Fat Head's Head Hunter IPA - Fat Heads Brewery & Saloon

Brenden

Ohio

4.38/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This beer is sort of a dark gold, not quite amber in color, with a sizable compact, slightly off-white head that shows good form and retention, leaving legs all over the place to form a web almost to the bottom of the glass.
The aroma doesn't pour out as soon as I pop it, which is rare enough as it is, but it does have plenty of pop to it. It's first intensely of pine, extremely, fantastically hoppy if not somewhat one-dimensional in the hop profile, before a bold citrus comes out, plenty of grapefruit to it with a solid malts backbone keeping it from going harsh.
Other notes come out in the flavor, though pine is strongest. Initially, though, it's straight hard pine, woody , raw and dry. Citrus comes out just as strong, and it's not long before a touch of malty sweetness asserts itself, letting the hops do the talking but keeping things civil. Bitterness reigns, but plenty of tropical fruits notes add to the sweetness and balance. It gets very grassy and just a bit leafy, and in the finish it moves back to the pine.
This is a beer that could go very dry but keeps it at a nice, even level. Crispness offers life while a creamy smoothness runs through in every sip. There's plenty of body to this brew without being heavy, and it's actually quite bright. If there's any weak spot in the feel, it's that it's so creamy it gets almost "airy," for lack of a better descriptor.
I'm glad the midwest if offering some competition to the West Coast as IPAs are concerned. This beer brings it.

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2012 12:05:20 | More by Brenden

bradleypatter

New York

4.5/5  rDev +2.3%

06-19-2013 01:03:31 | More by bradleypatter

HumphreyLee

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -9.1%

06-18-2013 07:32:48 | More by HumphreyLee

mhaugo

California

4.75/5  rDev +8%

06-18-2013 02:04:03 | More by mhaugo

jkball01

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev -3.4%

06-16-2013 23:09:40 | More by jkball01

ValpoExpo

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -14.8%

06-16-2013 03:52:55 | More by ValpoExpo

thampel09

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +8%

06-16-2013 03:33:48 | More by thampel09

Mersh

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +2.3%

06-16-2013 00:33:59 | More by Mersh

nickapalooza86

Wisconsin

4.8/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Pours a tangerine color with a half finger of head, pretty clear.

Smell is 100% hops, wow. Grapefruit, citrus peel, pine, wow.

Taste is more of the same, grapefruit peel, pine, citrus really can not taste any malt and it is fine by me! underlying sweet orange flavors

Mouthfeel is medium light, sharp carbonation.

Wow, good thing I can not get this because I would be drinking this daily!! All Hops here and I loved it.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 22:40:02 | More by nickapalooza86

MCMASTERSANCHEZ

Indiana

4/5  rDev -9.1%

06-15-2013 15:16:46 | More by MCMASTERSANCHEZ

DanGeo

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -14.8%

06-14-2013 21:44:54 | More by DanGeo

GrantBrennan

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -9.1%

06-14-2013 16:26:01 | More by GrantBrennan

Travcofarms

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +8%

06-14-2013 11:18:08 | More by Travcofarms

Nolen12

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +2.3%

06-14-2013 04:52:37 | More by Nolen12

mscudder

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev -3.4%

06-14-2013 04:36:48 | More by mscudder

jburd19

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +8%

06-14-2013 02:07:42 | More by jburd19

Snodman

West Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -26.1%

06-13-2013 22:16:39 | More by Snodman

LostInTheFlood

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -3.4%

06-13-2013 20:34:00 | More by LostInTheFlood

djre4orm

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -20.5%

06-13-2013 18:05:23 | More by djre4orm

Coreynezy4

Oregon

4.75/5  rDev +8%

06-13-2013 05:07:59 | More by Coreynezy4

Rimbimhoot

Illinois

4.48/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Bottled in April 2013. Poured into Greenbush snifter

Appearance is clear and light golden orange

Smell is dank earthy piney hops. Smells like simcoe hops to me

Taste is dominated by hops. Nice bitterness with a piney citrusy fruit taste from the hops. Not getting much from the malt and I don't mind since I like hop forward ipas. Very slight sweetness is all I get from the malt

Mouthfeel is very nice. Medium carbonation and a dry feel

Overall this would be one of my go to standard ipas if it were readily available here. Will pick up whenever I see this

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 01:22:35 | More by Rimbimhoot

huddyball

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -9.1%

06-13-2013 00:45:42 | More by huddyball

Dirt

Ohio

5/5  rDev +13.6%

06-12-2013 04:20:15 | More by Dirt

goblin7704

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +8%

06-12-2013 02:55:44 | More by goblin7704

JammyV

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +8%

06-12-2013 00:50:30 | More by JammyV