Hop Slayer - Onion Pub & Brewery / Wild Onion Brewing Co.

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

The guy on this can does not look healthy. I suggest a full physical.

This definitely doesn't strike me as a iipa. It's smooth and slightly sweet (maybe from malts?) with an earthy thing going on. Pretty decent bite from hops. Nothing too overpowering. Overall a decent iipa.

Serving type: can

02-25-2013 03:56:36 | More by RblWthACoz

Travcofarms

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -19.1%

06-17-2013 13:20:13 | More by Travcofarms

CesarLopes

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

06-16-2013 04:09:34 | More by CesarLopes

mobrockman

Florida

4/5  rDev +7.8%

06-13-2013 22:20:14 | More by mobrockman

tbeq00

California

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

06-13-2013 16:19:48 | More by tbeq00

BKBassist

New York

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

06-10-2013 23:19:08 | More by BKBassist

GFish

Virginia

4/5  rDev +7.8%

06-06-2013 00:44:31 | More by GFish

Troville1990

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

06-04-2013 18:22:15 | More by Troville1990

Rihup

Illinois

2/5  rDev -46.1%

06-04-2013 01:41:23 | More by Rihup

ShemRahBoo

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

06-02-2013 15:37:31 | More by ShemRahBoo

jgarvis

Illinois

4/5  rDev +7.8%

06-01-2013 18:43:08 | More by jgarvis

Chucker17

South Dakota

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-31-2013 20:55:30 | More by Chucker17

kguard

Iowa

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

05-19-2013 14:21:52 | More by kguard

mychalg9

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-17-2013 19:37:22 | More by mychalg9

sdonegan

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +14.6%

05-17-2013 04:43:22 | More by sdonegan

metter98

New York

3.69/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: The beer is clear amber orange in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high off white head that died down rather quickly, leaving delicate lacing covering the surface and a thin ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of caramel hops are present in the nose along with notes of citrusy and pine resin hops.
T: The taste is similar to the smell and has some initial hints of malty sweetness that is promptly followed by a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium=-bodied, somewhat crisp and slightly syrupy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer has a good balance between the malts and hops and doesn't have an "in your face" amount of alcohol or bitterness compared to some of the other beers in the style.

Serving type: can

05-15-2013 04:00:45 | More by metter98

bayareahustla

California

3.84/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Can thanks to RWNAY.

Appearance is like a dark apple juice, almost reddish but i would say mostly dark orange.

Smell is rediculous on this one. tons of melon pineapple and mango. almost getting hints of vanilla. really liking this ones nose man i could tape a sample of this beer to my nose and walk around at work all day and be perfectly happy with that. :)

Taste does not follow the nose as much as i was salivating for. quite boozy at first but smooths out with the carmel notes. nice bitterness, not too much, not too little, just right. little bit of pine.

Mouthfeel is perfect in the carbonation area. drank this puppy at about 48 degrees and loved it.

i would intake this beer again.

Serving type: can

05-15-2013 00:51:08 | More by bayareahustla

Kubrickx

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-12-2013 18:18:22 | More by Kubrickx

jdhasse

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-04-2013 01:48:02 | More by jdhasse

jklecko2

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-03-2013 16:38:12 | More by jklecko2

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.98/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A: Pours lightly hazy medium reddish amber in color with light amounts of visible carbonation and some dark orange + ruby red highlights. The beer has a finger tall dense foamy dark beige head that slowly reduces to a couple of small patches of thin film along with a very thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of citrus/grapefruit, tropical/pineapple. and pine hops over the top of caramel malts. Light notes of grassy hops as well.

T: Upfront there are moderate to strong flavors of caramel malts with some light amounts of sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of citrus/grapefruit, tropical/pineapple, and pine hops. These hops impart a moderate to strong amount of bitterness that lingers for quite a while and fades slowly.

M: Slightly fuller than medium bodied with slightly more than moderate amounts of carbonation.

O: I found this beer to be pretty easy to drink and enjoyable but a touch too big to be a sessionable brew. Nice hop flavors and aromas with a decent amount of complexity.

Serving type: can

05-02-2013 01:46:12 | More by dbrauneis

LarryK

Texas

2.03/5  rDev -45.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

On tap at the Pony Bar, I was eager to try this newly-minted Chicago-based entrant into the increasingly crowded NYC craft scene, but came away rather disappointed.

Appearance: Light, almost unexpectedly transparent for a DIPA.

Smell: Almost nonexistent. Some light citric notes, but nothing so bold that it announces itself.

Taste: Flavors are muted, very little to get excited about here. Some grapefruit, some pint. Almost tastes oniony, though not sure if that’s my mind imparting a nonexistentent flavor due to word association with the brewery name.

Mouthfeel: Thin, light-bodied, forgettable.

Overall: A suboptimal double IPA. I’d be willing to give this another go on the chance that Pony received a bad keg, but my initial experience with this beer was less than satisfying.

Serving type: on-tap

04-30-2013 15:17:08 | More by LarryK

JakeMorgan13

Illinois

4/5  rDev +7.8%

04-28-2013 02:56:57 | More by JakeMorgan13

pknyc

New York

4/5  rDev +7.8%

04-23-2013 19:04:52 | More by pknyc

mackeyse

New York

4/5  rDev +7.8%

04-22-2013 20:49:38 | More by mackeyse