Hop Trip (Bond Street Series) - Deschutes Brewery

caseyalanjones

Washington

5/5  rDev +19.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This tasted like a clean hippy's armpit. The fresh hops were way funky, but FRESH! I like fresh hopped beers and this one was resiny fresh! I had to floss after, which is a good thing. I really enjoyed it because that frrrresh funk kept bringing me back for more. I have dreams every night of this beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2011 08:28:33 | More by caseyalanjones

flag8r

Florida

4.93/5  rDev +18.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Received this beer from KevSal as a bonus, thanks KevSal!
1 Pint, 6 oz bottle...best by 1/19/11. Poured into a Samuel Adams perfect pint glass.

A-Amber looking, almost a 2 finger head.

S-Faint smell of pine, more honey, sweet smelling. Far from most stronger smelling IPAs I've had.

T-Here comes the hops! A nice mix of malt and hops. Hops up front and at the end. More malt in the middle, a very smooth taste.

M-Smooth and somewhat light.

D-Yes please, may I have another? Great APA, if only I lived on the West coast, this brew would be a standard for me. At 5.5% the ABV isn't terribly high and would allow me to indulge.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2010 23:08:45 | More by flag8r

BlindPig

Pennsylvania

4.83/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A- Really thick tan head on a cloudy deep orange body.
S- Just a ton of fresh hops in the nose. Orange, hints of grapefruit, mandarins, and that pine aroma from fresh hopping. Also a sweet caramel body hides under it all.
T- Follows the aroma with the ton of fresh hops. They stick all over the mouth and leave it with a nice bitterness and coating of hop juice. Sweet caramel body lingers just a little bit in the aftertaste too.
M- Full/medium body with low smooth carbonation.
D- Probably the best fresh hopped beer I have had. Just one great beer and shame they can't make this year round. I might have to go pick up a few more bottles before I can't find it anymore.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2007 21:46:20 | More by BlindPig

corey0212

Massachusetts

4.83/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Thanks to koopa for this one!!

Pours a hazed amber/orange/honey color, with a sturdy two-finger foamy tan head, fades slowly into a film on top of the beer and a nice collar around the inside of the glass, sticky sheets of lacing all over the glass. Lots of juicy tangerine aroma, soft floral hops, grapefruit, and a sweet caramel malt backbone. Taste is right there with all the aromas, some bitter grapefruit, and a really nice bready malt presence. Perfectly carbonated, lively and refreshing, and couldn't be any more drinkable. An absolute treat, definitely one of the finest beers I've ever had.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2008 01:11:52 | More by corey0212

AKBelgianBeast

Alaska

4.72/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

This may be my favorite beer from this company. Hop trip pours a light amber that is fairly transparent. The nose is very floral and mild hoppy, very hoppy but not as sharp as and IPA hoppiness. The first taste shocked me at the freshness of the hop flavors without bitterness, and even a sweet finish. This is no hippie staple like black butte, it is a good harvest ale. Calling it a pale ale does not do it justice. This makes up for the hairspray that is obsidian.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2007 05:41:27 | More by AKBelgianBeast

Reagan1984

Massachusetts

4.72/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Gorgeous beer. Two fingers of creamy white head top a orange/amber beer with excellent clarity. Some very sporadic bubbles lazily make their way to the top of the glass. The head has wonderful retention and I can already see there will be a great deal of lacing. (there was some nice lacing, but not as much as I had thought)

Real nice aroma. Very citrus like and fresh. Thick aroma... Some grain like aroma in the background, but this is all about the hops.

Man, this gets better at each step. This is a great beer. Flavor is fresh and very well balanced. A nice mix of wonderful malt/bread notes and fresh hop bitterness. Starts with a nice biscuity malt flavor that has a brief moment of sweetness, before the fresh hop flavor comes in. Some nice grapefruit stays on top, while the wonderful malt flavor plays well down below. The ending is the grapefruit/citrus hops slowly lingering away.

Mouth feel is fairly light, but has nice body. This is wonderfully drinkable.
I wish I stuck a 2nd bottle in my suit case!! I will have to have this again next year when released. Excellent!

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2008 20:15:40 | More by Reagan1984

madtappers

Washington

4.7/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Waited all year to try this beer, and it was worth the wait.

This beer pours a dark golden haze with a fresh hop aroma, that makes you want to buy more and more...

Beer is very drinkable and an excellent choice with a pizza or chili in my opinion.

Another great addition to the Bond St Series from Deschutes!!

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2008 19:17:05 | More by madtappers

Jmoore50

Nevada

4.7/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Just to start, blown away with how good this beer is. I actually just found this beer in a liquor store in my town, so it has aged a bit.

Start with the bottle. Cool picture of a truck full of hops. Really neat picture and brings a homegrown connotation to the experience.

The appearance of the beer is a medium amber-gold. The head came two fingers width, with the heads color being a white with a slight gold tint.

The smell got me really excited. It is literally a smell that I could have 24hrs. a day. Really hoppy with some grass and a 'truck' of good ingredients. The aroma just really started me right up.

The taste is not as strong of hops as I would of liked, BUT it is a pale ale. The drinkability is amazing. I am going to go back to the liquor store and buy their entire stock. Although its winter the brew just tastes like summer, which brings me back to the good times of the summer past. The hops just grace your tongue so gently and smoothly that you just want to drench yourself in the feeling of the drink.

I give it such high rankings for a few reasons. Smells amazing. Renewed by love for Pale Ales, brought me back to my first memory of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Makes me happy.

J

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2008 07:36:18 | More by Jmoore50

1whiskey

Oregon

4.68/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

I love the label. :-)

22 oz bomber pours out a slightly hazed orange/copper color. Almost a glowing quality, like hot embers. A gently pour yields a 1 finger head that ftattens to a pancake, but stays all the way down. A little lacing.

Smells glorious. Fresh...very fresh..hops in the nose. Very sweet and floral.

Tastes is also all about the hops. Lots and lots of great hop flavor, but not really much bitterness.The IBU's are listed as 35. A suble malt backdrop becomes evident after a few sips. Very refreshing.

Somewhat heavier body that you might expect from from a APA, but that's probably from all the yummy hop oil. Very "wet" mouthfeel and some residue on the tongue. Very pleasing on the palate. Light carbonation. Super drinkable. A great session beer.

It's really too bad they only make this in the early fall. I would love to have this year round, especially in the summer. Deschutes really nailed this one.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2005 23:26:26 | More by 1whiskey

SurlyDuff

Oregon

4.65/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had this on-tap, as well as in 22oz bottle. This review is for the bottle serving.

Bottled in the early fall, right as all the hops are being harvested. As the story goes, the Deschutes folks drive up to Yakima and load up their cargo truck full of fresh cut hops.

Wet hops, whole flowers. No pellets or drying is done. These suckers go from the vine to the vat.

Pours a yellow amber hue with a bit of haze. Good head that sticks to the glass side.

Aroma is leafy hops. Citrus and bitter pine. Oranges, tangerines, florals, fresh honey.

Juicy orange and other fruit. Mild pine and spice. The hop oil has a numbness to it, which provides an interesting aftertaste.

THis is a borderline IPA in my book, but just barely lacks the resin-stickiness. One of my top session beers of all time. Planning to grab up a case of this and hold onto until the summer. I would really enjoy this on a camping trip or a hot summer day.

Serving type: bottle

02-14-2008 05:21:34 | More by SurlyDuff

thethrone

Ohio

4.65/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A - Pours a hazy orange amber

S - Terrific fresh hop aroma, lots of fresh grass and flowers, with some sweetness behind it.

T - Hops come through in the taste, lots of citrus and floral in the front which gives way to grassiness. Carmel malt backbone holds it all together nicely.

M - Light and oily, with a crystal clean finish from the fresh hops. I love the freshness from fresh hop ales, and this one represents the style beautifully.

D - Fantastic, easy to drink brew that I keep my eye out for during harvest season.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2008 04:22:25 | More by thethrone

knepper

Wisconsin

4.65/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Wow, a really different tasting beer. Starts out with a toffee, brown sugar flavor followed by tons of melon, mellow citrus, and a bit of pine. It somehow pulls of the sweetish malt character and late-hop additions surprisingly well considering their is low bitterness. Really nice flavor profile that i've never experienced before. What an awesome beer to look forward to each fall.

Serving type: bottle

11-04-2011 00:21:27 | More by knepper

Willamette

Oregon

4.63/5  rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Poured from a 22oz bottle this beer had a slightly hazy, amber-red color with a 2+ finger, off-white head of densely packed bubbles. The smell was excellent, much like a strong IPA - very fruity and inviting. The taste began moderately fruity and bitter, followed by much carbonation and a quick finish....starts like an IPA but ends like a Pale Ale. Mouthfeel was dominated by high carbonation and a mild - medium, not too lingering, dryness. Overall, I think the drinkability was exceptional. The lower ABV combined with the lively mouthfeel and taste make me rate this a 5-. Good stuff!

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2006 21:55:55 | More by Willamette

SargeC

Japan

4.63/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Glowing amber-orange brew with a massive golden tan head.

Smell: Big hop aroma.

Taste: Very unique. The hops are there, but present mostly flavor with limited bitterness. Sweet malt lingers in the background.

Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium body. Wet for a hoppy ale.

Drinkability: Interesting style. I am going to seek out more fresh hop beers after this experience.

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2007 04:06:27 | More by SargeC

Risser09

Pennsylvania

4.63/5  rDev +11%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

22oz bottle poured into a snifter - Fridge temp - 2008

Appearance: Pours a transparent red/orange color with a 1" ivory head. It shows great retention and leaves plenty of coating lace. Even after the glass is tilted, the beer leaves lace behind everywhere.

Smell: Awesome bouquet of grapefruit, orange and lemon. There is some pine in there as well. Underneath all the hoppiness lies a sweet base of malt. Exceptionally fresh, strong and mouthwatering.

Taste: Resinous hops with grapefruit and orange. Bitter, but very tasty and quenching. Malty base is a tad sweet but knows it's role. A bitter finish completes with a slight dry, mineral taste.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, bitter and slightly sweet. Alcohol isn't very noticeable at 5.5%. Medium body.

Drinkability: Wow. This is probably the best fresh hop ale out there. It the hops carried from the aroma to the taste, equivocally, this could be a perfect beer. Very fresh and extremely drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2009 12:36:10 | More by Risser09

IntriqKen

California

4.6/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Many thanks to the lovely kolohoe for this early Easter treat.
Poured a sun tea crystal clear color in the glass topped with a white full finger head that melts to a very sticky ring of lace.
Aroma is pure and simple...HOPS...not a striking bitter bite of hops but rather a clean fresh pleasantly aromatic sweet citrus and pine hop aroma.
Taste...ah if only pale ales could always taste like this, but alas, fresh hops come only once a year.
I could session this one all day and all summer long.
Fresh, clean, bright,....there is the tiny sweetness of the pale malts and then the fresh sweetness of the hops...pink grapefruit sweet....lemon, rather than lemon peel sweet. Incredibly refreshing.
Buy it when you see it and then drink fresh.
This is a wonderful summer brew.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2007 03:29:51 | More by IntriqKen

k3n

California

4.6/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

22 oz bottle, code stamped 267 1108M. Poured into a pint glass.

A: Coppery red, lots of off-white foam that left minimal lacing.

S: Citrus, malt, melon, a bit sweet.

T: Citrus and pine, backed up by a good hit of sweet malt, and then drying hop bitterness at the end to cut things off nicely. Well played, very balanced. Not a hop bomb by any stretch, but very flavorful without being overbearing.

M: Starts with a carbonation zing, and melds into a really nice creamy finish. Uber-smooth.

D: Heck yeah.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2007 04:42:00 | More by k3n

sirk0rebreg

Nevada

4.6/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

poured from a bomber into a sam adams glass...

great color, nice slightly dark golden color...

smell is wonderful, slight hop smell on the nose but not overwhelming...

taste, awesome! great hop presence without the bitterness...excellent carbonation with a great mouthfeel...very nice and refreshing, a definite easy drinker...i could easily knock back 2 of these bombers and feel great...

another excellent beer from deschutes!

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2007 17:41:33 | More by sirk0rebreg

DefenCorps

Oregon

4.6/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

22oz bottle received from the ever-trustworthy seaoflament. Thanks a bunch for taking some very specific requests, Carlos! I'm also excited, 'cos I get to use my new Miller Chill bottle opener

A: Pours a crystal clear amber with a wonderful two-finger beige head. There's a good deal of visible carbonation. Head retention is top notch with a intricate pattern of lace left behind. Pretty much all you could want from a beer.

S: On the nose, this beer has a wonderful and delicate citrus hop aroma with juicy and over-ripe tangerine and grapefruit tanginess and a hint sweetness. The balance between the bitterness and flora/fruity sweetness is nothing short of outstanding. Not much malt to speak of, this beer exudes beauty in simplicity

T: On the palate, this beer is pretty similar to the nose - mild bitterness up front with a restrained juicy citrus sweetness and a faint hint of wet-hop earthiness in the back. All sweetness from this beer is hop-driven and this beer finishes with a beautiful dryness and soft bitterness

M: Light and refreshing in body and wonderful on the finish, this beer is awesome. The carbonation is both soft and gently assertive, prickling the palate and enhancing hop flavor

D: This is plain awesome and a joy to drink.

Notes: Deschutes brews another winner. What do they want? a cookie? Take my money instead and give me a case of this. Enjoy this at cellar temp to get the most out of this

Serving type: bottle

11-11-2008 02:14:11 | More by DefenCorps

bkilpatr

Oregon

4.6/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Poured from a 22 oz bottle into a pint glass. 11/12/08. I've decided to revisit this beer and re-review it.

Pours a clear copper-orange color with nearly three fingers of beige head. The head slowly dropped to a thin layer, leaving lots of sticky lacing along the way. Aroma is very fresh and very hoppy. Lots of citrus hop and grassy hop, toasted malt, and grapefruit. Makes my mouth water just smelling it.

Taste is very nice. Plenty of fresh hop flavor and citrus (orange, grapefruit). Very earthy and floral. Nice sweet toasted malt backbone to keep it superbly balanced. Mildly bitter in the finish. It's well-hopped but doesn't have the bitter bite at the end. Very nice.

Feel is slick and oily from the hops. Medium body and well-carbonated. Slightly dry finish. Drinkability is amazing. Each sip makes me want another. So easy to drink.

This is even better than I remember. This really is an amazing beer. Definitely give it a try.

Original scores (02/22/08):
A: 4.0, S: 4.5, T: 4.5, M: 4.0, D: 4.5

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2008 02:04:02 | More by bkilpatr

SirChugsAlot

Washington

4.6/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

had this on tap in a few different locations... At the brewery, both the bend and portland tap house. Also, recently found this in my local beer store... i love this stuff

Appearance is a nice bright copper color with about a finger of white head that slowly fades and leaves a small amount of lacing around the glass.

The aroma is amazing fresh hops and more hops with some malt undertones. This beer smells just like the deschutes hop storage room and i wanted to put a bed in there and live there.

Taste is of very fresh hops that aren't over powering in any way it has a nice bitterness that dances around on your tongue as the hops and malt linger off in near perfect harmony into the aftertaste

mouthfeel is excellent medium body with perfect carbonation and it makes you want more

Drinkability?.. yes. Let's give up water and drink hop trip!

Serving type: on-tap

01-01-2009 03:18:26 | More by SirChugsAlot

morimech

Minnesota

4.6/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Clear amber color with two fingers of head that had excellant retention. The head eventually settles to a thick cap. Moderate amount of lacing is left on the glass. Smells of grapefruit, pine, hay, and some slight sweetness from the malt. This is a really nice tasting green hop beer. Not overly bitter but with plenty of hop flavor and balance from the malt. Hints of citrus and a raw, green tea from the hops. Some biscuit and musty notes from the malt. Just slightly dry overall. For a lower ABV beer, it has a medium body and very good carbonation. Great texture. A great drinking beer with plenty of hop goodness without the bitter blitz to the palate. I also like the relatively low ABV.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2010 22:07:46 | More by morimech

mjurney

Texas

4.6/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance:
Amber-Orange color, touch of haze. Lots of bubble rising up to the top. Thick rocky head. Lacing looks very nice on the glass.

Aroma:
Pine needles, resin, fresh, sweet malts.

Taste:
Hop forward, but not to hoppy. Clean fresh hops, piney, resin, just a touch of floral. Nice malt structure, sweet bread, caramel. Crisp finish. Body is medium, refreshing, a little tangy and dry, nice carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 23:02:57 | More by mjurney

drSmoothie

California

4.58/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a nice orange-ish color. With a thin to medium head.

Smell is amazing; apricot, pine and hops and more hops.

Hard for me to tell this is a Pale Ale and not an IPA, definitely not a complaint on my end.

With the low ABV, I could have easily had another, but only bought one. DAMN!

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2006 21:58:24 | More by drSmoothie

ArrogantB

Colorado

4.58/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

When I opened this bottle I was surprised that I got such a beautiful smell of fresh hops. Nice lacing and a nice orange-amber color. The first taste reminds me of hops, grass and peaches. The mouthfeel is thick and pleasant. I preferred this over Great Divide Fresh Hop by far. The low ABV adds to the drinkability.My first thought was to go back to the store and buy the remaining bottles, so I did. This is one of the best Pale Ales I've had in a long time. At 3.49 for a 220z. it was a really good deal. If you get the chance, try this one!

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2006 05:56:48 | More by ArrogantB