Hop Shortage - Knee Deep Brewing Company

metter98

New York

3.93/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: The beer is clear yellowish amber in color and has no visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high off white head that died down a bit but consistently coerced the entire surface.
S: There are moderate aromas of pine resin hops in the nose along with some notes of grapefruit.
T: The taste is similar to the smell but is a little more evenly balanced between the flavors of pine and grapefruit.
M: It feels medium- to full-bodied and a little thick on the palate with a little crispness and a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The beer definitely tastes strong, but the alcohol is relatively well masked from the taste. There is also a good balance between the malts and the hops.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2012 01:45:04 | More by metter98

FrancisT

Vermont

4/5  rDev 0%

05-14-2013 02:43:42 | More by FrancisT

Zimm

New Jersey

4/5  rDev 0%

05-13-2013 00:27:56 | More by Zimm

Halcyondays

California

4.23/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

22 oz. bomber, bottled 4.30.13, drank 5.6.13,

A: Pours amber with a solid somewhat fizzy white head, solid amount of lace.

S: Lots of grapefruit and greenery, pungent.

T: Pine oil with a lot of citrus and pineapple. Very little malt flavour, this is all about the hops as expected.

M: Full-bodied, resiny, thick. Quite easy drinking for the size.

O: A very good DIPA, though the price is a bit off-putting. Worth a try once for hop fans.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 03:45:40 | More by Halcyondays

eulerthegrape

California

4.75/5  rDev +18.8%

05-10-2013 15:42:59 | More by eulerthegrape

ek_ek

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

05-10-2013 04:16:52 | More by ek_ek

AdamPaul

California

4/5  rDev 0%

05-09-2013 01:14:36 | More by AdamPaul

MrBuckHigh

Ohio

4/5  rDev 0%

05-08-2013 18:27:38 | More by MrBuckHigh

Benny3000

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

05-04-2013 01:54:07 | More by Benny3000

flayedandskinned

California

3.19/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Bottled on 4/23/13
Poured into the Sierra Nevada/Dogfish IPA glass.

Appearance: Pours a clear, pale amber/orange with a white 2 finger head that has decent retention and leaves some spotty lacing.

Aroma; Not nearly as aromatic as a I'd expect from a triple IPA.; sweet orange blossoms, resinous pine, some distant notes of grapefruit. There is an overbearingly sweet malt presence that really bogs the nose down. So sweet in fact, that it actually smells akin to malt extract. No alcohol is present in the nose.

Taste: The beer opens with very pine forward hops with a growing grapefruit presence. Some sweet caramel-y malts cut the initial hop nuances a bit short, but the dry finish leaves the bitter hop oils naked on your palate with lingering notes of resinous pine and grapefruit rind. For 11.3% ABV, the alcohol is remarkably masked and the the little that there is coalesces nicely with the strong and assertive hop bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied, very oily in texture with moderate carbonation.

Overall: Not nearly as explosively hoppy in aromatics and in taste as I'd want a Triple/Double IPA to be. The hop notes that do come across are fairly simple and are left dulled by the overbearing malts. The hops do come across a bit more in the finish, but they of a more oily and resinous nature rather than bright and citrusy. For what it's worth it definitely does go down very easily, a bit too easily in fact, for 11%.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 00:49:26 | More by flayedandskinned

jmarsh123

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

04-29-2013 14:24:07 | More by jmarsh123

RattleheadKV2

New Mexico

3/5  rDev -25%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

Served from 22 oz bomber with bottled on date of 03/15/13, into Duvel tulip.

Appearance: Pours a clear golden, copper color with about a finger and a half of dense white head the recedes to a thin cap after a few minutes.

Smell: Hop resin, and malty sweetness, a touch of citrus, and a faint earthiness.

Taste: A touch of piney, resinous hop bitterness up front, followed by a massive amount of alcohol, that ends with a piney bitter aftertaste. Just a straight up boozy mess, hardly any hop character when compared to the alcohol bite.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied with a very nice prickly carbonation.

Overall: Just a boozy mess IMO, lacks any real hop punch, after a few drinks all I can taste is the alcohol.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 05:35:01 | More by RattleheadKV2

hansenme

California

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

04-27-2013 00:44:18 | More by hansenme

klythjohan

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev 0%

04-20-2013 22:11:34 | More by klythjohan

Lee45102

Ohio

4/5  rDev 0%

04-17-2013 02:48:00 | More by Lee45102

DoctorQ9

California

3.38/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

Taste is disappointing. When you advertise a beer as "Will Work for Hops", I expect a strong hoppy finish. A good brew, but did not deliver on its promise. Weak finish with slightly astringic opening. Bitter taste without the deep floral tones that most highly hopped beers exhibit.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 00:50:44 | More by DoctorQ9

DNICE555

Connecticut

4/5  rDev 0%

04-16-2013 19:53:53 | More by DNICE555

Invictus

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

04-15-2013 21:59:20 | More by Invictus

bvermilion

California

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

04-13-2013 01:59:57 | More by bvermilion

Hopmeplease

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

04-12-2013 22:27:45 | More by Hopmeplease

MastaShonuf

California

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

04-05-2013 13:51:33 | More by MastaShonuf

BAsbill

California

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

04-03-2013 22:44:59 | More by BAsbill

Jeremy6566

Arizona

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

04-02-2013 04:27:36 | More by Jeremy6566

DmouthCaliBrewz

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

03-29-2013 07:09:14 | More by DmouthCaliBrewz

Crimsontider22

Alabama

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

03-28-2013 15:45:06 | More by Crimsontider22