Twisted Pine Hoppy Boy IPA - Twisted Pine Brewing Company

TBoneJones

Texas

2.43/5  rDev -26.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Grabbed a single just to try something new.
Poured a dark hazy amber. Cloudy and I can't make out any bubbles.
Smells slight of some malt and pine, but nothing distinguishing at all.
Taste is somehow in lockstep with the aroma, and to me that is bland, almost stale, kind of watery.
Any piney hops are diminished in the blah aftertaste. I can't escape soured milk here.
Character is just missing.
To end positively, I'd say this is a good brew to quench your thirst while washing down a bleu-cheese burger and fries (assuming the burger in question is a really good one)!

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2012 21:18:42 | More by TBoneJones

Kam

North Dakota

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

05-23-2013 01:11:44 | More by Kam

Cramerican

North Dakota

3.75/5  rDev +13.6%

05-20-2013 06:46:37 | More by Cramerican

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -39.4%

05-17-2013 12:57:17 | More by ejimhof

tgatort

Florida

3/5  rDev -9.1%

05-16-2013 03:34:30 | More by tgatort

nUgZ

North Carolina

3.13/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12 ounce bottle poured into a pint glass.

A: Pours a mostly clear amber color with a 1 finger head and some lacing.

S: Sweet malt aromas accompany the hops.

T: The taste on this one disappoints. It tastes watered down. It's bitter, but very underwhelming.

M: Medium bodied with plenty of carbonation.

O: This isn't one I'll be buying again.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 23:52:56 | More by nUgZ

tbryan5

Louisiana

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

05-10-2013 03:51:12 | More by tbryan5

Phillyz

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

05-06-2013 00:01:36 | More by Phillyz

SMITHAND

Oregon

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

04-28-2013 01:10:17 | More by SMITHAND

beerthulhu

New Jersey

2.91/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

- packaging 1 pint tallboy can.

A: Princeton orange coloring with a light translucent nature. An oatmeal tinted head is bready in texture, an inch high, with a fair timimg of retention. A light spacious rise of effervesce with a fair spongy adoring of lace.

S: Not getting alot of love from the nose. Very weak aromatically, toasted sweetness jumps out at you first with some cereal grains, which is more dominant then the mooted hopping which would be dissppointing for most faux craft pales. Indistinguishable hop aroma, was expecting a big wiff of fresh, sticky, wet pine. Its a shame that the label itself couldn't even impose some level of subliminal measure.

T: Really sweet upfront, and finally some life of hops emerge. Toasted sweet character is followed by some dare i say dry pine hop influence, though of only low to moderate appeal. The complexity is very linear, as to be expected,with some dry orange grinds, toasted bread and starchy pine coming on the finish. There is a hint of dry lemony citrus.

M: Mouthful is a bit light in substance and carbonation. Not a lot of crispness, rather a laid back and lazy feel, no hop pop.

O: Overall a somewhat passable level of ibus that somehow never really shine in thier appeal, an average complexity, and very linear flow of hop flavors with a weak malt backing. The hop bitterness leans towards the bitterness spectrum of the drink, early boil, where as i feel a fresh hopping late boil would produce more fresh, wet, sticky pine flavors and something that would let it stand out a bit more and be more intune with the label and name then just another average example that showed very little creativity. An overall perfect example of a C effort and drinking exeperience that i would hardly bother to consider for repeatability.

Serving type: can

04-25-2013 22:46:43 | More by beerthulhu

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -24.2%

04-25-2013 17:37:48 | More by Jason1337

drinkAK

Texas

3/5  rDev -9.1%

04-20-2013 21:53:50 | More by drinkAK

PthPndr

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

04-14-2013 05:21:38 | More by PthPndr

RonTheBomb

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

04-12-2013 01:18:53 | More by RonTheBomb

durlta

Iowa

3/5  rDev -9.1%

04-10-2013 03:13:45 | More by durlta

Hermthegerm

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

04-09-2013 01:51:24 | More by Hermthegerm

Rozyravens

Texas

2.25/5  rDev -31.8%

04-02-2013 20:49:13 | More by Rozyravens

silverking

Florida

3.08/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A- Pours a golden amber with an off white head. head retention is nice, but the lacing is inconsistent. Just random blotches of foam that stick to the sides of the glass.

S- Caramel, malt, grapefruit peel, mild piney hops.

T- Piney, floral hops. This fades rather quickly into an extremely sharp hop/grapefruit bitterness. The finish remains bitter, but shows some notes of lemon and a very slight malt presence.

M- Very light, dry, light carbonation. Not much going on here.

O- It's a bitter IPA with very little malt presence at all. I could have done with some more body on this one. Just too watery for me.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 23:54:17 | More by silverking

BuddyE

Louisiana

2.75/5  rDev -16.7%

03-27-2013 03:47:37 | More by BuddyE

t2thebro

Iowa

2.83/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

12oz bottle

A- super light copper color half inch head. No lacing.

S- light. Slight caramel, and slight earthy hops. Pale.

T- water with slight pale grain tones, a bit of bitterness, good hop flavor.

M- light and watery. A bit of hop body.

O- good hop flavor, a bit lacking in body, and bitterness. but an easy drinker.

Enjoy

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 02:25:49 | More by t2thebro

Trevormcraig

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +13.6%

03-23-2013 02:08:52 | More by Trevormcraig

Mississippi

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -16.7%

03-21-2013 02:40:49 | More by Mississippi

ET678

Florida

3/5  rDev -9.1%

03-16-2013 04:44:53 | More by ET678

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +6.1%

03-16-2013 03:40:08 | More by RedneckBeerz

Stwinchy

Colorado

3.25/5  rDev -1.5%

03-12-2013 19:28:33 | More by Stwinchy