Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas Brewing Company

stevecee2003

Florida

3.85/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

At the start let me say- it's not Hercules Double IPA- my favorite beer. But.. for the price- it's bloody fantastic! Where I live it's about half the price of Hercules.

So.. Appearance: lots of reddish hues. Looks like the real deal. Pours well. A fair head. Not outstanding but OK.

The smell is rich in many flavors. Hops of course, but also a little more malt than I expect in an IPA taste.

Taste is somewhat complex in that it's not overly hoppy, and not too malty. But both are present. As a kind of high alcohol bomber bottle beer- it is highly drinkable. Not a session beer to be sure, but I can handle more than one of these- compared to my sainted Hercules.

Mouthfeel is good enough. And thats all thats needed.

Overall I give this good marks for hanging in there as a somewhat tasty IPA, yet highly drinkable- AND relatively cheap. A good deal !

Serving type: growler

12-18-2011 06:02:14 | More by stevecee2003

doughanson78

Washington

4.08/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a growler into a pint glass.

A: Dark yellow with orange hints. Very light haze. Half finger head that fades fairly quickly. Barely any lacing.

S: Lots of citrus hops. Pineapple and grapefruit. Some orange and a touch of lemon. Light floral notes. Nice sweet caramel malts poking through.

T: Very light caramel sweetness upfront. Then an earthy bitterness with citrus and floral hints hits the tongue. The malts come back for a second, and then a piney, grassy finish.

M: Medium to light bodied. Medium-high carbonation. Slight velvet texture. Dry finish.

O: A nice Double IPA. Very refreshing. Not huge on the earthy hoppiness, but it does have a decent kick to it.

Serving type: growler

09-04-2011 07:41:55 | More by doughanson78

muqingjing

California

4.22/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours a clear amber/copper. Clean with a thick white head of foam.

S: Sells strongly of hops, but definitely good. To me, it's a citrusy fruity smell.

T: I was hoping for something just a tad bit hoppier, but this was good nonetheless. Strong hoppy flavor initially, with a twang of fruity sweetness quickly followed by some hoppy bitterness.

M: Nice and smooth, with a tad more carbonation than I would prefer.

D: Very delicious, and easy to drink (for those that like strong ales, at least). Very smooth, and doesn't go overboard with the bitter flavor found in most DIPAs.

Overall: Terrific beer. It's definitely stronger and more flavorful than the normal Lagunitas IPA, but it doesn't go overboard and completely blast your taste buds.

Serving type: growler

11-03-2009 09:06:17 | More by muqingjing

BretSikkink

Mexico

4.18/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Golden orange color. Head pours solidly at first, with lots of big bubbles atop a frothy scrum, but after it subsides there's not much but the usual growler ring around the rosy at the top. Super resinous nose, with citrics battling with tropical fruits for Bath and Body Words supremacy.

Hoppy flavors all over this one; it's a bit like an orange creamsicle from the growler. I think I remember a bit more bitterness from the bottle - and in either form it's outstanding. There is some sap/resin, cannabis oil, and grapefruit notes, but really the smoothness and generally full (for an IPA) body leave this one too sippable to both with specifics. Solid brew.

Serving type: growler

09-28-2009 04:49:57 | More by BretSikkink

DrMalt

Saskatchewan (Canada)

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

A: Poured an orange/copper with a sturdy white head that left some residual lacing at the top of the glass.

S: Prominent aroma of citrus grapefruit and a earthy/piney notes.

T: A ton of bitterness with some balancing of the sweet malt. A touch hot-perhaps from the warming alcohol.

M: Loads of body.

D: Hoppy D.I.P.A.- with a tremendous aroma. Some hot peppery flavours that took away a bit from this well crafted beer.

Another solid offering from Lagunitas.

Serving type: growler

08-07-2009 15:03:00 | More by DrMalt

Bierman9

New Hampshire

4.03/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Scored a growler of this, courtesy of the Lagunitas gang. Vielen Dank!! ;-)

Pours a medium golden hue. It is fairly clear, with no haze or cloudiness at all. Carbo is spread thin and slow moving. Head is short, stark white and fine. Recedes rapidly to a thin layer, mostly a rim-job, leaving nice lacing in the glass. Aroma is robust, with rindy grapefruit and even a touch of something mangoish. Body is a decent medium; no more, no less. Has a smidge of prickliness, but is mostly a smooth operator on the tongue.

Some malt sweetness hits the palate, with some subtle biscuit action present. It then quickly gets resiny and piney, with loads of pineapple and grapefruit slathering the mouth and tongue. These rindy lupulins linger long and hard. Overall? Not bad; decently made, though a little strong on the rindy character. The ABV also makes itself known thoughout the quaffing session.

Prosit!!

4.1
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | drink: 4

1113

Serving type: growler

03-21-2009 21:44:19 | More by Bierman9

WesWes

New York

4.2/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The beer pours a dark golden/amber color with a thick frothy offwhite head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is good. It has a nice, pale and bisquit malt scent along with a slight Carapils aroma. The hops are lovely. They have a bold Northwest aroma that's citrousy and refreshing to the nose. The taste is great. It has a big, bitter hop bite at the start and it pretty much carries through to the end. The malt create some balance, but not enough IMO. It goes down easy and resinates on the tongue. It seems a bit thin in the finish. It hides the 8% abv. well. The mouthfeel is decent. It is a medium/full bodied beer with adequate carbonation. This is a good drinker, but could use a bit more malts and body. It's just a little too thin for my taste.

Serving type: growler

01-17-2008 19:29:35 | More by WesWes

jjayjaye

New York

4.53/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a clear orange amber color that's slightly darker than a number of the best beers of this style. It has a HUGE stiff yellow tinted head that leaves a lot of lacing. I rate it a 4 on appearance only because it becomes next to lifeless in a hurry (S/B 4.25). The amount of tangerine grapefruit citrus aroma is amazing! Big and aggressive. The mouth feel is surprisingly on the lighter side of medium, an oily orange citrus character, that lingers nicely, combined with a sweet doughy note of malts (4.25). I'm a big fan of the bitter hop resin flavor. The sweetness seems to remind me more of fruity than of a malty sweetness. Close to a 5.0 IMO. Very drinkable with a chill, the blast of pure hoppiness at room temperature is not for the week of heart. The 8.2% ABV is well integrated. Brewed Once - Limited - : ( Don't miss out, Cheers!!

Serving type: growler

01-12-2008 21:29:22 | More by jjayjaye

bambam2517

Arizona

4.08/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A - Orange-copper in color, an aggressive pour leads to a 1 finger head that dissipates into a nice sticky lace ring. Coated the glass all the way down.

S - A heavy dose of Citra hops, and a caramel sweetness.

T - Bright and tangy. Much sweeter than I expected, hop notes are there, but the bitterness is not. I even pick up an almost strawberry flavor, delicious.

M - Easy drinking, especially at this ABV. Just sweet enough, not cloying at all. Finish is fresh and wet.

O - A West Coast IIPA suitable for hot weather drinking around here. Not so weighty feeling that I have to wait for cooler times, and I really appreciate that.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 21:51:24 | More by bambam2517

justintcoons

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22oz bottle poured into a snifter

Appearance
Golden straw with 2 fingers of off-white head that dissipates quickly. Excellent clarity and moderate carbonation.

Nose
Dank, pineapple, papaya, tangerine, lemon and candy sugar.

Taste
Candied citrus, pineapple, papaya, tangerine and lemon. Thin candy sugar backbone with drops of caramel and toast. Dank resinous pine and lemon zest finishes it off.

Mouthfeel
Light-medium bodied, crisp and dry.

Overall
Packed full of hops with just a tiny malt profile to balance things out. Very quaffable for 8.0% and a great value at $5.99/22oz bottle.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 12:47:43 | More by justintcoons

dar482

New York

4.84/5  rDev +15%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

The color is a beautiful ruby orange with a finger of head.

The aroma is of tropical fruit, grapefruit, dank hoppiness, floral hops, herbacious hops, a bit of resin, and Simcoe pineyness. It’s a very refreshing aroma.

The flavor is of malt, then big grapefruit and some citrus peel. There's some pine and grassiness. The balance is just fantastic. It’s so well balanced.

The finish is clean, easy, and dry. It lingers a bit, but it doesn’t have a stickiness. It’s very dry however, but it has a lovely finish. Don’t get me wrong, it is quite bitter, but it’s exciting. Despite its ABV and bitterness, it is pretty easy to drink.

I really recommend this. This is up there with some of the best West Coast Double IPAs out there. For value, this is one of the best Double IPAs, or even beers in general, you can get at $5-6 a bomber.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 03:32:42 | More by dar482

JG-90

New Jersey

4.01/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22oz poured gives a moderate sized head that becomes slightly rocky with very good retention. Beer is a clear golden color with a twinge of copper. Leaves moderate/low lacing. Has a somewhat muted smell that consists of bread with floral and a bit of citrus hops - still a nice smell but not as much as expected from a Lagunitas DIPA.

Taste definitley is a big step up from the aroma. Taste starts with bread and pine, then moves on to intense grapefruit, along with lemon, and orange, ending with floral hops. Has a bready, floral, dry, and a bit grapefruity finish. Has an average body for a DIPA, a little creamy, with low carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 19:42:44 | More by JG-90

utopiajane

New York

4.01/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pours clear and amber with a big head of tight, lazy foam that fell to some sticky lacing. Nose is rambunctious with bright citrus and more earthy, floral hops behind that. Malt is in the background like sweet bread. Comes to the palate like the nose with citrus, grass, pine and rich sweet malt for balance. Clean with tremendous bitter aftertaste that’s dry and unbounded. A great DIPA, smooth, yet big and bracing.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 16:47:10 | More by utopiajane

boilermakerbrew

Indiana

4.53/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

A- Pours a beautiful, full golden hue with a full, 3 finger head. Head retains very well, and laces even better. Head is slightly off-white and frothy/creamy. Medium haze with a fair amount of light penetrating through.

S- Huge, floral hop flavors blast the nostrils and dominate the scent through the entire smell. Slightly lighter, sweeter flavor is under the hops towards the end, giving a somewhat honey-like scent, but it's barely noticeable through all of the hops.

T- Assaults the tongue with big, yet not entirely overpowering, hops bitterness off the bat. Hops block out any other flavors throughout the drink, and transform from strong and sharp, to lingering and consistent. Big pine notes the whole time leave their imprint with a lingering aftertaste of bitter hops.

M- Sticky and lighter, this one goes down easy and with no noticeable heat or bite from the alcohol. Lingering hops on the palate give this beer a slightly heavier feel, but not enough to make it feel thick or sit heavy in the stomach.

Overall, this one lives up to the hype. Solid IPA from out west is what I've come to expect. Not quite as balanced as Pliny, but very good for an aggressively hoppy beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 02:35:40 | More by boilermakerbrew

Kuaff

Alaska

4.58/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

I poured this bomber into my snifter at cellar temperature.

Hop Stoopid is a glowing golden orange color with stunning clarity. It's head is white and about two fingers deep. Looks "IPA-ish."

The aroma has a strong, floral citrus aspect and TONS of hops. There's also a bit of honey and a little pine.

A sip of this DIPA packs a mouth-wateringly delicious overdose of herbal hops, with a tinge of honey sweetness. The aftertaste has sweet and bitter orange and pine bitterness, but nothing like what I expected from the 102 IBUs. It's really not THAT bitter. The alcohol is VERY well hidden, by the way.

It's got a rich body with really "comfy" carbonation.

Ever since I first had Hop Stoopid, I knew that it would set my standard for DIPAs. It has "all the basics" of the style and begs me to take drink after drink, let me tell ya. This beer was brewed with one purpose... one which it fulfills exceptionally well: to deliver hops unto beer drinkers everywhere.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2013 12:34:40 | More by Kuaff

Pdh32

Florida

4.95/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

I was turned on to this California beer by a friend of mine. I wasn't sure what to expect other than a "hoppy" beer. I was extremely satisfied with the color, aroma, mouthfeel and taste. I love a good hoppy beer. Hop stoopid combines a fine selection of hops with a delicate but unpretentious balance of malt and depth that makes it easy to drink. When it's gone... You'll wish the 20+ oz bottle was bigger.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2013 23:41:55 | More by Pdh32

vette2006c5r

Wisconsin

3.91/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Hop stoopid pours a darkish golden color, with a nice large lasting head. Their is a strong floral aroma. The taste has a slight hoppy flavor, a pronounced malty backbone, and a strong bitterness. Good full flavor, but their is a weak hoppy taste, but a strong bitterness. Overall a good IPA, strange flavors, but enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2013 05:15:37 | More by vette2006c5r

Fatehunter

Oregon

3.48/5  rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured a finger and half of head on a medium straw colored body... lots of bubbles.
The aroma was a mild citrus and pine.
The taste is bold pine bitterness with a citrus backup. There's a malt backbone somewhere holding it all together. A bit of a watery finish.
The texture was soft with moderate carbonation.
An enjoyable ale.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 23:02:40 | More by Fatehunter

sulldaddy

Connecticut

4.03/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

I sampled a cellar temp bottle of this brew and poured into a snifter.

The beer pours a bright clear copper with fluffy eggshell white head of 4 cm foaming up even with a gradual pour.
The aroma is some caramel and toffee with light citrusy grapefruit and a bit of orange and other tropical fruit.
First sip reveals a sticky texture with fine tingly carbonation.
Flavor is briefly sweet toffee and malt that rolls to some rindy grapefruit, orange pulp and a bit of herbal bite. The finish is very dry and the booze is hidden very well. Quite an enjoyable beer that goes down very easy for a bigger booze and robust flavored drink.
I appreciate the quality even though it isnt my favorite style, worth a shot for certain.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 17:38:08 | More by sulldaddy

gr0g

New Jersey

3.89/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Clear and golden amber. A semi-aggressive pour yielded a nice, three-finger head. Retention is only OK, but there's a pretty solid lace crown left behind. Big time grapefruit/pine/resin on the nose. Pungently dank, hoppy aroma.

Despite the 100+ IBUs, the perceived bitterness isn't super-high because of a solid malt backbone. What you do perceive is plenty of grapefruity, grassy hop goodness. Some malty sweetness kicks in, but the hop bitterness keeps it in the background. The massively hopped flavor is appreciated, but it's so resiny and unrelenting that it fatigues the palate. Some, however, may find this appealing. Alcohol is nicely under control, and the oily mouthfeel and carbonation level is spot-on for a big IPA.

An old-school C hop bomb and a good value to boot. Not at all refined, kind of in a good way. Worth trying if you're a hophead.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 23:33:15 | More by gr0g

davidsumner

Virginia

4.71/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Hmm... now this is a hops lover beer. Some beers that come to mind are Sculpin and Mad Hatter. - I've never tried Pliny.

Poors a dark golden to light orange copper. Langunita's is fast becoming a favorite of mine. Although I'm located on the other side of the country, their beers are almost always available where I live, which is plus for me.

Liquid is clear; which is something that I tend to prefer. Although unfiltered beer is great, Hop Stoopid provides and very excellent clean and dry finish. The head is very good. Starts off with a good two finger which settles down to half a finger and lasts until the end. The lace is decent and lightly sticky. Overall, a very visually appealing ale.

The Nose is awesome. Tons of Pine, citrus, hemp and malt goodness. What else is there to say... I could go into other nuisances but I'll just leave it at; it's a damn good nose.

The taste is just awesome. There's not a "Grapefruit only" taste. I love Cascade hops and from what I understand we've got those and maybe Columbus? Anyway, I really like the balance in the taste. There's an awesome sweet malty presence balance perfectly with a yummy grapefruit, lemon, apricot and tangerine citrus; along with a good hemp/ginger/clove essence. It's just plain good.

I especially love the finish on this beer. There is a long lived crystallized sweetness ( which I love ) that ends in a sour/bitter dryness. But it's not an overwhelming bitterness that attacks the sides of the tongue and make you feel like you just gulped down a glass of Ruby Red Grapefruit or even worse, just upchucked in the toilet.

No instead the bitter dry finish on this ale is very very smooth and pleasant. I'm a stickler for the finish and that, in my opinion, is what makes this ale shine.

My only gripe is that because I live on the East Coast, the only way for me to get this IPA is to make a special trip to the specialty store, which is a little out of my way. But as long as I stock up on it, it's worth the trip.

Because I can't get beers like Pliny and Heady Topper - this is definitely one of my favorite beers.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 18:28:16 | More by davidsumner

kemoarps

Missouri

4.14/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Pours a beautiful amber with a massive pillowy white head that lingers and lingers. Nice lacing, crisp and clear body.

I smell a lot of tropical fruits, some biscuity malts a little resin.

A classic west coast DIPA. tropical fruits, good malt backbone,

This is a classic for a reason. Incredibly smoothe and easy drinking. You're not reading this because you're unsure what Hop Stoopid is. HS is known, and it's known for a reason. It's a very good west DIPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 22:26:21 | More by kemoarps

mtomlins

Ontario (Canada)

4.6/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 650 ml bottle into a La Fin du Monde Tulip Glass

A: A beautiful light copper color; almost the color of honey. It pours to a big, thick white head that slowly dies down leaving lots of lacing (which persisted to the very end!).

S: Whoa, that’s a lot of hops!!! A huge hop bouquet that is dominated sticky, resinous pine. There is also a lot of citrus in there (some oranges and grapefruit maybe). This beer smells awesome!

T: What can I say, ‘effing awesome!!! Hop Stoopid, as the name suggests, has a massive hop flavor with tons of sticky piney hops. The massive amounts of bittering hops work in perfect balance with a sweet caramel malt base. There must be a huge grain bill but the sweetness is not coating or overpowering and in the end, the beer finishes very clean with lingering flavors of malt and pine and grapefruit.

M: Full, rich, round, creamy, clean.

O: This is a fantastic beer and is one of my new favorites! While the first thing that comes to mind with Hop Stoopid is buckets of hops, I am left impressed with the perfect balance of flavors. Even my hop-o-phobic wife really liked this beer!!

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 19:30:26 | More by mtomlins

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

4.34/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: It has a nice deep golden/orange color to it. It has a nice off-white head that dies down moderately and leaves nice lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of piney resins, grapefruit, citrus and a touch of sweet caramelly malts. Loving it so far.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has some resiny pine, grapefruit, citrus, some earthiness and sweet caramelly malts.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium/high carbonation with a very nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with great flavors and aromas. My first beer from Lagunitas and I want more!

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 20:46:07 | More by SebD

blindnil

Oregon

4.15/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours orange glass with a foam that fades.

Smells like a bouquet of flowers with spruce. This is a hop bomb.

Hops knock your pallet like George St. Pierre. on the mat. Pleasant sweetness and bitter grapefruit balance the hop bitterness with grassy notes and a saccharine finish.
Very nice for a beer with IBU's this high.

Tangy and sweet syrup MF with a lingering tang.

Great IIPA and the availability and price make it approachable. Hop extract used at its best.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 06:54:03 | More by blindnil