Terrapin Hopzilla - Terrapin Beer Company

busterwhite

Georgia

4.43/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured a golden yellow with a 1 finger head and a good amount of lacing. Smells of pineapple, mango, and sweet malt. Taste matches the aroma - pineapple and mango up front with peach flavor in the middle. A little taste of alcohol on the finish. A pronounced sweetness throughout. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with good carbonation.

Overall this is an awesome IIPA. It is sweet, but not cloyingly so. Very big fruit flavors from the Citra dry hop but balanced by the big dose of Maris Otter malt.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2012 12:58:43 | More by busterwhite

Twal

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-26-2013 04:29:36 | More by Twal

TheDoak

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-26-2013 03:28:42 | More by TheDoak

Stevie_Janowski

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +17%

05-24-2013 00:30:43 | More by Stevie_Janowski

durlta

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-23-2013 23:45:42 | More by durlta

KlayWey

Idaho

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-23-2013 13:57:42 | More by KlayWey

OleDixie

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-23-2013 04:21:54 | More by OleDixie

bootdown21

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-22-2013 18:06:35 | More by bootdown21

scottyu27

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-22-2013 13:20:03 | More by scottyu27

dcloeren

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-21-2013 20:02:05 | More by dcloeren

buzzy

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-21-2013 01:55:26 | More by buzzy

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-20-2013 23:48:56 | More by mikeincharleston

rangerred

Tennessee

4.04/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

12oz bottle into a snifter.

Pours a hazy orangish-brown with a one finger white head that fades away pretty quickly. A fairly solid white ring is left around the top of the beer with some splotchy lacing.

The aroma is filled with tropical fruit and grapefruit, oranges, and pineapple. Not a whole lot of malt but the juicy hops more than make up for it.

Huge hop burst upon tasting with a big rush of tropical fruit much like the aroa. Grapefruit, mango , pineapple, and orange are predominant. There is some nice biscuit malt character in the background and just a quick whiff of alcohol about halfway through. Bitterness is quite high but does a great job of counteracting the sweetness from the malt. Mouthfeel is slick and fairly dry for the style with a very balanced finish.

Overall, an extremely well done IIPA. Alcohol is very well hidden and the mouthfeel is not overly sweet as often happens with these beers. Great hop and malt balance and really quite drinkable for the strength. A nice beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 01:44:56 | More by rangerred

RyanAU

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-19-2013 22:17:58 | More by RyanAU

Sixbolt

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-18-2013 19:21:04 | More by Sixbolt

RoryOMoore

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +17%

05-18-2013 18:59:42 | More by RoryOMoore

weezarc

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-18-2013 01:52:38 | More by weezarc

SilentNature

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-17-2013 22:29:20 | More by SilentNature

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-17-2013 15:26:08 | More by twenty5

zeebonic

Virginia

3/5  rDev -26.1%

05-17-2013 01:58:49 | More by zeebonic

THEOPTIMATOR88

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-16-2013 02:52:51 | More by THEOPTIMATOR88

Absolut

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-14-2013 14:41:17 | More by Absolut

juanbon

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-14-2013 02:15:37 | More by juanbon

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

4.19/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

poured from tap into unibroue tulip at Kickbacks in Jacksonville, FL. Big foamy pour over a deep burnt orange color. Nice hoppy sweet malt piney aroma.
Taste is malty sweetness..[piney but is balanced by the sweetness. Tastes of sweet malt, slight dried fruit and toffee, and hops. I would actually call this a strong ale; not a DIPA. Its way too sweet and way to strong...but its damn tasty! whatever you call it, its great

Serving type: on-tap

05-14-2013 01:53:17 | More by DrinkSlurm

aLenwell

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-13-2013 23:12:39 | More by aLenwell