BJs Hop Storm IPA

Brewed by BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
, USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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I thought this wasn’t bad. I visit BJ’s on occasion more for the food than the beer, but found this beer to be totally satisfactory. It looks, tastes and feels more-or-less like a decent IPA should. It had a persistent head which stuck around, a citrus-y and bitter favor, and an OK mouthfeel. This beer was pretty good, but also was distinct from the best-of-class IPAs I’ve scored higher. It didn’t have the robust malt structure to match the nice hoppiness it had. Its mouthfeel was a little thin. And the bitterness was a bit one-dimensional. Still, pretty good. I’d have this again. I had it at the Columbus (OH) Bj’s.

This beer was abysmal. The intro appearance and aroma weren’t bad but the taste was awful. It reminded me of some early homebrew IPA attempts. A little too sweet along with the piney hops, with a slight off flavor. Not sure if it was the choice of hops or a bad batch. Would not buy again.

Poured from a draft into an imperial pint glass at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery in Culver City, Calif. About a finger of head when I got it. Color was honey golden pale. Fluffy white lacing on the top. Really good looking film - white, soapy and foamy - that lasted throughout the pour. Smelled citrus hops, a mixture of tangerine and lemon. Wet, caramel malts as well. Initially the taste was worse than the smell. More grainy and rough. Caramel malts mixed with citrus hops. Bitter finish in the tongue after. Got used to it more later. A very poor man’s Double Jack. Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long, bitter finish. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. I would definitely try it again if it’s in the BJ’s near my place.

Pours a light copper color. Aroma is slightly floral with a hoppy nose. Bitter taste, which dissipates as you drink it. This beer is clean, very light for an IPA, overall a tasty IPA.

Light copper pour - fairly sweet throughout, but at least it is a clean sweetness of lightly caramelized sugars that does not interfere with the hop character, which is the star of the show here - hops are lightly earthy, with fairly strong notes of pine and bright citric character that linger long into the finish - a bit sweet for me, but a solid IPA.

On tap, light amber orange color , good fruit hop aroma with solid strawberries, citrus flavor, easy fInish

Clear orange color, decent head. Northwest hops in the nose. Medium malt through the middle with a pronounced hop finish. Pretty balanced IPA.

On tap at the Elk Grove location. Dark amber / copper color with little white head, but great lacing down the glass. Aroma is resinous and floral hops. Flavor has some light caramel sweetness with good resinous hop notes. Medium bodied with a slightly sticky mouthfeel. Overall I was impressed with this.

Clear dark gold with a small head that settles into a thin cap, but leaves good lace. Nice sticky aroma of floral resin, a touch of pine, and perhaps some lemon and/or orange. Flavor is nice and full and just as hoppy as any IPA fan can ask for. Starts nice and grapefruity with a stern bitterness, melting into a resiny pine and floral bitterness, ending floral and sticky. The maltiness is sweet and caramelly, but quiet. Quiet enough to let the hops be the star, but present enough to balance. Quite the understated IPA. Full and hoppy.

Amber color in the glass it has a an aroma of pine and malts. The taste had bitterness but not a good balance of other flavors. Average IPA.

Pours amber with little head. Slightly cloudy amber color. Light aroma of hops. Medium bodied with a smooth, but rather flat palate.