Terrapin Hopsecutioner - Terrapin Beer Company

ncvbc

North Carolina

3.03/5  rDev -21.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Pours a golden copper with medium frothy white head. Slow carbonation rising to the top with spots of lacing down the glass. Good smell of strong and piney resinous hops and a solid caramel malt backbone. Taste features both strong hops and malt but with a lack of good balance. There seems no method to the madness here. They are muddled together with neither shining or proving where they stand as a part of the beer itself. Hops win with an ever present bitterness but they are combined with an incessant sweetness that persists relentlessly at times. Finishes bitter and drying, though with a slight lack of carbonation, it seems a tad watery and nearly syrupy due to the competition with the malts all the same. Doesn't tickle my tongue or urge me to take the next sip. I'm normally a fan of almost anything Terrapin puts out there...this one is a bit of a miss.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2010 06:40:24 | More by ncvbc

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New Jersey

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

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jessepap

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

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Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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North Carolina

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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Oregon

3/5  rDev -22.5%

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THEOPTIMATOR88

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

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Maryland

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

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4/5  rDev +3.4%

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Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +29.2%

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marine1975

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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JackMcAwesome

Florida

3.76/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured from the bottle into a mug.

Look: A golden yellow with a one finger head, which went down to a thin ring. The lacing was minimal, not what I'm use to with a great IPA.

Smell: The standard notes you come to identify with an IPA. Nothing particular stands out for me, but it's still a very decent aroma. Just wish there was something a bit underneath.

Taste: I had to visit the website out of curiosity on their hops, they don't seem to specify but say there are six different types. I think for me, that's where the problem might be. I personally like a smaller variety (2-3 range) so I can try to identify them. The result here seemed to just be a bunch of citrus, grassy taste. Again, decent, just nothing really stood out.

Feel: A generally well balanced brew. The malts are prevalent enough to give it that balance. A medium-light beer that I could drink anytime.

Overall: A good beer, just nothing too special. There are a few others in this category that I would seek out before coming back to this one. Worth trying definitely.

Serving type: bottle

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Florida

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

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3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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4/5  rDev +3.4%

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4/5  rDev +3.4%

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3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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4/5  rDev +3.4%

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4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

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