earthy.

T- Mostly vegetal hop flavor that brings to mind celery, broccoli and arugula. Bitterness is mild and balanced on the malt base. Alcohol is very toned down allowing for lots of quaffing.

M- Smooth and pretty crisp with medium carbonation and a body on the lighter side.

O- I like Hopworks, but man do they dig the earthy types of hops, mainly cascade. I guess I just want more variety since the only other beer of theirs I've had was their Double Dry Hop IPX - Cascade. This is a very sessionable IPA, as was the other so I guess I'm just dying to see what they can do with a DIPA.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 23:59:03 | More by Immortale25

Big_V

Maryland

4.11/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

First Review! Poured bottle into my pint glass...

A - Light golden color with white head about 2 fingers

S - Citrus ,pine

T - The taste kind of surprised me. Very crisp, clean, easy to drink as if it was brewed with spring water. Must be where the organic comes from.

M - Light, not overwhelmingly bitter

O - I like my IPA's with a little more ABV, but great non the less. Could drink all day in the summer.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2013 12:25:15 | More by Big_V

sendsilk

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -16.3%

03-22-2013 23:29:01 | More by sendsilk

Hopmodium

Washington

4/5  rDev -4.3%

03-15-2013 06:54:01 | More by Hopmodium

DaveHack

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

03-08-2013 23:27:50 | More by DaveHack

sam_bliss

Washington

4.4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

The HUB IPA fills my glass with copper clarity, evident carbonation, and impressive eggnog head. It smells leafy and then fruity. Peach scents are strong and berries come in underneath. Caramel and amber malts make up the mash, as far as my nose can tell. Needly bitterness dominates the highly fizzy mouth experience. Oily hops don't leave the roof as quickly as the liquid is swallowed. This is a little citric but less so than I expected and remembered from previous encounter with this beer. The taste suggests pale and pilsner malts as well, with very little sweetness other than that of the fruitiness. Apricots and underripe tropical fruits give this kick-ass taste-bud destroyer a bit of softness and some quality flavor. The lacing on my glass is not great but my dad had the other half of this 22-ouncer and his glass had magnificent foam rings up and down the sides. This one goes down smooth and need not be downed quickly. Quaff at a leisurely pace and enjoy every sip, gulp, slug, chug, and mouthful.

HUB IPA is super bitter but surprisingly pleasing because of the fruit tastes, presumably thanks to the yeast strain, and also owing to a malty character that stand far from center stage yet mellows the hops considerably.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 06:33:30 | More by sam_bliss