Hop God - Nebraska Brewing Company

smakawhat

Maryland

3.48/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured on tap into a small snifter at Churchkey DC. From notes.

A very cloudy lemon body, quite orb glowing, with a very sudsy and cream bleach white heat. Lots of thick lacing.

Nose is kind of strange. A mushy wet malt sense, and lots of candied sugars. Very sweet smelling, and there's almost a macro like sense of smell to this also. Gets better as it warms up letting some fruit apple and pear and spice. Unfortunately alcohol fusel heat starts to dominate.

First sip is a dry hop bite of pine, with a very light mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. Luckily much of the biting alcohol is maksed on the palate with a sense of creamy density to go with the feel. Hop action and sweetness seem to be out of balance, and don't really compliment each other.

Overall it's sort of a weird one, drinkable, but not feeling the love here.

Serving type: on-tap

03-29-2013 12:49:08 | More by smakawhat

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nebraska Hop God
On tap at The Twisted Cork, Omaha, Nebraska 12/24/2012

Strong hoppy Belgian Golden Ale: Hazy deep gold body with an orange cast. Some golden highlights through the hazy body when held to the light. Bright white head holds well / creamy collar. Excellent lacing! Spice and malt in the aroma. Coriander. Mild bubblegum. Fruit. Wafts of grass and light yeast. Flavor: Spicy with coriander, perhaps cardamom, black pepper, clove, apple/citrus, alcohol, some minor yeasty chalkiness, bold bitterness. Hops in the finish. Impressive. Rounded, but to a certain extent, "unconfined". Nice. Well worth trying.

Serving type: on-tap

12-25-2012 02:29:31 | More by NeroFiddled

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from tap into tulip at crescent pub in omaha. Pours a hazy holden straw with about 3 fingers head. Big belgian yeast aromas with a good citrusy hop note. Taste is mild belgian hop. Its very typical of the stil but a bit dry. Easy drinker and pleasant. All around decent but not amazing.

Serving type: on-tap

11-14-2012 23:50:50 | More by DrinkSlurm

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

2.35/5  rDev -41%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Pours a cloudy yellow, looked more like a bretted beer than an ipa, but anyways, it had about 3/4" of white head on it, decent lacing.

Aroma, for something named Hop God, this was woefully inadequate in terms of its hop presence, much less any dry hopping. Phenolic belgian yeast is way more noticeable, and lots of alcohol.

Taste, ugh, jeez man, where's the dang hops? All I get is the belgian aspect of this. Lots of herbality and some pepper. Alcohol plenty easy to taste, its a large component of the flavor profile. Alcohol dominates, I can't really taste any citrus, hops etc. . . its just a bunch of alcohol heat and belgian yeast.

Really disappointed in this one. There's no way I shell out the huge bucks for a bottle of Nebraska stuff after having this. An even bigger disappointment than Mo Betta Bretta at the FW Invitational.

Serving type: on-tap

07-19-2012 20:44:15 | More by Beerandraiderfan

FightingEntropy

Minnesota

4.23/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Stark white head that looks creamy in the tulip glass. Hazy gold to amber. Peppery spice in the nose, very Belgian yeasty. Hop is clear but under the spice. Strong hop bite on the tongue, but smoothed by the Belgian characteristics, especially the vinuous and oily traits. Nose opens up as it warms, the body lightens and the yeasty characteristics become more assertive, and, to be expected, the nearly 10% alcohol becomes more apparent in the taste. Good a several temperatures, this is a great beer to sip.

Serving type: on-tap

07-19-2012 20:18:57 | More by FightingEntropy

DCon

Missouri

4.48/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed on-tap @ the East Nashville Beer Festival in East Nashville, TN. Tapped from the Hop God handle into my 8oz Yazoo Festival Glass.

Aroma- The aroma starts with a big time Beligan and floral hop aroma. A fairly strong yeast strain is present as well. Tons of fruit and the presence of malt is well blended.

Appearance- Received with a 1 finger head that has average head retention. The color of the body is deep golden. Leaves suds behind.

Flavor- The hop flavor in this one is medium but very sweet and fruity. A bit of spice and yeast come in throughout the flavor and helps characterize this one as a Belgian IPA. High Bitterness level at the finish.

Mouthfeel- Medium-Full Bodied, Medium Carbonation, Smooth, and finishes with TONS of fruit and hop flavors on the palate.

Overall Impression- A great brew from Nebraska. I have never purchased a bottle of this b/c of the price point but now interested in splitting again with a friend. I highly recommend if you have a need for a perfect example of a Belgian style IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

04-09-2012 18:07:59 | More by DCon

TheSarge

Illinois

4.65/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Served to me in a tulip glass, this beer makes about a finger thick bright white head and the body is hazy with a copper color.

The aroma is citrus with heavy doses of caramel.

The taste is of grapefruit, melon, and candied sugar.

Feels moderately carbonated, full in body, and warming in the end.

Serving type: on-tap

03-22-2012 21:40:13 | More by TheSarge

distantmantra

Washington

3.48/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at Nebraska Brewing Company. December 26th, 2011.

A: The beer poured a cloudy yellow-orange color, very reminiscent of a Hefeweizen. There was a tiny head of a creamy white foam that floated on the surface. Decent lacing clung to the sides of the glass throughout.

A: There is a very strong aroma of sweet malt, Belgian yeast and candy sugar, along with a nice backbone of citrus hops.

T: Very Belgian in a very big way. Lots of honey, yeast and candy sugar. The hops are more prominent than you'd think from the aroma.

M: Pretty heavy body with a thick mouthfeel. Intense carbonation which greatly helps with overall body of the beer.

O: Hop God is good, but definitely not the best Belgian IPA I've ever had. However, as this was the "flagship" beer at NBC, I had to try it. Worth your money if you find yourself in Papillion.

Serving type: on-tap

12-27-2011 04:12:55 | More by distantmantra

LittleDon

Texas

3.73/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A pint at the Beer Kitchen in Kansas City on 10/15/11.

Golden yellow with a white head with average retention and little lace. A bit on the cloudy side. More Belgian than IPA, but definitely keeping in the style. Earthy hops to go along with spicy, nutmeg characteristics. Big bodied and medium high carbonation.

Serving type: on-tap

10-21-2011 19:06:26 | More by LittleDon

zeff80

Missouri

4.3/5  rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Flying Saucer, KC.

A - Poured a slightly cloudy, golden orange color with a one-finger, white head of bubbly foam. It left thin rings of lace on the glass.

S - It smelled of grapefruit, mango, other tropical fruits. Lots of sweet aromas, too, almost like cotton candy.

T - It tasted of mango and grapefruit with a bitter hop bite. Some nice caramel sweetness make for a good backbone.

M - It was crisp, sharp and smooth. A medium bodied ale with a dry finish.

O - This is a fantastic Belgian IPA. So glad I tried this one on tap at Flying Saucer.

Serving type: on-tap

10-20-2011 02:22:26 | More by zeff80

Forb

Nebraska

4.03/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at Nebraska Brewing Co....

Appearance: A hazy, bubbly, golden body is presented here with little head.

Smell/Taste: A complex smell of spicy yeast, among vibrantly bitter hop notes. At 10% it present that sharp taste amid a convoluted taste of earthy hop elements.

Mouthfeel: Really carbonated with a dry finish.

Overall: A must try from this brewery.

Serving type: on-tap

07-31-2011 18:53:53 | More by Forb

Gtreid

Florida

4/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at the sugar maple in Milwaukee. Poured into a sniffer.

A: cloudy orange color. The pour dropped a finger of cream colored head that retained well and left nice lacing.

A: Sweet malt and candi sugar is prominent. Citrus hop notes take a backseat in the nose. The Belgian aspects of this beer are there is a big way.

T: again this is unmistakably Belgian. Big candi sugar and sweet honey. Hops are a bit more prevalent then The nose would suggest. Distinct Belgian yeast strain as well. Finishes dry and sweet.

M: Heavy body and thick. Good carbonation, which is needed for this beer.

O: Belgian ipa's are usually not my thing, but this one is 't bad. Couldn't have too many due to the heavy nature of the brew, but one I would have again. Skal.

Serving type: on-tap

07-26-2011 19:38:07 | More by Gtreid

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

2.95/5  rDev -25.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Pours a hazy yellow to orange-ish color with a white head. In the aroma, sweet candi sugar. In the taste, big candi sugar sweetness and a small dry pine. A smooth and medium bodied mouthfeel, with a dry to sweet candi sugar aftertaste. A small hop presence, big candi sugar, eh! A bit too sweet for me.

Serving type: on-tap

07-06-2011 20:51:49 | More by OWSLEY069

BarrytheBear

Wisconsin

3.95/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap at Nebraska Brewing Company. Poured into a tulip.

Well, damn. It was 100 degrees outside when we went to the pub at around 5:30 in the afternoon. Into a tulip this poured a hazed orange with a tight white ring and a really slow trickle of tiny bubbles that may have been just really pissed at the scorched earth drama the sun was directing outside. I had to use my pinkie digit as a makeshift windshield wiper to clear the glass and get a good peek inside.

The triple aspect of this hybrid shines in the nose, which is the side I'd prefer played coy. Fruity esters, spice, and yeast. It was difficult to pull the IPA qualities here.

On the tongue the hops are more assertive. Yeast lays a spicy blanket atop mango, pineapple, and heavy dose of peach. Sharp alcohol snap at the finish coupled with the spice.

Mouthfeel is lively, spicy, and pops on the palate. A refreshing, albeit big beer, to hide the day away with.

Being an unabashed Ale Asylum Bedlam lover, I can see the similarities. However, the Belgian aspects play a larger role here, and I prefer these aspects play more of a supporting role. As is, this is a nice beer and worth the trip over on our return home.

Serving type: on-tap

07-03-2011 01:12:24 | More by BarrytheBear

Tone

Missouri

3.95/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly hazy, golden color. 1/3 inch head of a white color. Good retention and great lacing. Smells of slight sweet malt, slight floral hops, hint of spice, and a hint of roasted malt. Fits the style of a Belgian IPA. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of citrus hops, sweet malt, slight dry hop, hint of spice, hint of wheat, and slight alcohol. Overall, good appearance, aroma, great blend, and good body.

Serving type: on-tap

06-22-2011 21:26:10 | More by Tone

FanofHefe

Illinois

3.88/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on-tap in a pint glass. Hazy yellow/orange body with very little head. A slight smattering of lacing.

Minimal aroma; a little spicy yeast and some minor hop notes.

Interesting flavor; reminds me of a hoppy dubbel. Plenty of Belgian yeast spice, sweet malt, and a nice bitter hop finish. Pretty tasty brew.

Medium mouthfeel and a hint of the alcohol present. Solid offering overall.

Serving type: on-tap

06-18-2011 01:15:33 | More by FanofHefe

drabmuh

Maryland

4.1/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Beer is yellow with a little haze, white head of medium and large bubbles, lacing is a go and carbonation is moderate.

Earthy and floral hops, yeast is also present, esters and so on.

Beer tastes pretty good, it is strong and has a nice yeast bouquet and decent bitterness on the backend. It is citrus hops and nice floral / earthy sulfur flavors that make this beer a success. I like it. I'd have it again.

Serving type: on-tap

06-17-2011 19:20:22 | More by drabmuh

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

NEBRASKA : Hop God

Pours a deep golden with a chill haze and small head leaving little lace. Aroma of phenolic Belgian yeast, some floral hops, and alcohol. In the flavor, just about the same, estery yeast lending subtle fruit flavors, piney and resinous hops are there, alittle rind action and a big alcohol presence. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, alittle thin. Overall, a pretty big beer and is not shy about it. Still, a fun one to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

06-12-2011 17:09:30 | More by Stinkypuss

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.58/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On tap at SAVOR 2011. Served in a goblet.

Pours a nice golden color with an average-sized white head and some spotty lacing on the way down. The nose brings forward a good amount of citrus and flower hops. It's also a bit spicy. Tame malt in the background. The flavor offers a good deal of floral hops with citrus as the backup. Good hop flavor and a bit of bitterness in the finish. Medium body and slightly dry. Good beer.

Serving type: on-tap

06-09-2011 20:29:32 | More by Thorpe429

mgbickel

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Mad Mex Robinson 06/04/2011

12 oz pour served in a drinking water glass. A single finger of eggshell foam was sitting on top of the orange/yellow body as the offering arrived at our table. The head slowly receded, leaving behind small trials of bubbles.

The nose threw me for a loop. The menu has this listed as an Imperial IPA...hmmm. I took a deep sniff of the beer...what...I must be smelling the candle burning at the center of out table. Let me move away and try again...*sniff* huh? This smells like a Belgian triple! I hardly detect any hops at all!! Jump on BA on my droid and..AH HA...it is a Belgian IPA...things are much more clear now.

The hops that are hard to detect in the nose shine well in the taste. This is a great combination of the classic triple flavor (what my wife calls the rotten flavor) and an American hop forward IPA.

Medium bodied with moderate carbonation...slightly oily. The ABV is hidden well...

Pretty decent offering form these guys (first one I tried...didn't even realize that they distributed in this area). Worth trying for sure!

Serving type: on-tap

06-05-2011 14:17:49 | More by mgbickel

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.45/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

First had: on tap at Johnny Brenda's, Philly, PA

Labelled on the menu as a "Belgian-style strong ale." Poured a clear copper with a finger of foamy white head; decent lacing. Aroma balanced with light bready malts and herbal hops. Hoppy taste up front, light citrus and mild spice, and a solid backbone of malty sweetness and yeast. Medium mouthfeel, and generally drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

05-22-2011 04:11:57 | More by Rifugium

goblue3509

Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a slighlty hazy orangish caramel color with a one finger soapy stark white head which leaves some retention and lacy gobs up and down the glass. The aroma is of citrus and sweet belgium yeast and spiciness. There is also a hint of earthy hops present at the very end of the nose. The taste has that belgium ipa taste up front, there is citrus, belgian yeast spiciness, and candied sugar taste. This gives way to a slight earthy hop bite at the end. The overall up front sweet taste isn't a pronounced as in other belgian ipa's. The mouthfeel is well carbonated and slightly dry. Overall it was solid but not one of the best, the balance was there, but the taste didn't compare to others in the class. It left me wanting a little more up front.

Serving type: on-tap

05-16-2011 17:51:16 | More by goblue3509

Dreadnaught33

District of Columbia

3.3/5  rDev -17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Had this on tap at Zeno's in State College, PA. A cool bar. Had this in late March.

A: A pretty orange to gold color thats mostly clear. Ring of decent head and good lacing clings to the glass.

S: Bready tinged grassy hops with a wine grape like note. Some sugary sweetness a la a lager with Belgian yeast sticking through.

T: Follows the smell but with more savory malts that cloud the hops, a give it a more bready yeasty taste overall. Chardonnay dry grapes, bittersweet back. Not much hops almost like a Belgian Golden Ale or something to me.

M: Decent carbonation and medium feel, nothing exciting. Not too much heat though.

O: Solid beer but nothing great. Maybe was a mistake trying this after fresh Hopslam.

Serving type: on-tap

05-15-2011 20:51:56 | More by Dreadnaught33

KAP1356

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On draft at Smokin' Joe's. Poured into these weird glasses they have there. Not a pint, not a tulip, kind of in between...

A - Light gold color with some lighter yellow highlights. Fluffly 2 finger eggshell white head is present and retains quite well.

S - Lots of fruity, citrus up front from the hops mixed with the standard belgian yeasty-spicy notes. Some candied sugar and lemon zest come through towards the end

T - Follows the nose, althought less spicy. Floral and hoppy with a lot of bitterness going on here. Fruity and only slightly spicy. Yeasty and pretty dry finish.

M - Medium bodied with pretty lievely carbonation. Pretty dry and a little soapy.

O - Not too bad. The ABV was very well hidden here. I just don't really seem to get Belgian IPA's which might be why I didn't enjoy this one as much as I could have.

Serving type: on-tap

05-08-2011 18:59:40 | More by KAP1356

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4.22/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had this beer on draft at Mad Mex Robinson and had their IPA a few weeks earlier which I wasn't impressed with. This landed in my glass a glowing orange yellow hue with white bright head flowing thick. Fine even lacing lines the sides of my glass without difficulty. Aroma has bright pineapple/tropical fruit notes with underlying citrus hoppy tones, what a God send. Literally a beer that excited my senses from the first sip until the last of it. A bit of booze over ripened fruit content with citrus and herbal hops floating through the flavor profile, what really makes this beer a highlight is the overall flavor experience anywhere from high alpha hops to Belgian yeast spice, that just works with some tangerine fruitiness/grapefruit hop complexity. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied gotta love the Belgian style even smooth effervescent carbonation. As a whole beer doesn't get much better than this and we shall now track the different Nebraska beers, I know Black Betty runs 35 a bottle but I wanna try it.

Serving type: on-tap

04-25-2011 10:20:41 | More by WVbeergeek