Pig War - Hopworks Urban Brewery

beertunes

Washington

2.94/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Evil 22oz bottle format poured into 9oz pilsener glass. What's up with the weird hamster on the label? How come a Washington brewery didn't jump on this idea. Perhaps the old San Juan Brewing did. The beer was a hazy/lightly cloudy yellow with about 1/4 inch of white head that had very low retention and lace.

The aroma was pretty nice, mostly floral hop forward, on top of some light grains and with a hint of citrusy hops at the back. The flavors were pretty similar, and somewhat disappointing. Very light-to almost no malts, the hop tastes were all kind of blurred together, nothing really distinctive. The hops did linger on the back end though, so there's that.

The body was far thinner than I like in the style, there was bit of sticky sweetness that lingered longer than was enjoyable. Drinkability was OK, I thought a 22 was more than I wanted, 12oz would been enough. Overall, OK but, not really worth a lot of trouble to get. If you see it on tap, it's worth a shot.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 00:28:26 | More by beertunes

Rutager

British Columbia (Canada)

3.84/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Appearance. Pours a very hazy honey-amber with a thin white head.

Smell. Floral, slightly earthy hops and citrus fruits with some toasty light grains and a tough of caramel.

Taste. Dry, earthy, and lightly herbal hops with a little citrus rind and some toasty light malts. Not much sweetness here. I wasn't sure how "English" this was going to be going by the smell, but I get it now.

Mouthfeel. Medium body with smooth, medium carboantion.

Overall. A nice dry IPA with some interesting english style hops and a touch of citrus that gives it a little zip.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2013 23:36:49 | More by Rutager

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.85/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a hazy, light golden amber with a half finger white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus, light pineapple and sweet malt. Flavor is bright citrus hops and citrus rind, mild sweet malt, finishing with citrus and pine hops, slightly floral. Medium bodied. A nice neutral malt body that is supportive, but allows the hops to shine through. Not a hop forward, intense IPA, but one that presents the hops distinctly on the tongue. I really liked this. Note that this bottle clearly states 6%, not 8%, so perhaps the ABV has been changed for this year.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2012 04:14:42 | More by LiquidAmber

woemad

Washington

3.6/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle purchased at an Albertson’s in Kennewick, Washington. First beer I’v ever had with the term “estate-grown hops” on it, though I’ve frequently consumed bottles of wine made with estate-grown grapes. For some reason, the label reminds me of the old Space Invaders video game.

Pours a ruddy, orangey color, very hazy. Small, beige colored head.

Big, citrusy and earthy nose. Fairly different-seeming.

Surprisingly sweet tasting. There’s some citrusy hops but there’s a lot of maltiness as well. There’s that same grainy, earthy thing that was going on in the smell, too. I’m not sure what this tastes like, but I wouldn’t expect it in an Imperial/DIPA.

Fairly slick mouthfeel, and somewhat surprising amount of body. Somewhat low carbonation, but not to a crippling degree.

Interesting beer from the folks at HUB. Although I like it, I think one bottle will do me, as it doesn’t seem like a beer for sessioning, either from flavor or abv viewpoints.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2012 18:45:39 | More by woemad

djbreezy

Washington

3.65/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

appearance - opaque brown/red, some lacing, average retention

smell - spicy and malty

taste - malt forward with a bit of a bitter hop finish, seems true to style for an english ipa (malt forward w/ higher abv)

mouthfeel - sticky, medium bodied, fizzy

overall - not my favorite style but beer seems decent for what it is, more accustomed to a hop presence from hopworks especially with the "estate grown hops" highlight on the front of the bottle...they don't really describe the beer accurately

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2011 02:01:38 | More by djbreezy

MADhombrewer

Oregon

3.53/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance- Dark caramel color with a big bubbled, off white head. 4/5

Smell- Aroma has a Belgian yeast character. Bits of clove. 3.5/5

Taste- Taste starts out like a small Belgian. Some banana and cloves flavors. The sip ends with a nice caramel malt blast. Little bitterness in the middle. 3.5/5

Mouthfeel- Medium mouthfeel throughout the sip. 3.5/5

Overall- Good beer. Don't know if I will be running out to get another, but enjoyable non-the-less. 3.5/5

"English Imperial IPA"?? Nothing about this is Imperial OR IPA. Don't really understand the style placement, but then again, I won't know what style to place this in either.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2011 03:07:20 | More by MADhombrewer

draheim

Washington

3.53/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle poured into a tulip. Clear amber color, 1-finger off-white head.

Aroma is mostly caramel malt and dank floral hops.

Taste is malty, floral, and bitter - all combined. An almost grainy, herbal quality. Fruitiness is strong - apricots, mango, something a little chalky.

Medium bodied, coats the tongue. Alcohol present but not dominant.

Overall not a beer I'd seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2011 06:25:41 | More by draheim

loren01

Oregon

3.83/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a caramelly red color not too much head no lacing, tight bubbles up the corners of the glass
S: Smells earthy and herbal. Slight caramelly maltiness.
T: Caramelly sweet maltiness with herbal and earthy hop bite at the end. Very well balanced
M: Pretty warm beer, seems a bit more than 8%, smooth going down.
O: Nicely balanced stronger English style beer, different but I like it.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2011 04:08:45 | More by loren01

barleywinefiend

Washington

3.63/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured a deep golden color with good carbonation and a nice white head

S: Some citrus, dry leafy hops and English malts. Different.

T: Very malt forward but also has a great dose of hops with Citrus and floral notes

M: Nice feel, medium carbonation, some booze

D: Good and easy

Serving type: on-tap

12-02-2010 02:05:23 | More by barleywinefiend