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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 tone77:
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.77/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A big thanks to the legendary woodychandler for this beer. Poured from a 16 oz. can. Has a beige color with a 1 inch head. Smell is balnaced citrus hops and caramel malts. Taste starts off very hoppy, some citrus, caramel malts at the end. Bitter and desert dry. Feels medium bodied in mouth and overall is a good quality beer.
Oct 01, 2014More 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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