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Bent Hop - Golden IPA
Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
- From:
- Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,395 - ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #13,023 - Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 9.87%
- Reviews:
- 56
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Today at 01:41 AM
- Added:
- Jun 02, 2013
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 88
An unexpected visual bend to an American India Pale Ale, this style is one that stands out in a crowd, or if you’re more like us - enjoyed at a campsite...with no crowd. This non-traditional IPA is golden in color with an enormous floral/citrus hop aroma and a supporting malt profile.
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Reviewed by Strix from Wisconsin
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden, decent head
Toasty malts, pine
Pine, slight citrus, balanced by cracker
well carbonated
Straightforward balanced beer that doesn't try to do too much. Almost a pale ale, but that's a compliment.
Jul 21, 2023Toasty malts, pine
Pine, slight citrus, balanced by cracker
well carbonated
Straightforward balanced beer that doesn't try to do too much. Almost a pale ale, but that's a compliment.
Rated by GStone899 from Minnesota
4.28/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Wow. This one is really solid. Pretty complex ipa. Do I taste mosaic hops? Bold flavors without trying to do too much.
Nov 26, 2022Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.94/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can. Date stamping is on bottom lip and looks to be '171-21'.
Pale gold colored body, which is mostly cloudy. One finger of white head, which reduces to bubbly cap. Displays a wide palate of lacing on the glass.
Aroma of toasted malts and floral hops.
Taste has a base of honeyed malt, and the hops express slightly bitter, with flavors of citrus and pine. Rather quick to end in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel. Dry. Very good carbonation.
Solid and straightforward IPA, with a balanced approach to malts and hops. Not much in the aftertaste but the main experience is recognizable IPA goodness. At 6.2%ABV, this lends itself to a couple but not sessionable.
Apr 27, 2021Pale gold colored body, which is mostly cloudy. One finger of white head, which reduces to bubbly cap. Displays a wide palate of lacing on the glass.
Aroma of toasted malts and floral hops.
Taste has a base of honeyed malt, and the hops express slightly bitter, with flavors of citrus and pine. Rather quick to end in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel. Dry. Very good carbonation.
Solid and straightforward IPA, with a balanced approach to malts and hops. Not much in the aftertaste but the main experience is recognizable IPA goodness. At 6.2%ABV, this lends itself to a couple but not sessionable.
Reviewed by Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota
3.88/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a tulip.
Medium gold color. Slightly chill hazed plus a little bit of natural haze as well. A nice bone-white fluffy head. Retention is good. Very attractive brew.
Simple clean aromas. Pale malt, mild citrus notes, and a bit of grass and spruce.
The flavor is also very clean and straightforward. Very restrained tropical fruits meet zesty citrus. A bit of cracker malt in midstream. The finish is resin and faint alcohol. Everything is very balanced but also pretty restrained.
The brew isn't crisp, but it is drying at the finish. That coupled with excellent carbonation makes for a brew that feels a notch lighter than it probably is.
Bent Paddle delivers another solid brew. I've not had a disappointment from them.
Feb 20, 2021Medium gold color. Slightly chill hazed plus a little bit of natural haze as well. A nice bone-white fluffy head. Retention is good. Very attractive brew.
Simple clean aromas. Pale malt, mild citrus notes, and a bit of grass and spruce.
The flavor is also very clean and straightforward. Very restrained tropical fruits meet zesty citrus. A bit of cracker malt in midstream. The finish is resin and faint alcohol. Everything is very balanced but also pretty restrained.
The brew isn't crisp, but it is drying at the finish. That coupled with excellent carbonation makes for a brew that feels a notch lighter than it probably is.
Bent Paddle delivers another solid brew. I've not had a disappointment from them.
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.83/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
10/4/20...pours copper, medium dark, slight ring of white. Foams. Mildy malty nose. Slightly sweet. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Quite smooth. Hidden bitter pokes out from hiding at the end. Quite tasty.
Dec 06, 2020Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
4.27/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.27/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12oz can with a code
Sudsy head, amber-orange color. Smells soooo good, aromatic hop funk dialed up to 11. Drinks almost like a double IPA it's so hoppped: very bitter, like chewing down pine bark
Heavily hopped IPA that delivers. Less like fruit juice, more like hop juice
Sep 06, 2020Sudsy head, amber-orange color. Smells soooo good, aromatic hop funk dialed up to 11. Drinks almost like a double IPA it's so hoppped: very bitter, like chewing down pine bark
Heavily hopped IPA that delivers. Less like fruit juice, more like hop juice
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.63/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a dark golden/orange color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is dominated by oranges. Taste is orange peels, pine, hints of grapefruit, mild bitterness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a very easy drinking IPA that I could easily crush many of on this hot summer night.
Jul 23, 2020Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.99/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I got a can of this beer off the single shelf from a beer store in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It poured a hazy orangish with white head that is not leaving much lace. The scent had ripe citrus fruit notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with dank fruit presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall its a good beer.
Nov 26, 2019Reviewed by deleted_user_1239096
4.47/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.47/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Looks just like a shot of whiskey when in a taster glass.
No head, piney/citrusy aroma, taste is a pine dominated flavor with some mild passion fruit coming out. However it has a weird taste, like dirty socks. Anyway not too bad.
Oct 02, 2019No head, piney/citrusy aroma, taste is a pine dominated flavor with some mild passion fruit coming out. However it has a weird taste, like dirty socks. Anyway not too bad.
Bent Hop - Golden IPA from Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
363 ratings
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