Hoptopus
Reaver Beach Brewing Company

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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:
245
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 09, 2023
Added:
Apr 20, 2011
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  52
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Ratings by ordybill:
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia

4.48/5  rDev +17%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 16 OZ can into a pint glass.
Aroma- Has a nice hop smell with some citrus tossed in
Appearance- A murky copper color with a thick white head.
Taste- A nice hop flavor with some citrus and a little spice. real good
Palate- A medium bodied beer with moderate carbonation. Has a dry finish with a hop bite.
Overall- A surprisingly good American DIPA. I liked the color and flavor and the can is pretty cool to look at.
May 06, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by Brumaster77 from North Carolina

Jun 09, 2023
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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
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, 2023
 
Rated: 3.8 by Nunya from Ohio

Jan 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.46 by benjaminsa from Vermont

May 06, 2022
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Rated by Billa9214

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, 2022
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

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, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by McBraniel from Virginia

Mar 21, 2021
 
Rated: 3.88 by Humanusfermentum from Virginia

Jan 14, 2021
 
Rated: 3.9 by generallee from Virginia

Jun 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by ChuckTom from Arizona

Mar 09, 2020
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Rated by dbell23 from Tennessee

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, 2020
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Reviewed 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
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, 2019
 
Rated: 3.87 by tpauer from New Hampshire

Aug 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by wilfonzo from Florida

May 14, 2019
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

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, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by glf60 from Virginia

Feb 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by grm1007 from Michigan

Jan 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by robebo44 from Virginia

Nov 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.01 by Curt3 from Ohio

Sep 11, 2018
Hoptopus from Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 245 ratings