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Hoptopus
Reaver Beach Brewing Company
- From:
- Reaver Beach Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,989 - ABV:
- 8.8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #18,659 - Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 12.01%
- Reviews:
- 51
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 09, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 20, 2011
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 52
No description / notes.
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Ratings by C20Percent:
Reviewed by C20Percent from Virginia
3.39/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.39/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
A: Pours a nearly completely cloudy golden-tan with very little head at all. No bottling date on here, so not sure how fresh it is. Not really much else to say here -- some decent complexity in the color, but other than that this is an average appearance.
S: Not all bad here -- a nice balance of caramel malt and candied citrus. Like a sweet tangerine, sweet lemon. Aroma actually pretty good.
T: Yeah, a sweet candied malt followed by bang of bitter than lingers in your mouth. Sort of reminds me of Brooklyn East IPA just not as fruity. But, the candied citrus is there. Taste isn't terrible -- nothing to write home about, but beat my expectations.
M: Creamy medium-heavy body with very VERY little carbonation. Really disappointing here. There is some chewiness here, but it only exposes the lack or carbonation. Not good.
O: Not a great brew. Got this in a trade so I'm going to assume it's fresh...to a certain degree. Not a huge fan of a candied citrus flavor, but there are certainly worse taste. The look and feel just kill this beer, though. Wouldn't drink again, and probably wouldn't recommend.
Jun 03, 2012S: Not all bad here -- a nice balance of caramel malt and candied citrus. Like a sweet tangerine, sweet lemon. Aroma actually pretty good.
T: Yeah, a sweet candied malt followed by bang of bitter than lingers in your mouth. Sort of reminds me of Brooklyn East IPA just not as fruity. But, the candied citrus is there. Taste isn't terrible -- nothing to write home about, but beat my expectations.
M: Creamy medium-heavy body with very VERY little carbonation. Really disappointing here. There is some chewiness here, but it only exposes the lack or carbonation. Not good.
O: Not a great brew. Got this in a trade so I'm going to assume it's fresh...to a certain degree. Not a huge fan of a candied citrus flavor, but there are certainly worse taste. The look and feel just kill this beer, though. Wouldn't drink again, and probably wouldn't recommend.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Taster at brewery. Orange golden pour, hazy, small frothy off-white head. Aroma is hoppy, lots of citrus, oranges. Taste adds in some sweet malts, more sweet orange, citrus, zzesty.
Jan 27, 2023Rated by Billa9214
1.33/5 rDev -65.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1.33/5 rDev -65.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Not good, hard time drinking and couldn’t finish.
Mar 30, 2022Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.87/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Draft
Med frothy foamy carb, good retention and lacing, semi hazy orange color
Nose Big hops, spicy citrusy, candy orange
Taste sweet malt, little syrupy, citrus, candy hops, spicy notes
Mouth med bod, frothy carb
Decent
Jul 09, 2021Med frothy foamy carb, good retention and lacing, semi hazy orange color
Nose Big hops, spicy citrusy, candy orange
Taste sweet malt, little syrupy, citrus, candy hops, spicy notes
Mouth med bod, frothy carb
Decent
Rated by dbell23 from Tennessee
3.98/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Really good old school dipa. Love the tall boy. Try to get some whenever I visit the Williamsburg, VA area.
Feb 29, 2020Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
3.82/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
L: Had this beer on-tap at Growlers to Go - Short Pump, poured into a snifter glass. Had a golden yellow color and a mostly clear consistency. There was a half inch of creamy, somewhat long-lasting head. Above average lacing.
S: A good, but not spectacular, aroma of hops, malt, citrus fruit, and tropical fruit.
T: Tasted of a bit of citrus fruit (grapefruit), a surprising amount of malt (more than expected), lots of hops (the dominant force), and some tropical fruit (pineapple, in particular). A slightly out of balance flavor in some ways. It's a little overhopped, but there are definitely some good aspects here.
F: A well-carbonated beer with a slightly syrupy finish. Medium-bodied.
O: An uneven, but kind of interesting, beer. Worth a look.
Sep 06, 2019S: A good, but not spectacular, aroma of hops, malt, citrus fruit, and tropical fruit.
T: Tasted of a bit of citrus fruit (grapefruit), a surprising amount of malt (more than expected), lots of hops (the dominant force), and some tropical fruit (pineapple, in particular). A slightly out of balance flavor in some ways. It's a little overhopped, but there are definitely some good aspects here.
F: A well-carbonated beer with a slightly syrupy finish. Medium-bodied.
O: An uneven, but kind of interesting, beer. Worth a look.
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
3.84/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A-Pours a hazy amber color with a slight head and lacing
A-Aroma has grapefruit and pineapple hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a grapefruit and pineapple flavor
M-A medium bodied well carbonated beer
O-A decent IIPA
Feb 24, 2019A-Aroma has grapefruit and pineapple hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a grapefruit and pineapple flavor
M-A medium bodied well carbonated beer
O-A decent IIPA
Hoptopus from Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
245 ratings
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