Hop Knot - Four Peaks Brewing Company

PhiloPsych

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

03-05-2012 05:33:11 | More by PhiloPsych

mendvicdog

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-21-2013 13:27:13 | More by mendvicdog

BucannonXC5

California

4.05/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Type: Draft
Glass: Pint glass
From: Four Peaks Brewery in Tempe, Ariz.
Price: $5.00 (guessing)
Purchased: May 16, 2013
Consumed: May 16, 2013
Misc.: N/A

Poured a golden orange color with 1-2 fingers of fluffy white head when I got it. Pretty good foamy lacing on the sides and good retention all the way down.

Smelled citrus grapefruit hops up front. Also some notes of floral hops, tangerine, orange rind, honey grass and faint skunky resin.

Tasted similar to the nose with grapefruit citrus hops leading the way. Tangerine, orange, orange rind, sweet floral hops and a bit of honey wheat grass.

Medium body. Thin-to-oily texture. Average-to-lively carbonation. Long, pleasantly bitter finish.

Really liked this IPA. It put the Raj to shame, so much that I’d like to go back and knock that one down a few pegs.

Serving type: on-tap

05-21-2013 07:11:15 | More by BucannonXC5

duceswild

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-21-2013 04:54:43 | More by duceswild

cfitterer

Arizona

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-21-2013 02:34:35 | More by cfitterer

Steve_Oldrati

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-20-2013 22:01:34 | More by Steve_Oldrati

IPAFan521

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-19-2013 23:32:34 | More by IPAFan521

BGsWo22

New York

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-19-2013 04:46:09 | More by BGsWo22

teraflx

Arizona

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-18-2013 20:14:51 | More by teraflx

cbnz

British Columbia (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -32.8%

05-18-2013 15:24:04 | More by cbnz

twelveinches

Washington

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-17-2013 23:38:12 | More by twelveinches

Arsenal0328

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-16-2013 00:49:32 | More by Arsenal0328

JoeyBeerBelly

New York

4.2/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

12oz can served in a standard pint glass.

L - clear golden color with a white head that stayed as a layer being fueled by rising carbonation bubbles.

S - citrus and floral aroma.

T - very nicely balanced taste with the malt keeping things from getting overly bitter but there's still a good citrus rind finish.

F - medium bodied, smooth feel with mild carbonation.

O - very enjoyable and easy to drink.

Serving type: can

05-13-2013 00:45:23 | More by JoeyBeerBelly

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

3.23/5  rDev -21%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Pour is clear golden orange with a thick tight white head. Nose is strongly balanced with caramel sticky malt and some doughiness. Hops are herbal and grassy, light but balanced. Taste is slightly more malt forward, toasted grains a stronger with the sweet malt behind and a bitter herbal hop finish. Lightly carbonated and creamy syrupy body.

Serving type: can

05-07-2013 12:59:49 | More by cpetrone84

dbattey

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-06-2013 02:50:30 | More by dbattey

45nDown

Arizona

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-02-2013 00:17:31 | More by 45nDown

superspak

Michigan

3.9/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Got in a trade with swingracex. 12 ounce can into pint glass, no canning date. Pours lightly hazy golden orange color with a 2 finger fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, orange zest, tangerine, lemon zest, light mango, floral, caramel, grass, light pine, and floral earthiness. Nice aromas with good complexity of hop notes and moderate malt balance; fairly muted though. Taste of grapefruit, orange zest, lemon zest, tangerine, floral, grass, caramel, light pine, and floral earthiness. Fair amount of floral bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, citrus zest, floral, grass, caramel, light pine, and earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of hop flavors; with a nice malt balance that does not overpower the hops; and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and moderately sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with no warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice IPA. Good balance and complexity of hop and malt flavors; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: can

05-01-2013 05:01:52 | More by superspak

lupercmda

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +10%

04-27-2013 17:46:27 | More by lupercmda

LXIXME

New Mexico

4.01/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A clear honey golden colored beer rests below a nice biggish off white head that fell into a decent lacing.

A big full aroma of citrus and pine style hops.

A lighter citrus style hops in the taste with a light grasses and grapefruit dominating over a slight maltiness that comes through.

A dryish aftertaste with just a bit of the hops taste and bitterness sticking around with this medium bodied IPA.

The big citrus hops aroma loses something in the taste but not altogether in a bad way.

Serving type: can

04-22-2013 20:45:41 | More by LXIXME

rprinz22

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

04-20-2013 17:05:26 | More by rprinz22

GermanAlcazar

Mexico

5/5  rDev +22.2%

04-19-2013 08:39:10 | More by GermanAlcazar

abuss2

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +10%

04-17-2013 04:09:42 | More by abuss2

brentk56

North Carolina

4.39/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: Pours a clear golden color with an inch of foam that leaves a few shards of lace behind

Smell: Floral and citrusy with pink grapefruit aromatics

Taste: A touch bready up front and then the hops take over, bringing the floral grapefruit flavors detected in the aroma; the malt stays in the background throughout, though there is just a touch of caramel in the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate but crisp carbonation

Overall: Wow, this is an "under the radar" IPA that is just as good as the more notable examples of the style

Thanks, mikedR (from the other site), for the opportunity

Serving type: can

04-16-2013 21:23:50 | More by brentk56

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

04-14-2013 02:48:44 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

Jasonrm72

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

04-07-2013 11:54:53 | More by Jasonrm72