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Bethlehem Brew Works Hop Explosion IPA


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80
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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Bethlehem Brew Works

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA

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273.46/5.03.42/5.0Autumn7%54.5Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Hoppiest Brew Works beer ever? The smell of grapefruit, a sweet malt flavor, and oh by the way, lots of hop bitterness. Brewed in the tradition of West Coast ales, we have put loads of malt and hops in our kettle to come up with this sensational ale. Brewed with pale, and crystal malts, hopped with Tomahawks for Yakima Valley, WA. This beer styled has made many a microbrewery famous and this one is sure to please all those who love hops.

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 jcwattsrugger (4272), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20

Nov 5, 2006  
on tap-pours a light tan head with some lacing and copper color. Aroma is plenty of both medium hops-citrus and medium malt. Taste is plenty of both medium hops-citrus-pine-mild bitterness and medium malt-some sweetness-caramel. The bitterness at the finish increases through the beer. Good carbonation.

 JB175 (1451), Holland, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 18, 2008  
Golden color with a heavy citrus-floral hop aroma. Flavor is hop dominant with citrus, sugar, bready malts and some pine. Smooth and hoppy finish. Pretty good IPA.


 doubleipa (224), Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Had this at the Harrisburg brewfest. Appearance - amber color with a mostly diminished head. Aroma - mostly pine and resin. Taste - bitter, dry and noit much hoppiness. Mouthfeel - dry. Ok as an IPA, ut not something I would go our of my way to drink or find.


 illinismitty (1493), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
May 28, 2008  
Draft at Allentown brewpub. Pours a red amber with an off white head. Nice grapefruity hop aroma. Flavor of pale malts with a toasty accent, countered by a citrusy yet bitey hoppiness. Dry finish has lingering grapefruit rind bitterness, along with a distracting astringency.


 alobar (725), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Pours a nice copper color with a faint white head. Powerful aroma of hops with some malts. Taste is heavily bitter on the back end with some citrus-grapefruit, and sweet malts. Slow drinker, but well done.


 bigrond (895), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 19, 2007  
the was a pretty good beer. Nice hop flavor - just like the expansive commerical description. I was impressed with this brew.



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