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Big Hoppy Monster
Terrapin Beer Company
- From:
- Terrapin Beer Company
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Red Ale
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 10.86%
- Reviews:
- 592
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 08, 2019
- Added:
- Oct 09, 2004
- Wants:
- 161
- Gots:
- 50
Imperial Red Ale.
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Ratings by jcdiflorio:
Reviewed by jcdiflorio from West Virginia
4.23/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.23/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
My 450th review thanks a bunch to Kwakwhore for the send. 12oz brown bottle served into a flaired tulip glass
Hazy,dark appple cidery color with a 1" creamy light tan head dissapating a bit quick to a creamy foam ring leaving spotty webby like sticky lacing. Tightly knitted very tiny bubbles surging from all arond the sides of the glass.
Strong perfumy hop aromas with a grassy edgy,not as aromatic as i would have expected. Sweet carmelled malts in the background.
Execellent balance throughout,complex taste,not quite the hop bomb i expected,but a good hoppy taste neverless. Very earthy with a very leafy/tea-like bitterness,clean with a sweet carmelly.nutty taste that has a good amount of fruityness. Seems to get better and better with every taste.
Smooth,medium bodied with a light feel and a nice tangyness. Suprizing drinkability has a lot to do with the name of the beer. Has a very pleasing aftertaste,mouthwatering, really wish i had another. Would love to try this beer again sometime.
Feb 20, 2008Hazy,dark appple cidery color with a 1" creamy light tan head dissapating a bit quick to a creamy foam ring leaving spotty webby like sticky lacing. Tightly knitted very tiny bubbles surging from all arond the sides of the glass.
Strong perfumy hop aromas with a grassy edgy,not as aromatic as i would have expected. Sweet carmelled malts in the background.
Execellent balance throughout,complex taste,not quite the hop bomb i expected,but a good hoppy taste neverless. Very earthy with a very leafy/tea-like bitterness,clean with a sweet carmelly.nutty taste that has a good amount of fruityness. Seems to get better and better with every taste.
Smooth,medium bodied with a light feel and a nice tangyness. Suprizing drinkability has a lot to do with the name of the beer. Has a very pleasing aftertaste,mouthwatering, really wish i had another. Would love to try this beer again sometime.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.44/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was poured into a snifter. The appearance was a nice looking bronzed orange color with a decent one and a half finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. There was some light lacing that slid into the beer. The aroma had some grapefruity/citrusy notes that lent a decent amount of pine entering in as it warmed. The taste had a nice sweet citrusy aspect running over my taste buds. On the palate, this one sat at/about a nice light to medium in body. It proved itself to be somewhat sessionable. The carbonation was somewhat sharp but not overbearing. Overall, I say this was a decent DIPA.
Jun 24, 2017Reviewed by whitetale from West Virginia
4.54/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
As others have said, this is a very good beer. The malt flavor and sugar flavor and mild hops really mix into a very complex and multi-layered beer. Mouthfeel is wonderful. I would definitely buy this again. Worth a try. Overall: a great job.
Sep 13, 2015
Big Hoppy Monster from Terrapin Beer Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
867 ratings
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