Hopdaemon Skrimshander IPA - Hopdaemon Brewery Company

gulden

Australia

4.5/5  rDev +22%

12-20-2011 05:11:27 | More by gulden

MisledTitan

United Kingdom (England)

4.25/5  rDev +15.2%

05-15-2013 23:46:12 | More by MisledTitan

harpus

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

07-24-2012 12:57:11 | More by harpus

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.43/5  rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours amber with a small lasting head.
Nose shows lots of malt with toffee, caramel and toast characters at the forefront. Somewhat one-dimensional after the initial burst however.
More malt as flavours before a mettallic bitterness flows in.
Nice moderately high carbonation works well.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2011 11:31:00 | More by CrazyDavros

velkyal

Virginia

4/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

The Skrimshander IPA is a light orange colour, which had a thinnish white head. I found the nose rather subtle, definitely citrusy but not overpoweringly so, which I liked. Drinking wise, this I enjoyed muchly - it is quite bitter and that light citrusness kind of catches the back of your throat but then gives way to a soft sweetness. The finish was very dry and coupled with a gentle carbonation makes this nice, refreshing beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2009 10:15:52 | More by velkyal

wl0307

United Kingdom (England)

3.65/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is my scond time to taste this beer--this time I surprisingly found it at the Tesco supermarket. It seems this supermarket chain is starting to commit to some micro-breweries' stuffs as well. BB 25/11/2006. Served cool in a straight imperial-pint glass.

A: dark amber hue; fast-dissipating thin off-white froth; very restrained carbonation.
S: fruity and flowery hops, longan-fruit tea, on top of rather chewy caramely maltiness and raw-ish malt grist, plus a touch of yeasty scent coming from the bottle-conditioning yeasts. Pleasant enough, yet the blend reveals a slightly harsh note imparted by the yeasts.
T: the chewy palate of caramely malts is followed by black tea-leafy hops and dried stone fruits (longan-fruits)... finished with more bittersweet fruity aftertaste and a bitter, tannic tea-leafy and licorice hoppyness gathering force till the end. The hops also render the mouthfeel quite chewy in the end.
M&D: refreshing enough yet surprisingly smooth, w/o much fizziness on the palate which I greatly welcome, as it's more akin to a cask-conditioned ale. Easy-drinking hoppy Pale Ale, not "Imperial" in any sense, though.

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2006 17:35:40 | More by wl0307

haz77

United Kingdom (England)

3.13/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours a dark orange with a half inch of off-white head. This recedes rapidly to a thin layer. Looks to have low carbonation.

S - Biscuity malt, a little citrus, floral hops

T - The initial biscuity malts and citrus are soon overtaken by restrained hops, which follow through into the mildly bitter aftertaste.

M - Medium body and low carbonation.

D - Very delicate for an IPA. Easy drinking, as expected.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2006 16:22:54 | More by haz77

VoodooBrew

South Carolina

3.58/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Cool label. Ships, waves, and a seamonster. Thanks Texashammer for sharing this one with me.

The aroma begins bright and floral, with slightly floral citrus fruit notes. It's a fairly delicate profile that begins to fade away. Sweet, fruity notes open up on the palate, with mild hints of green apple and orange. It's delicately hoppy, and finishes with a soft, mild bitterness. As in the nose, the flavors are quite delicate, and as such they end up fading noticeably before mid-glass.

My initial impression with this beer was quite favorable, by virtue of its delicate yet pleasing flavor notes, particularly in the hops. However I soon found myself wondering where the flavors went. For an IPA this is surprisingly restrained. Started off promising but finished disappointing.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2006 04:29:08 | More by VoodooBrew

texashammer

Texas

2.93/5  rDev -20.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

bottle was transported back from England by my father as a Christmas present. so it's a few months old.

pours a clear orange with very little white head. smells of juicy hops, very hoppy smell for a British beer (in my experience) but not bitter. tastes slightly smoky at first; hint of green apple fruitiness; slightly sweet. as I drink the peaty or smoky quality comes on increasingly strongly. smooth light mouthfeel and quick finish are nonintrusive and pleasant. but in the end I find it very smoky and this is something I really dislike, so for me, low drinkability. certainly a matter of taste, however; I gave the rest of my glass to voodoobrew and he drank it.

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2006 20:47:53 | More by texashammer

CRJMellor

Arkansas

4.33/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a bit darker than expected.
Aroma is mazingly floral and hoppy with loads of citrus fruit banging the olfactory nerve.
Flavors of dark fruits, some light caramel and chewy malt shine through.
Mouthfeel is pleasntly sweet to start then cut with a nicely sharp bitterness that doesn;t overpower but glides you to a finish.
Drinkability was very high. Drank this one sitting on the porch of a pub under the White Cliffs of Dover thinking about the Battle of Britain and other history I had just seen.

Serving type: cask

07-02-2004 01:35:01 | More by CRJMellor

rastaman

United Kingdom (England)

3/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

(Cask)Nicelyfloral and hoppy, really nice citrusy hops character, nicely bitter. Besides this there wasn't too much that excited me, but its a pretty solid IPA/bitter. More bitter-ish than IPA-ish i reckon, but still quite assertive in the hops department i guess.

Serving type: cask

09-23-2003 02:38:38 | More by rastaman