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Hopluia
Spilker Ales
- From:
- Spilker Ales
- Nebraska, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 14.25%
- Reviews:
- 79
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 25, 2017
- Added:
- Oct 02, 2002
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 19
Hopluia, introduced in 16oz. cans in January 2005, is the first canned Nebraska beer since Falstaff closed in 1984. The 32oz. bottles have been discontinued.
Some of the old tap handles still list the beer as Hopalleuia.
Some of the old tap handles still list the beer as Hopalleuia.
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.6/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.6/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap:
A clear light golden with a nice white head and strong initial lacing.
Nose is lightly malty tropical, emphasis on light.
Taste has a session IPA aspect to it, but a nice biscuit malt, a generic tropical note, and a balance in the body that keeps it from being too watery. There's a bit of cattiness that gets into the beer as it warms, and when this comes on, the tropical notes seem more malty sweet.
Light, balanced, maybe even hop-leaning APA. Easily refreshing and not complex, one that could find an occasional spot in the rotation were it available.
Jul 10, 2017A clear light golden with a nice white head and strong initial lacing.
Nose is lightly malty tropical, emphasis on light.
Taste has a session IPA aspect to it, but a nice biscuit malt, a generic tropical note, and a balance in the body that keeps it from being too watery. There's a bit of cattiness that gets into the beer as it warms, and when this comes on, the tropical notes seem more malty sweet.
Light, balanced, maybe even hop-leaning APA. Easily refreshing and not complex, one that could find an occasional spot in the rotation were it available.
Reviewed by goodbeer4cheap from Indiana
3.72/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A good session beer. Dark Amber color, Well blended malt to hops. Fruity aroma and more Belgium ale in flavor. Poured from a 22 oz bottle into a 24 oz beer stein. Brought from Nebraska by a good friend.
Apr 03, 2016Rated by kw_pip from Vermont
3.45/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Earthy to a fault. Derivative. Unimpressive presence.
Jan 24, 2015Reviewed by Bosoxfan20 from Missouri
2.46/5 rDev -31.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
2.46/5 rDev -31.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Very sweet hard candy flavor to this one. Looked good and smelled nice, but the flavor profile was all over the place and totally missed the mark for me. The hops were messy and failed to stand up to the malt.
Dec 30, 2014
Hopluia from Spilker Ales
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
138 ratings
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