River Horse Hop Hazard Pale Ale - River Horse Brewing Co.

Martin2D

New Jersey

3.45/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Amber with a huge white head that laces

S - Almost soapy, not much going on for me, but not unpleasant as that might seem.

T - Some malts going on with some hop balance. Quite balanced in flavor, but not really explosive in flavor either.

M - Medium-high in carbonation and medium-light in body.

D - Super drinkable. No real evidence of alcohol, not a lot of flavor. Wouldn't turn it down, but wouldn't seek it out. Hop Hazard is not aptly named either because there's not really much going on for hops here.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2009 03:07:46 | More by Martin2D

slader

New Jersey

3.68/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Smooth. Coffee tincture in the profile. Not very hoppy. Calling this APA hop hazard is a bit misleading and it seems like a misnomer. I took one of the tors at the old Lambertville brewery before they moved up to Ewing. Great people who really took the time to answer questions and explain why their unique.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2013 03:03:26 | More by slader

mwz5021

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

06-10-2013 11:57:53 | More by mwz5021

BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

05-27-2013 19:47:07 | More by BeerForMuscle

sanitarium16

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-26-2013 20:33:49 | More by sanitarium16

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-23-2013 15:13:39 | More by InspectorBob

John_Crozier

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +13.3%

05-22-2013 20:14:51 | More by John_Crozier

CreightonSM

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

05-22-2013 02:44:50 | More by CreightonSM

vfgccp

New York

2.5/5  rDev -29.2%

05-12-2013 22:12:15 | More by vfgccp

jkane101

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-08-2013 01:53:10 | More by jkane101

schaffer9252

New York

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

05-04-2013 14:33:05 | More by schaffer9252

civicm87

New York

4/5  rDev +13.3%

05-01-2013 23:06:06 | More by civicm87

GFD400

New York

4/5  rDev +13.3%

04-26-2013 22:36:37 | More by GFD400

DS31

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

04-25-2013 22:49:37 | More by DS31

Norbu

New York

4.5/5  rDev +27.5%

04-21-2013 01:41:40 | More by Norbu

GratefulJack

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +13.3%

04-13-2013 21:29:21 | More by GratefulJack

themind

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

04-13-2013 03:10:00 | More by themind

Mojoman8561

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-01-2013 01:44:47 | More by Mojoman8561

lauries444

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

03-30-2013 00:19:07 | More by lauries444

brheuer

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

03-24-2013 16:22:09 | More by brheuer

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

03-23-2013 02:25:37 | More by WDJersey

cw13

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +20.4%

03-11-2013 20:31:37 | More by cw13

smiga

New Jersey

3.53/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Bottle poured into .5l cylinder. Fresh in Central NJ!
I am a fan of this style and want to be a fan of this beer, but it falls short.

A: Pours cloudy amber w orange tones, very light amountsof carbonation. Unfiltered for sure as it remains cloudy. The beer has a 2 finger creamy beige head that slowly reduces to a very long lasting quarter thick head covering the majority of the surface of the beer with a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing.

S: Unusual. Stinky (in a good way). Strong aromas of oily pine hops and wet grass. Not much caramel malts. Alot going on. Good meditation ale.

T: Alot going on indeed. Pepper, wet hay, barnyard, citrus, along with a peppery, oily hop flavor. To me it's over done and not 'fresh enough' like a great fresh APA or IPA (Dales, Titan, Stone). Was enjoyable with sauced scallops and shrimp cocktail, good with seafood.

M: Medium bodied with light carbonation. Slightly oily/sticky, not a super after taste. Not tingly enough, weak on bitter, clean finish, weak on malts.

O: This is an intense, stinky APA. There's 5 hops and I think they are battling. There's a barnyard thread that runs through all River horse - they taste horse stall like! Wet hay and horse order.

Much better regional beers to be found in Doylestown PA (Victory) or Harrisburg (Troegs). As a NJ guy, I'd like River horse to make a more refreshing and simpler ale.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 01:29:51 | More by smiga

bacher468

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

03-09-2013 18:29:41 | More by bacher468

beans923

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

03-09-2013 02:54:00 | More by beans923