HopArt IPA - COAST Brewing Company

GJ40

North Carolina

4.1/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Sampled on tap at the Mellow Mushroom in Charleston, SC.

Golden and hazy with an off white head and outstanding lacing. Nice floral, fruity and citrusy aroma. The flavor follows with lots of hop flavor and bitterness but a sturdy malt backbone. It's more hoppy than malty but the malt isn't far behind. A creamy consistency with a moderate carbonation. I enjoyed this one much more on tap than in the bottle.

A good, flavorful American IPA from a city that isn't historically big on beer (yet).

Serving type: on-tap

06-06-2011 10:55:44 | More by GJ40

tempest

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I always like finding IPAs in the 7-8% ABV range. There's a bit more kick than your average IPA, but it's not too thick or syrupy like many DIPA's. Call it my hoppy sweet spot.

The hops character was a rich mix of apricot and spicy citrus rind. The beer was fruity, but not over-the-top tropical punch like a couple IPAs I've tried. The bready, mild caramel malt backbone stands up, but just provides balance and doesn't cut into the hops. The body isn't too thick either, to really slow you down. Give this a try if you can find it.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2011 23:22:22 | More by tempest

BeerDawgs

Georgia

4.4/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A 22oz bomber pored into a Coast pint glass. Bottled on 3/8/11.

A - A cloudy, golden orange hue. Nice head, and sticky lace. Looks delicous

A - Citrus hops! Grapefruit, piny hops prevalent too.

T - A good mix of citrus and piny hops, like the smell. Mango. Very well balanced.

M - Full bodied. Creamy. Well carbonated.

O - A damn tasty IPA. Looking forward to trying some more beer from this up and coming brewery. Well done!

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2011 02:42:50 | More by BeerDawgs

DWilliams76

South Carolina

3.38/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

I know I'm a bit new to this, but I have never seen such a wide variation of reviews for a beer. Is it possible for a beer to be both a "A" and a "D"? I think I ultimately ended up in the middle. The appearance was a deep orange with a good head. The smell was more malt than hops. Kind of the opposite of what I expected. The taste was okay, but it was bordering on being a bit hot. The mouthfeel was okay. Overall, I wish I had a better rating for this beer. It's a homer, and I want to support. But, on the other hand I'm not sure that it plays outside of SC. If you're not from Carolina it might seem a bit average.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2011 21:40:40 | More by DWilliams76

tclapper

North Carolina

4.38/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle 5/2/2011

Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a nice white head.

Nose is a little downplayed. I expected a bigger hop aroma, but it's solid with some citrus notes and slight sweet malt smell.

Taste is quite balanced for an IPA. You definitely get a nice hop bite on the finish as well as some citrusy notes throughout, but it is backed by a smooth slightly sweet malt character.

Overall this is more my kind of IPA. I know most are looking for that hop bomb with all bite and super dry finish, but I appreciate the fact that there is more going on in this than pure hop.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2011 03:28:12 | More by tclapper

dmbsteve

Tennessee

2.25/5  rDev -44.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

Pours a hazy golden/orange and exploded with a big white head of three fingers. Small patches of lacing.

Smell is surprisingly malty. Hops are very muted in the nose with the exception of a little citrus coming though. Also smells of orange zest.

Taste is malty at first then an unpleasant tannic bitterness hits the back of the tongue and lasts way too long. An adjuncty taste shows up about every other sip. The more I drink, I detect was seems like old amarillo hops. Haven't checked to see if this beer has amarillo, but I'd be suprised if it doesn't. It's about the only hop flavor I can detect, but I don't even like it.

Aside from the taste, mouthfeel is actually pleasant on the palate. Good medium body and carbonation is about right on the tongue.

At first I thought maybe the bottle wasn't fresh, so I checked the date and it was only bottled a month ago, so it should still be good. Not sure what's wrong with this beer. It was very disappointing, as I had high hopes for it. Bummer.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2011 02:27:03 | More by dmbsteve

PatLarsen

South Carolina

3.9/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I've had this a couple of times. It's good. It has a amber red appearance. On the last one, the smell was a bit muted for an IPA. The taste was a little sweeter with a big carmel taste. It might be because of the higher ABV. I had a good mouthfeel with good carbonation. Overall, I felt it was a good representation just not one of my favorites.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2011 20:45:49 | More by PatLarsen

TheDudeRules

Minnesota

2.38/5  rDev -41.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Poured into a pint glass.

Pours a nice burnt honey color with a crapload of off white head. Several fingers worth. Light citrus and hops with some barnyard funk. Odd. Never had that in my ipa, but it's there. Taste is light citrus wrapped around malt then deep fried in malt, and of course sprinkled with malt topping. I can't get around the shitty malt taste. Another fine East Coast maltcapade.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2011 06:01:14 | More by TheDudeRules

MightyCasey

South Carolina

3.9/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had on tap. Poured into a pint glass.
A: It was orangish with a good head.
T: It smelled okay. More malty than hoppy. It was pretty caramelly in taste with a good hop presence.
M: It had decent mouthfeel and good carbonation.
Overall, its a good IPA. Pretty serious body on it. Little heavier than I imagined.

Serving type: on-tap

04-30-2011 13:23:22 | More by MightyCasey

DrJay

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Got this one from mikesgroove. Thanks!
Bottled 03/08/11, sampled 04/06/11.
Hazy orange with an inch of beige foam. Tons of clumpy lacing, great head retention. Intense hop aroma, zesty grapefruit, citrus pith, spicy hops, a bit of pine and caramel, floral. The flavour was full of hops, citrusy notes again with a bit of pine, plus strong bitterness. The hop character was a little rough around the edges, but the fruity and floral qualities were bright and clear. Mild malt sweetness, some caramel and biscuit. There was a little alcohol warmth and flavour in the finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation, a little coarse, fairly dry. Pretty enjoyable overall.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2011 01:11:29 | More by DrJay

AgentZero

Illinois

3.33/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Thanks to Chris for sharing this.

A - Pretty nice looking beer. Orangish golden color with a decent sized head and some nice lace.

S - Citrus hopes, particularly grapefruit with some pineapple. Caramel and bready malts comprise the backbone on this. Smells good, but nothing special.

T - Taste was shockingly disappointing for me. There is some bittering right off the beginning, and then you get hit with some citrus fruits. Slightly over-malty, which had trouble mixing with the hop profile. I wouldn't call it bad, but it was average. As Alex would say, "I was whelmed."

M - Sticky, medium bodied, slightly dry finish, good carbonation.

O - Not a great beer, I can drink it and don't mind, but not something I would seek out. Maybe it is better on tap.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2011 14:50:50 | More by AgentZero

scottyshades

Florida

4.08/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Growler from Greenville Beer Exchange, glad to see more COAST stuff on the growler stations!

A: Awesome pour, absolutely gorgeous pour. Copper in color with a huge fluffy/billowy head. Retention is excellent

S: Less West Coast-y than I remember and more citrusy this time around...maybe its the growler, maybe the bottle I had earlier wasn't as fresh. Either way, seemingly sturdy bitterness backed by a graham cracker-like malt. Some pine and resin, but more citrusy

T: Similar to the nose, the bitterness is bumped up a little with a well hopped flavor. Citrusy again (grapefruit, lemon?), pine, light resin, and balanced by malts well

MF/O: Smooth carbonation, medium body, very nice feel. Very drinkable, but I prefer the growler version to the bottle

COAST has never disappointed me, I hope they will get the outstanding recognition that they deserve

Serving type: growler

04-05-2011 16:05:30 | More by scottyshades

kbutler1

Minnesota

3.78/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle. Courtesy of CarolinaKevin on BA. Bottled on date of 03/08/11 Poured into a DFH snifter glass. The appearance is a cloudy apricot orange with a light tan 1 finger head. Decent lace as the head slowly settles. Danky citrus and tropical fruit notes in the nose of orange, grapefruit, and mango. Medium mouthfeel with a nice amount of carbonation. Sweet upfront with a building bitterness. The sweetness is a nice combo ot the tropical and citrus flavors mentioned in the nose. Some alcohol notes present as well. Ends with a lingering bitterness. Pretty decent overall and th bottle art is pretty sweet!

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2011 04:51:49 | More by kbutler1

CampusCrew

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

appearance: more on the golden apprearnce with
a little red glow, not much.

smell: decent hop aroma, piney

taste: balanced ipa, nice pine flavors

mouthfeel: light-medium bodied

drinkability: a good IPA with a decent backbone, so far Ive had this and blackberd from this brewery and they are top notch

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2011 21:10:42 | More by CampusCrew

GSmithBeer

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

had this at beertopia
A: looked the part. good ipa color
S: it was good. not great. but good.
T: a little sweeter than i expecting. a little more malty than i expected.
M: it was good again. good carbonation. good mouthfeel.
O: we don't get this up in charlotte, so i was excited to try it at beertopia. but is wasn't all that impressed after having some of the other ipas at beertopia.

Serving type: on-tap

03-22-2011 22:01:26 | More by GSmithBeer

dgfair

North Carolina

4.15/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Growler into Sam Adams perfect pint glass.

Pours a hazy rusty copper color, with. Very nice white head that leaves sticky lace all over the glass.

Smell is very nice and bright with hints of pine and ripe fruit. I get very nice pineapple, orange, and fresh pine balanced with the perfect amount of bready malt.

The taste is very clean with a pop of bitter pine hop of front and quickly followed with a jolt of fresh grapefruit juice. The beer finishes with a nice malt balance as well.

Drinkability is great and the mouthfeel is very nice. It is oily and slick when in your mouth but finishes perfectly dry.

Great offering from coast.

Serving type: growler

03-02-2011 03:10:39 | More by dgfair

gameface23

Massachusetts

4.45/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottled on 2/16/11! A huge debt of gratitude to rnorgart for sending this up to me. He's a great trader to deal with.

A: Extremely hazy, copper orange with an off-white head that has above average retention. Lacing is above average as well.

S: Pine, pineapple, grapefruit.

T: There is a huge blast of citrus fruits that blends nicely with a touch of caramel malt and slight peppery spice from the hops.

M: Medium bodied for an IPA, with a slightly grainy feel.

D: Wow! I can't believe that this beer doesn't get much recognition. I would put this in the top 10 IPA's I have ever had. They cram so much hop aroma and flavor into it.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2011 23:52:29 | More by gameface23

Rymar9

North Carolina

4.93/5  rDev +21.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Finally got to try this. Poured into glass to reveal an amber orange color with perfect half inch white head. Smell is fantastic.. Pineapple and grapefruit followed by hops..taste is the same except with a subtle hint of malt to balance it out..doesn't take away from the tropical fruits at all. Finally comes the slightly bitter, crisp clean finish. All in all, a great IPA...one of my new favorites.

Serving type: growler

02-23-2011 00:44:02 | More by Rymar9

chickencoop

California

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Big up's to Rbald42 on this long lost brew i've been wanting to try for a long time. Overall, this did not dissapoint, and actually better than I expected. Bottled on 1/13, so nice and fresh. Big amber pour, chunky fluffy head. Nice citrusy piney nose...taste was the same, but a nice sweeter maltiness that is sometimes missed in our beloved west coast ipa's. This was way to drinkable, almost finished it without enjoying it. Overall, i have had a ton of the east coast ipa's but this is up there with the best, and pretty close in my top 10 for all IPA's.big thanks on this, need more.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2011 05:02:05 | More by chickencoop

SFrankBrew

South Carolina

3.68/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had this at a friends house in the bottle. Gotta come in slightly lower than the Bros. Don't know the date on the bottle - may have played a factor if it was older. Forgot to ask my friend while I was there. Orange color with off-white head of ok retention. Grapefruit & citrus blend of hops. A little sweeter than I expected. Good finish. Overall I found it good. I hear good things about this brewery, and hope at some point that I have their beer on-draft to compare. I know beer in the bottle can sometimes not stand up to what the brewery intends. I will certainly give this another shot.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2011 14:03:47 | More by SFrankBrew

AwYeh

California

3.95/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22oz bomber received from rnorgart in trade. Bottled 1-13-11; thanks!

A: Pours a hazy golden-amber color with between one and two fingers of foamy white head. Good retention and lacing.

S: Big citrus hops- pineapple and grapefruit up front- smelling quite fruity and sweet. Pine hops balance the sweetness with some bitterness, and the flavors of some caramel, bready malts join in too.

T/M: Bitter piny hops to start things off, but they are quickly balanced out by quick grapefruit and citrus. Caramel and bread are once again in there too. This beer has a medium body with a dry, slightly sticky finish that helps the hop flavor linger on the palate. Light carbonation.

D: A tasty and complex beer; this is quite enjoyable for prolonged drinking even as a big IPA.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2011 05:32:43 | More by AwYeh

ChristianBlack

North Carolina

3.68/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The color is golden auburn.

The smell is good, but pretty much all pine. That fades a bit later and a grapefuit aroma comes in.

The taste is good. Solid tasting ipa. I guess just given all the talk about this beer I would have thought it was better than this. It's not terrible by any means. But, it certainly didn't sweep me off my feet.

The mouthfeel is okay. And, the drinkability is good.

Serving type: on-tap

01-26-2011 19:34:59 | More by ChristianBlack

2BDChicago

Illinois

4.45/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Big orangey, with complementary off-white fluffy head of medium retention.

S: Big grapefruity citrus and malt in back.

T: Nice blend of hop citrus and a little fruit. Definately the semi-sweet side of the spectrum. And finishes dry with a very soft fruitiness fad. A tad of hop bit lingering in the aftermath. Don't find any of the alcohol. A few more tastes and some grapefruit and slight grassy-ness emerge.

D: Very good IPA. Great hop flavors, with malt sweet held in check. Looks good, smells good, and tastes good. Who doesn't like a well made IPA, cause this is one.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2011 03:21:40 | More by 2BDChicago

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

22oz bottle poured into tulip glass - 10/28/10 bottling date - thanks for CarolinaKevin for this awesome extra

Pours a hazy golden orange with some darker hues. A light white head fades out into some patchy film, with a collar of lacing around the glass.

A nice blast of grapefruit hops with some underlying fruit sweetness. Fainter malt/bread tones lurk.

Smack of bitter piny hops right up front followed by more grapefruit touches. Fruit sweetness with pineapple and orange followed by a smaller malt backbone. A touch bready with a hint of caramel. Finishes with lingering dry hop bitterness.

Fuller medium body, higher carbonation, dry and sticky. A solid IPA for sure, alcohol is masked well, and a pleasing dose of grapefruit hops throughout the profile.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2011 02:07:08 | More by xnicknj

steve8robin

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -19.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Got this at Beer Exchange in Greenville while stuck here for the ice storm. 22oz bomber, bottled on 12/09/10:

A: A clear apple juice type color with a nice golden hue to it. A thick 2 inch off white head that fades slowly. Good.

S: I get a nice balance of bitter hop bite and sweet citrusy malt. Get a little apple scent in the middle with some bitter grapefruit scents on the backend. Good.

T: An earthy bready hop upfront with some mild caramel sugars hidden in the middle. Some bitter grassy tastes on the backend with hints of booziness. Ok.

M: Medium body with a heavy carbonation. Super dry finish. Ok.

D: Seems a little hot and heavy making this more on the average side.

All in all, this is an ok brew. Not great or good, but ok. If you like IPA's with an interesting blend of hop and malt and super dry finish, then you may want to give this one a go. Otherwise, many better IPA's on the market. Not a good segway IPA.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2011 01:43:51 | More by steve8robin