Heavy Seas Loose Cannon - American Hop3 Ale - Heavy Seas Beer

Heavy Seas Loose Cannon - American Hop3 AleHeavy Seas Loose Cannon - American Hop3 Ale

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rAvg: 4.06
pDev: 11.82%
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Maryland, United States

Style | ABV
American IPA |  7.25% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (930), on-tap (125), cask (35), growler (7)

Notes:
Burnished gold with a rich citrus hop aroma, it is wonderfully drinkable with a big hop flavor. We’ve knicknamed it Hop3 (hop cubed) ale to reflect the enormous amount of hops in this beer: over 3 pounds per barrel! It is hopped 3 ways: in the kettle, in the hop back, and dry hopped.
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AmitC

Indiana

3.73/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Hazy, particles suspended in the beer. comparatively Light amber color. Very few bubbles and decent carbonation.

Smell : 3 times hopped with aroma and bitterness hops. Well not so much. A decent smell. Nothing awe inspiring. Citrusy piney and malty notes in smell.

Taste : Taste is bitter but is more complex than just that. Bitterness is felt but only when it enters. I would assume mild hops.

Mouth feel : Medium to light bodied. Not very oily despite being 3 times hopped.

Overall decent ipa with a good alcohol strength.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2012 22:40:38 | More by AmitC
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mcewesr

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

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davidsumner

Virginia

3.74/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

aggressive poor - 1-1/2 finger head. Decent lace.

Color- dark golden.

As I live in Chesapeake, Va; I can pick up Heavy Sea's in Walmart, it's on every shelf all the time and I see the delivery truck all the time.

Heavy Sea's also makes an Uber Pilsner ( Small Craft ). This Expression, "Loose Cannon" is very "Pilsner" tasting. They use Munich Malt in it and it definitely has a Pilsner like after taste. So.. with saying that, this isn't a very typical IPA in my opinion. But.... I love good Pilsner and this beer is pretty darn good imho.

I'm a huge fan of Centennial Hops and this has a good Centennial note to it. A little grapefruit/lemon; some floral.... but... it also has the malt sweetness.

Tobacco, walnut, apricot.

This is a decent poor. The finish is dry and short. Again very Pilsner like. This in my opinion is a great light summer, outside, quaffing beer. Would go well with cold sausage, cheese, fruit and crackers.

But if your looking for a more traditional IPA, something warmer, something "Hoppy" then I would skip this.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 17:01:10 | More by davidsumner
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Heavy Seas Loose Cannon - American Hop3 Ale from Heavy Seas Beer
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