Benny Brew Hoppenstein

Brewed by Benny Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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22 oz bottle. Pours a clear dark copper body with a one inch frothy white head that had pretty nice retention. The nose is citrusy with a nice grapefruit note, some light caramel maltiness, but fairly well balanced. The flavor is well balanced and very drinkable, not overly bitter, nice citrusy character. Nice malt backbone, not overly sweet. Some lingering grapefruit rind flavor on the finish. Medium bodied, not sticky or cloying, moderate fizzy carbonation. Pretty darn nice IPA, better than I was expecting based on the other Benny Brew bottles I’ve had.

sample at bar Big tan bubbly tan head literally blew out the end of the bottle into my mug. Nice amber brown color. Mouth feel was on the watery side. Flavor was sweet caramel, malt & bitter floral hops. This is the least citrusy IPA that I’ve ever tasted... which was a good thing for me. Aftertaste was bittersweet wheat or some sort of grain.