Hoppy The Woodsman - Schooner Exact Brewing Company

jpbebeau

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +6%

02-12-2013 21:22:12 | More by jpbebeau

Laklimell

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +6%

05-03-2013 19:37:02 | More by Laklimell

mdaschaf

Washington

3.99/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had on tap at Brouwers. Review from notes.

A: Pours a dark brown, slightly burgundy color with a small tan head with minimal lacing.

S: Lots of roast, coffee witha slight hoppy kick.

T: Lots more caramel and chocolate. The finish is very chocolate forward, reminds me of a tootsie roll almost.

M: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.

O: A solid beer, look forward to next years version.

Serving type: on-tap

04-19-2013 21:14:25 | More by mdaschaf

Hopmodium

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

02-24-2013 05:46:44 | More by Hopmodium

Birdlegs

Washington

4/5  rDev -0.2%

02-17-2013 21:05:44 | More by Birdlegs

sukwonee

Washington

3.43/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 3.5

Half growler filled at 99 Bottles - $9 for 32oz (not too bad)

A: Dark brown body with 1 finger head. Lots of small bubbles.

S: Vanilla, oak, booze, some dark fruits. No hops.

T: where do I start? so while the flavors that I do get are quite good, there isn't enough taste. It lacks the punch. This was the same problem with this brewery's porter - it doesn't pack enough flavors. I think the base beer they are using for this is the problem. The bourbon characters (vanilla, oak, booziness) are integrated quite nicely though.

M: This is the real problem with this beer. It's too watery. I think it's also lacking carbonation.

O: Overall - pretty ok. There are many many many other better bourbon aged offerings I would drink over this though.

Serving type: growler

02-16-2013 04:01:33 | More by sukwonee

Nonikins

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +18.5%

02-05-2013 18:20:13 | More by Nonikins

jmccraney

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

01-26-2013 04:43:12 | More by jmccraney

dirtylou

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

32oz bomber, Chucks, split

Served in unbranded snifter - pours a dark cola body with a thin beige ring of lace. There is a bit of wood throughout but the bourbon is light - bolder barrel utilization would benefit this one I think. Toffee and earthy wood dominate the palate and a thin layer of booze coats the mouth during the finish.

Serving type: growler

01-13-2013 22:00:20 | More by dirtylou

iKrystin

4/5  rDev -0.2%

01-13-2013 21:33:09 | More by iKrystin

strongaf

Washington

4/5  rDev -0.2%

12-29-2012 04:17:36 | More by strongaf

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.98/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a Dogfish Head pint glass. Pours a cloudy dark mahogany amber with a two finger tan head that slowly dissipated leaving lots of lacing. Rich aroma of bourbon, dark malts and oak. Flavor follows aroma with oak, bourbon and dark malts with a light taste of dark fruit and chocolate. Finishes slightly hoppy with residual oak and chocolate. Medium bodied. A nicely integrated tasty brew. Finish is a big lighter than I expected, but overall very enjoyable. Glad I got to try one of the rare bottles of this.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2012 03:30:25 | More by LiquidAmber

adkieffer

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +6%

10-05-2012 23:02:39 | More by adkieffer

benbjb

Washington

5/5  rDev +24.7%

09-17-2012 02:31:58 | More by benbjb

jcr8611

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

03-26-2012 21:53:53 | More by jcr8611

piclee

Washington

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-17-2012 05:45:59 | More by piclee

sharpski

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%

02-15-2012 20:48:56 | More by sharpski

woodenbones

Washington

4/5  rDev -0.2%

01-26-2012 10:27:23 | More by woodenbones

Telestic

Washington

5/5  rDev +24.7%

12-25-2011 19:23:41 | More by Telestic

grittybrews

Washington

4.2/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2009 (?) bottle, opened 10/2011. Poured a brownish amber with a thin film of dark khaki head. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla, oak, and booze.

Moderate carbonation and a creamy, slightly sticky mouthfeel. Very smooth flavors with lots of vanilla, oak, tobacco, cocoa/cookie sweetness, and some bitter, earthy hops on the finish.

Big flavors without being too over-the-top. Really nice vanilla/bourbon character, although I could have used a little more bitter hop character to balance.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2011 02:33:05 | More by grittybrews

youradhere

Arkansas

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

South Sound Tasting Notes- Thanks Jackcrow!

Pours a bright reddish amber, very clear with lots of head. Smell is bourbon vanilla, toffee and chocolate covered raisins. Taste is wood, bourbon, and some toffee hidden somewhere in there. Mouthfeel is too thin for the amount of bourbon and wood character, makes it feel like a watered down scotch; mild carbonation. Overall not bad.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2011 18:40:31 | More by youradhere

philbertk

Washington

3.6/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Schooner Exact Brewing Company--Hoppy the Woodsman Bourbon Barrel Aged Winter Ale--2011 32 oz. Growler Bottle. 9.00% ABV. 60 IBU's. (3.5 / 5.0) Lacy dense 1/3 inch lasting tan head. Cloudy fizzy dark ruby mahogany brown red color. Rich aromatic bourbon hop mild oak front. Creamy medium textured mild sweet rich malty toffee hink dark caramel body. Light roasted toasted notes. Creamy mild hop spice rich bourbon somewhat hot smooth end. Not too fond of Bourbon notes in Beer, but this was well made & not too overpowering. Sampled 3/26/2011. Purchased for $19.00 including $5.50 Growler Deposit @ PCC--Fremont, Seattle on 3/26/2011.

Serving type: growler

03-29-2011 05:47:19 | More by philbertk

barleywinefiend

Washington

4/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Poured a vrown color with good carbonation and a small dirty white head, not much lacing.

S: Lighter bourbon, some wood, chocolate

T: Bourbon and wood, very earthy, plenty of chocolate and caramel

M: Leaves the mouthfeel with a light sticky feel, some light booze, vanilla and chocolate

D: Good.

Serving type: growler

03-19-2011 01:29:41 | More by barleywinefiend

ccrida

Oregon

3.3/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

On draught at the Taphouse Grill, served in a tulip, Hoppy the Woodsman is garnet with an off-white head that leaves nice lace.

Smell is sweet, loads of vanilla, a bit of sweet ethanol as well, but clean.

Taste is really heavy on the whiskey, much more so then any barrel character, clearly it was super wet. So much so it's really hard to get a good handle on the base beer, some firm hop bitterness, a bit malty, but really just a whiskey strong ale.

Mouthfeel is kind of oily, somewhat dry, medium bodied.

Drinkability isn't too high for me, this just tastes to much like a cheap glass of whiskey with a liberal dash of bitters. Not what I was expecting by the name, but maybe it's sat for a while, this place is notorious for low turnover of their 160 taps.

Serving type: on-tap

01-07-2011 03:43:39 | More by ccrida

czechsaaz

Washington

4.1/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Full disclosure. The brewer at my local moved over to Schooner Exact but the timing isn't really right for this to be his. Could be if the keg is super fresh...

Piney and citrussy with hints of caramel and light raost malt getting through. Lots of fruity esters from the yeast.

Dark amber, almost red (roast malt maybe?) but still clear with a this solid head leaving a ton of lacing.

Kind of different from what I was expecting. Hop bitterness is high, but no where near the flagship of this type of beer. Good malt profile with more of the roast malt that I get in the aroma. Some citrus hops and honey malt midway through. Finishes pretty malty in the aftertaste.

Medium-full bodied. Not thick, but not medium either. Only the slight warming in my stomach 3/4 of the way through the pint hints that it's a stronger beer.

Nice beer. Not so huge or hoppy that it wrecks the palate but not sweet either. I'll have another.

Serving type: on-tap

06-16-2010 04:24:37 | More by czechsaaz