Hopstorm IPA - BJs Restaurant & Brewery

Labeorphile

Texas

3.8/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Served on tap at BJ's Brewpub in Fort Worth. Nice copper color with a one finger white sticky head that leaves lacing all the way down the glass, as expected with an IPA. Not much bubble support for the head.

Aroma clearly shows the 6 different hops they use. I really like the blend. Not too piney like some hops, but well balanced showing they didn't try to shove them up your nose.

The taste is nice and bitter with good hop flavor. Not my favorite IPA, but very drinkable, and extremely solid for a brewpub. No excessive bitterness in the aftertaste like some IPAs. Nice hop blast and then it slowly fades away on the palate leaving you ready for the next sip.

Mouthfeel is right for the style, carbonated but not foamy.

Overall a solid IPA. If this were sold in stores, I would probably bypass it for some other offerings, but for being a restaurant beer it holds up well.

Serving type: on-tap

01-26-2013 01:13:24 | More by Labeorphile

StArnoldFan

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +25.7%

05-21-2013 22:40:09 | More by StArnoldFan

beernads

Florida

1.25/5  rDev -63%

04-10-2013 09:16:18 | More by beernads

MisSigsFan

California

3.86/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75

Pours golden brown with a beautiful foamy white head. For a beer called "Hopstorm" I was expecting a bit more bitterness, but surprisingly it was a bit more tame than that. Smell was of pine and citrus with light fruit notes. Taste was similar. Like I said, I was expecting more bitterness than this. Still good though, and drank smoothly as well. This is a good beer, but I wouldn't go to BJs just to have it. Being from San Diego I have so many amazing IPA options other than this.

Serving type: on-tap

03-11-2013 02:53:17 | More by MisSigsFan

Joeyroush

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%

03-10-2013 20:14:09 | More by Joeyroush

Colosdog

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +18.3%

02-22-2013 15:13:38 | More by Colosdog

Conner

California

3/5  rDev -11.2%

02-16-2013 06:14:05 | More by Conner