Terrapin Hopsecutioner - Terrapin Beer Company

jsulko

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle poured into a glass

Pours a slightly cloudy orangish color with a white head that lingers a bit.

Smell is piney with hints of citrus

Taste is piney oily hops with a slight sweetness. Little hop bite on the aftertaste. Little or no malt in the taste or finish.

A solid out of my region IPA that I was glad to get a chance to try.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2012 21:26:05 | More by jsulko

SawDog505

New Hampshire

4.4/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a. 13 oz tulip glass, best bymid July. Pours a wonderful orange, with a one inch white that leaves nice lace. Smell is pine, tangerine, grass, carmel, and grapefruit. Taste is all of that, balanced nicely with some marijuana flavors in the finish. Body medium large, plenty of life, lush not dry, and very drinkable. Thanks again to friend Pat for bringing this treat from Florida for me. This is very a solid IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2012 19:03:49 | More by SawDog505

LuthersMug

Virginia

4.05/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Nice pour, golden orange with lots of head.

S - Citrus and piney hops, very strong and pleasant smell.

T - Great flavor, orange and lemon notes and fresh piney hops.

M - Good fresh hops.

O - Enjoyed this beer with a friend, always the best way to do it.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2012 01:40:02 | More by LuthersMug

russwbeck

Virginia

3.93/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: Pours out of the bottle a semi-hazy yellow-orange color with about a finger of white head. The head doesn't stick around for all that long, but it does leave behind some lacing.

S: Really citrusy aroma with a large amount of hop oils. Slight malt base, but really all about the citrusy, bitter, hop oils. It stands out when compared to other American IPAs with this interesting and different aroma.

T: Resinous hops all over the place. Citrus, oils, pine, tropical fruits, and a slight caramel malt note. It's very different from what I'm used to, and it isn't bad, but I think I prefer the big, bitter hops instead of the oily side of things.

MF: Light to medium body with a lower than average amount of carbonation. The finish is nice and dry with hop bitterness. Drinkability is decent. The balance here is nice, but the resinous hops are starting to get to me.

O: This was pretty good. Different, and tasty. I'd say if you haven't yet, give it a try! You might like it even more than I did.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2012 23:07:25 | More by russwbeck

Cold

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: Light amber, no haze, slightly pinkish tone while pouring (before bubbles came out)

S: Hops. Grassy, planty, resinous, slightly soapy. Light malt present

T: Incredible burst of piney, resinous hop right up front. Soon, citric, floral hop notes blend in, followed by the balance of honey & shortbread cookie malt.

A: Smooth, with slight bready malt taste nearly completely smothered by the lingering hop bitterness. Floral & piney flavors linger.

Overall: A no-nonsense IPA, with plenty of big, bold hop presence throughout. While not extremely complex, several different hop flavors combine with a subdued, but essential balancing light malt for a well-crafted, completely enjoyable beer. The 7.3% ABV is detectable, but the alcohol serves more as a flavor-blender than a flavor element unto itself.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2012 02:54:22 | More by Cold

sulldaddy

Connecticut

3.68/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I am sampling a 2 year old bottle from my cellar that I poured into a snifter.

The beer pours a mostly clear amber to copper color with some sediment suspended in the beer. The last 1 cm of the bottle is heavy with sediment and I decant as carefully as possible but left some behind in the bottle.
Scant eggshell color foam builds up on the surface and fades instantly to a sturdy edge layer.
Aroma is grapefruit rind and general citrus notes with some pine sap and a bit of caramel. Not a super pungent hop boost, but definitely present.
First sip reveals an average body with light crisp texture and very fine tingly carbonation.
Flavor is briefly caramel and grain but rolls to fairly assertive grapefruit rind and pine sap hops. Finishes dry and leaves an astringent taste in my mouth.
A well made IPA that may have been less balanced fresh from the brewery, as it stands it is a tasty brew that I consumed very quickly with no hint of the booze evident as I drained my glass.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2012 04:27:43 | More by sulldaddy

merc7186

New York

3.85/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I had this beer poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass.

A: Golden Straw/Amber Hue, Passes Some Light, White Head, Some Lacing

S: Floral, Mild Citrus, Mild Malts

T: Floral, Resin, Mild Bready

M: Decent Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Drying, Semi Bitter

Overall, a decent IPA but somewhat one dimensional. Drinkable but not a thrill seeker.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2012 02:00:08 | More by merc7186

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

4.08/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle in Florida 4/2012 from notes.
Pours a slightly hazy deep golden bordering on amber with a smallish off white head that dissipates quickly into my glass. Smells of citrus and pine mostly with hints of caramel apricot and toffee. It took a couple of days to find this but yeah this is what I needed after days of macro only restaurants. Taste is sweet up front with bready toffee malts that quickly fade to citrus and pine. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a resinous and sweet mouthfeel. Nice brew, it almost works in 85 degree weather too.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2012 00:17:51 | More by johnnnniee

macrosmatic

Florida

3.6/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from 12 oz bottle into pint glass.

A: Gold color, slight haze. Not a whole lot of visible carbonation leads to half a finger of head head that dissipates fairly quickly. This beer looks dead inside.

S: Overall seems a little muted in this department. Citrus & floral hops primarily. There is some malt/roasty aroma in the background to me.

T: The citrus hop flavor dominates upfront, but it is more of orange/grapefruit rinds than the fruit itself. There is indeed some maltiness in here. Piney and bitter flavors take over at the end as the dryness sets in, but not in a bad way.

M: Much better than I expected. Mouthfeel has *way* more carbonation than the appearance would suggest, to be sure. As it dissipates the texture is almost creamy. Bitterness doesn't last too long.

O: This is a good beer, and one that I will likely pick up again. But there's nothing particularly exceptional here.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2012 03:53:45 | More by macrosmatic

BrownNut

Florida

3.45/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Forgot to let this one warm up a bit before trying it. Will need to do this again.

A - blah blah blah

S - Metallic initially, later a bit malty and a bit hoppy

T - Not particularly hoppy until the aftertaste, at least when drunk cold. I was expecting a lot more. I got this from a grocery store choose-your-own-six rack though, so who knows how long it might have been sitting there. The main thing I get out of this is a fairly dry finish and a somewhat stripped tongue feel afterwards with just a bit of residual hop bitterness. I also get a subtle pulsing tingle afterwards that I haven't encountered before, though I've avoided IPAs until recently.

M - dry

O - With a name like Hopsecutioner, you gotta bring it! This one didn't seem to. Hopsadaisy more like. It was pretty easy drinking though, and would be pleasant enough as a sessioner.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2012 22:52:40 | More by BrownNut

abrand

Illinois

3.73/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 ounce bottle poured into pint glass.

Pours a bright copper color with a 2 finger white head and decent lacing on the glass. Aromas are full of citrus fruits and hops. Pretty straight forward. Taste is light but enjoyable. Not overpowering but a nice sweetness with floral notes and a hop finish. Mouthfeel is fairly thin but well carbonated. Overall this is a decent session IPA. Could handle quite a few of these.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2012 20:06:46 | More by abrand

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

3.55/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Yellow ochre in color, the beer pours with a meager half-inch of head that didn't retain very well. Soapy film layers the surface. Leaves thick bands of proteins in the glass. 3.5

A grassy, tangerine hop character to the aroma, but nothing really big and punchy and out-of-this-world. I've let it warm up. It's showing some bitterness and a mild note of pine/spruce. Smells a bit woody with some perfume notes, as well. Pale malts wrap up rather biscuity. 3.5

Bittering hops at work here, but nothing substantial flavor-wise. A little bit of juicy orange, almond, and Asian greens. Strange pilsner malt characteristic reminds me a bit of a hoppy lager or Czech Pilsner. Weird tropical fruit candy flavor in the finish, like a pineapple Jolly Rancher, but not nearly as sweet. Now, the Best-By date on the bottle says before June of '12, so I'm clear on freshness. This one just doesn't have the oomph I'm looking for. 3.5

Drinks very well. Chewy with some nice bubbles in the bite. Easy to quaff. A highpoint of this beer, for sure. 4.0

For a beer that I wasn't entirely sure if I've had before, I figured I'd pick up what seemed to be a fresh bottle. I thought it would be an enjoyable IPA and a fun review. As for the IPA, I'm a bit disappointed. I should have picked up the past-expiration Rye Squared they had at the bottleshop instead. A lesson learned. 3.5

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2012 23:02:03 | More by thecheapies

dataskatt

North Carolina

4.23/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Clear copper colored with surprisingly small head. Not a lot of lacing. Smell has citrus, pine, and some grassy notes...but not a very strong smell at all. Again, surprised by that. (Maybe this bottle isn't very fresh?) Taste is bitter forward hops with piney-citrus notes. Finishes very clean. I like this beer a lot and would not turn it down, but somehow it was a little bit "less" than what I expected. To me, it seems very balanced (more of a pale ale), and not what I would consider a "hophead" beer. But, hey...pale ale's are my favorite style, so that's okay with me. A true "hophead" may want a bit more though.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2012 21:20:04 | More by dataskatt

tone77

Pennsylvania

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

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a copper color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is strong of citrus and hops. Taste is good, big hops up front, lots of citrus, a good malt balance, considerable bitterness. Feels full bodied in the mouth and overall is a beer worth seeking out.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2012 19:56:57 | More by tone77

John1985

Tennessee

3.93/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Ale pours a deep gold color with barely an inch of head. Some lacing down the pint glass. Pleasant aroma of tropical fruits, taste has a burst of hops balanced with malt. Finishes pleasantly bitter with smooth aftertaste with slight alcohol burn. Very smooth and drinkable at 7.3 ABV. Watch out it catches up with you!

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2012 01:44:09 | More by John1985

gustogasmic

Michigan

4.05/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured vigorously into a 20-oz. snifter. Looks great- clear penny copper with a sticky printer paper-white head that lines the top evenly and nicely, less than 1/2". Nice effervescence all around the glass- constant and quick bubbles.

Smells orangey, lemony, sweet. Reminds me of the scent of Terrapin Monk's Revenge- I wonder if the hop blend is similar? More tropical and citrus than pine or earthy.

Taste is very similar to the smell, but with a great frothy mouthfeel to spread that citrusy, orangey hop all around. A very pleasant IPA, impeccably balanced. The flavors seem sweet, but the finish is nice and dry. It's not especially rich or sweet to drink, and the dryness lets the hops leave a nice bitter lining on your tongue.

I'm happy I grabbed a few Terrapins in Florida-- tough to find in MI, and impressive all around so far- loved the pale, Monk's, and this, and VERY excited to crack my Wake N' Bake!

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2012 03:09:51 | More by gustogasmic

FosterJM

California

3.9/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

1145th Review on BA
Bottle to Pint
12 oz

Purchased from Whole Foods Tampa for $1.99

App- A big dark orange with spotty brown caramel highlights. A small 1/2 finger head with some good sticky cling.

Smell- A ton of caramel, orange juice, hops and a bit of an olive oil note.

Taste- Big hops on this one but not overly bitter. Smooth and rich with touches of creamy caramel. Balanced out with rich and good piney citrus.

Mouth- A full medium body with a medium lush carbonation. A ton of orange and piney residual flavors.

Drink- A very good beer with big flavors and a good layering without being overly bitter as well.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2012 17:54:59 | More by FosterJM

zac16125

South Carolina

3.83/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass (while listening to the Grateful Dead)
Best before June, 3rd week

A: Pours a translucent light amber with just under 2 fingers width of light off white colored head, with decent retention that settles to a thin film and remains throughout the drink.  Leaves some slight spotty lacing.  

S: Lots of citrusy hops, pineapple, grapefruit, orange/tangerine, lemon zest.  Some spicey hop characters as well, a little bready malt aroma, and a hint of booze.

T: Initial sip is some malt sweetness followed by spicey hops.  Other flavors that come out are piney hop bitterness, some lemon zest and grapefruit (but not nearly the citrus hop presence that the aroma would suggest) and a bit of booze on the back end.  Pretty decent flavor profile but I would have liked some more of the citrus hops characters to have come through in the taste.

M/D: Really smooth, medium to full bodied with a nice low level of carbonation.  Nice mouthfeel that leaves you longing for the next sip. Incredibly easy to drink.  

O: Overall, a pretty fine IPA.  Very nice aroma, pretty tasty, with a great mouth feel and drinkability.  I've had this a number of times and will have again in the future.  

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2012 23:39:16 | More by zac16125

cyclonece09

Virginia

3.98/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a 14 oz "pint" glass. Pours a darker straw color with a small white head. Smells of hops, hops, hops, with nice malty tone. The hops give a little bit of a floral note which compliments the malty hint nicely. Tastes of hops, light malts, and a finish of hops. Carbonation seems right, smooth finish with a little hop bite. Overall, a good beer and IPA, one of the better ones out there.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2012 02:24:33 | More by cyclonece09

greencovesteve

North Carolina

3.48/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: orangish yellow, near gasoline color. Thin to no head with mild carbonation.

S: floral hop smell. Spicy notes.

T: solid dry hop forward with a bit of funk on the end that seems to deminish deeper into the glass. The bitter end attaches itself to your tongue and numbs it to the funk.

M: dry and bitter. Keeps you thirsty.

O: fair selection of a middle of the road American IPA. Dry hoppy goodness with not too much overall depth.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2012 23:29:59 | More by greencovesteve

UDbeernut

New York

3.6/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle from Dsho in a trade, best before June 2012, poured into a cheater pint.

Slightly darker than straw gold, foamy white head with excellent retention. Lots of bubbling carbonation. Nose is pine and light citrus. Taste has nice bitterness, citrus, and faint caramel. Improves with warmth. Medium bodied, finishes dry. Yum.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2012 03:48:18 | More by UDbeernut

BlackBelt5112203

South Carolina

3.78/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle poured into a pint glass at cellar temperature

L - Pale amber color with 1 and a half finger white-tan head. Not great retention or lacing.

S - Lots of citrus and some piney hop scents. Some malty aroma. Smells pretty good.

T - Not as much hop flavor as the nose suggests, but still citrus (orange and maybe grapefruit) and piney elements. More maltiness. Pretty balanced for promising lots of hops. More alcohol taste than the nose suggests also. Tastes sweet up front with a bitter after-taste.

F - Light-to-medium body going down but something about it kind of hangs around in your mouth afterward. Pretty carbonated and pretty dry, also.

O - This is a pretty good IPA. I was pretty excited when I poured it and when I smelled it, but the taste leaved me asking for more. I also tasted more alcohol than I probably wanted to after the nose didn't suggest much. I would definitely drink it again, but it's not my favorite IPA.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2012 04:32:33 | More by BlackBelt5112203

CapitolCrusher

District of Columbia

3.65/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

a nice grab from a local bottle store which is good considering i was in the mood for some hops ok who am i kidding i am always in the mood for some hops

poured out but one thing noticed right away the head did not stay very long maybe it was a shy head lol but it backed away

smell was real nice i thought i could smell some pineapple and orange in there i definitelyt hink some fruit and citrus is coming up

strange in the taste i gotta lit bit of some booze character but then a nice pine hop in the finish

good mouthfeel overall real nice and light on the back end but still enough body to make it interesting

overall a good ipa but it has not been my favorite one and not my favorite terrapin either but still pretty good

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2012 14:16:36 | More by CapitolCrusher

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.53/5  rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

The beer is slightly hazy and appears a light orange hue. The white head stands in at around a half inch, leaving some decent lacing in its path. The aroma offers pine resin, alcohol, and a hint of citrus. The flavor brings a robust malt bill, as well as some piny hops, with subtle hints of citrus. Alcohol is a bit too present in both the aroma and flavor for my liking. Still, an enjoyable brew. The body is thicker than is customary for the style. A light bitterness lingers on the tongue between sips. Overall, decent.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2012 03:03:06 | More by Huhzubendah

illidurit

California

3.4/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.5

12 ounce bottle courtesy of markwise poured into a pint glass. Deep orange bronze with a lovely, creamy head. The bottle says best enjoyed by the end of March. Aroma is less forgiving, with mainly wheat bread notes and a whisper of orangey hops. Flavor is just about the same. With a name like Hopsecutioner, you’ve got to bring the hops. This falls short in hop aroma, flavor and bitterness. The one thing this beer has going for it is a pillowy mouthfeel. Really soft and smooth going down.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2012 08:32:01 | More by illidurit