Hoppy Face Amber Ale - Hoppy Brewing Co.

aquaderek

California

4.05/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Ok, firs beer review using the new phone. As you all know the beer out of the tap is much betxcter than the bottle. The appearance is beautiful, just as the name suggests, a nice amber color. The lacing is beautiful and the nose is great pure grapefruit and hops. If you not a fan of hoppy beers, stand clear. This beer is hopalicious. If that is not what into stand clear.

Serving type: on-tap

07-11-2010 21:33:51 | More by aquaderek

zapahoppa

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

04-25-2013 21:08:51 | More by zapahoppa

shelby415

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

03-12-2013 06:21:23 | More by shelby415

mds1101

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -23.6%

01-20-2013 17:04:11 | More by mds1101

UCLABrewN84

California

3.85/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a murky dark orange with a foamy beige head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. A foamy latticework of lace coats the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, caramel, and herbal hop aromas. Taste is much the same with a medium hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2012 04:19:32 | More by UCLABrewN84

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +11.1%

10-14-2012 15:27:12 | More by t0rin0

tizride

California

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

09-22-2012 03:15:57 | More by tizride

Nage37

California

4/5  rDev +11.1%

09-08-2012 02:55:30 | More by Nage37

Calculat0r

Japan

4.75/5  rDev +31.9%

09-04-2012 15:07:31 | More by Calculat0r

dmorgan310

Michigan

4/5  rDev +11.1%

07-31-2012 05:59:01 | More by dmorgan310

rah1734bones

3/5  rDev -16.7%

06-26-2012 05:03:17 | More by rah1734bones

JohneHoodlum

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -16.7%

05-04-2012 21:32:20 | More by JohneHoodlum

wartman

2.75/5  rDev -23.6%

04-29-2012 19:26:33 | More by wartman

creez

California

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

03-20-2012 22:58:35 | More by creez

scruffwhor

Illinois

4.08/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hazey orange glow copper color with some sand like suspended sediment. Great head after teh pour and lots of foamy film residing after each sip.

Earthy, musty, and sweet is the overall aroma of this brew. Great earthy and even citrusy, but not dominating. Well integrated with the toasty malts and fruity yeast even.

Toasty, earthy, soil, pine needles, pine oil palate. The pine and the malts come together great once the pine bitterness takes a more citric turn. Good, HOPPY, amber ale.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2012 03:08:28 | More by scruffwhor

MuscleConfusion

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -30.6%

01-17-2012 13:14:40 | More by MuscleConfusion

ThickNStout

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -30.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

22oz bottle from Total Wine (Naples, FL). 4.99. Served in my trusty $2 Goodwill snifter. 

Dark amber with 2.5 fingers pillowy head. Leaves nice lacing as the foam recedes & I drank it down. 

Not sure what that smell is, but it sure isn't hops. An almost metallic light beer scent. Ever so faint citrus fruit. 

There isn't a whole lot goin on in this one. Kind of dry, bitter, almost burnt grain taste. The hops advertised in "Hoppy Face" finally show up in the back half of the taste- but they're restrained and just all around weak. 

Medium light body with a healthy dose of carbonation.

I was able to finish the 22oz (and it really wasn't bad) but I'll be passing on this in the future. Too many other truly great beers out there to waste any more time here. 

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2012 21:57:44 | More by ThickNStout

thebouch01

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +11.1%

11-15-2011 02:01:07 | More by thebouch01

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a brown 22 oz. bottle. Has a cloudy caramel color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of malts, hops, a touch of citrus. Taste is a good balance of malts and hops, some mild notes of citrus, bitter at the finish. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2011 16:01:48 | More by tone77

Ryan011235

Ohio

2.8/5  rDev -22.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Poured into a mug on 9/3/11

Hazy, almost cloudy. Dulled honey-yellow with something of a pond water hue. One finger cap of foam eventually leaves a thin layer of retention. A second glass doubles the head and leaves a solid layer of retention and a decent amount of lace.

The aroma is plain and pretty much average, neither great nor bad. Caramel, bread, pine, earthy hops and faint hints of citrus rind. The taste is just more of the same. Reasonably bitter throughout; dry pine notes are coupled with a dirty tasting earthiness. Caramel and bread are both prominent. Medium body with fizzy, lively carbonation; too much for me. Residual bitterness.

This is a passable beer but it's hardly worth a repeat purchase. What can I expect from a $4 bomber in Ohio? Exactly.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2011 15:19:18 | More by Ryan011235

tapman

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +25%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Whipped light brown head that pours as big as you want, mine was a little over 2 fingers. head is a rusty brown and clear. lacing is creamy and sticky.

Hops are mellow, earthy and tea-like. Malt is grainy, sweet, brown-sugar-like and with a little raisin or dark fruit. Malt is biggest though the hops come through and support them, for a change.

Taste is sweet, like a sugarless cookie. Malt is a little caramel-like, with some toast and fine hints of roast, though no astringency. Bitterness is moderate and strongest in the finish. Hops are very floral and sweet.

Not too dry, though not too sweet and sticky. Carbonation just bright enough.

I think this is a great example of the style. Many are not hoppy enough, or are too sweet and toasty. A pleasant surprise as this one was 4.99 and I bought it while on a budget for the evening. Two thumbs up for a decent session beer that fits its style criteria!

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2011 02:54:21 | More by tapman

DmanGTR

New York

3.9/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22 oz bottle poured into my Duvel tulip.

After a long evening of jamming and doing everything but studying, this is a great chill out beer. Poured a deep tangerine hue, with a nice, frothy white head that left patches of lace and a tight ring around the edges. Perfectly clear. Very pretty. Light grainy and cereal aroma with hints of earthy hops. Touch of orange peel and grapefruit rind. Flavor is very well balanced. Nice caramel and cereal in the background hand in hand with a grapefruity and bitter finish. A lingering aftertaste of freshly mowed grass makes for a refreshing sip. Light bodied with a well done carbonation. Definitely a great "chillin" beer. And for $3.99, you can't go wrong with this.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2011 04:13:50 | More by DmanGTR

cjgator3

Florida

3.8/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle

A- Pours a slightly hazed amber color with with an off-white head with pretty good lacing and retention.

S- The aroma is toasted malt, caramel and some citrusy hops.

T- The taste follows the aroma with some malt and caramel flavors up front with the hops creating a lingering bitterness in the finish.

M- The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with a good amount of bitterness.

D- Overall, this is a solid Amber that is worth a try. Not the best within the style, but certainly not the worst either.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2011 02:49:19 | More by cjgator3

shand

Florida

4.05/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22oz bottle into a nonic. ABV is 6.1% as opposed to the 5.5 listed.

This brew pours an amber colour, slightly cloudy, with a finger of white head, that retains poorly but laces very well. The smell is primarily hoppy, with some nice citrus scents as well, on top of some smooth malts. The taste here is primarily piney and earthy hops for sure, with some nice citrus character. There's just a touch of caramel malts here to round everything else out. Well-done.

The mouthfeel is nice and medium-bodied, the carbonation rolls in a bit through the sip, and the ending feel is nice and drying, and the drinkability is quite good. A nice hoppy amber from a brewery I've tended to look past due to their terrible labels, I'm more than willing to give them more shots based on this.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2011 06:07:35 | More by shand

Mora2000

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to ericandernavy for sharing this bottle.

The beer pours a light orangish-amber color with a white head. The aroma is strong toffee with not too much hop character. The flavor is toffee, iced tea, dirt, earthy hops and a little bit of piney hops. Low to medium bitterness. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2010 03:21:53 | More by Mora2000