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RATINGS: 196   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.66   EST. CALORIES: 249   ABV: 8.3%
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Hopulent IPA is a big beer with lots of complex malt flavor and excessive hops. This beer will have changes to the grain bill and seasonal hop changes. The character of Hopulent IPA is over the top, too much of everything—a real HOP HEADS DELIGHT!


3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
markwise (2914) - North of Tampa, USA - AUG 9, 2010
Thanks to IBrew2or3 for the share. Pours brown-amber with an off-white head. Nose is a ton of malt with some prickly pine and citrus. Flavor is similar with big malt and big hops. Very enjoyable IPA.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
nuplastikk (2615) - Madison, Wisconsin, USA - MAY 25, 2012
22oz bottle split with Anndiesel, procured on her East Coast jaunt. Unfiltered thick orange-tan, steady off-white head. Resiny, grassy, herbal hop aroma, Hop forward, but a big malt body underlying. Fuggles/EKG..maybe some Cascade if I had to guess, they come off pretty big and resinous. A pretty solid IPA, somewhere between regular and Imperial. Quality offering, well done.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
luv2brew (196) - Chesterfield, Virginia, USA - MAY 25, 2012
Large white head, massive nose with an evident bitterness. Hazy dark yellow in color. I don’t know if this is as much citrus as it is juniper like, but definitely oppy. Really nice bitterness as well as an equal balanced malt

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
PhillyCraft (657) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 20, 2012
On tap at Pour House. Pours a cloudy orange color with yellow hues. Medium to large tight bubbles head. Aromas of boozey oranges, piney hops, and honey mead. Taste is pure honey sweetness, oranges, marshmallow. Had a pleasent floral aftertaste. Good ipa.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
Onslow (713) - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA - MAY 17, 2012
Pour from a 22oz bomber. Beautiful translucent cloudy dark yellow brew with white head. Aroma of citrus, erbal, juniper, with hints of fresh fruit. Taste is great - moderately sweet malt at the start and nice hops running through the finish. Citrus, floral, herabal, wonderful complexity. A fine DIPA.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
slimchill (981) - Austin, Texas, USA - MAY 17, 2012
Bottle. Nose is bright fruity hops. Citrus, nectarine, strawberry. Cloudy dark orange with a decent white head. Firm bitterness with wet pine and a dry citrus rind finish. Good texture, very full with a nice middle astringency.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bytemesis (159) - Sunnyvale, California, USA - MAY 15, 2012
Tap. Pours light amber mostly clear with a small head that has good staying power with some lacing. Aroma is of citrus/grapefruit with some floral scents. Taste is slightly sweet, piney and floral. Extremely bitter from start to finish, including a very bitter aftertaste. Overall a little watery in the mouth.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
crackedmachine (303) - Seattle, Washington, USA - MAY 14, 2012
Bottle, Release #37, 8.3% ABV. Hazy orange with a bright, frothy white head. Solid hop aroma (citrus, tangerine, pine) with a bit of caramel, and as it warms, grain. Flavor actually has a bit more upfront malt, but then comes a quick and bracing bitterness, which lingers in the finish. The bitterness loses its potency over the course of the first glass. Caramel, tangerine, and pine come to dominate. Batch 37 is really enjoyable, and I would love to be able to try some of the others with changes to the hop bill.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
dmschefke (526) - Macomb, Michigan, USA - MAY 7, 2012
Pours a dark orange with medium white head, minimal lacing. Aroma of toasted malt, floral and herbal hops, citrus, resin, and slight cereal. Flavor matches well and is really enjoyable. Great beer.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Marheb (675) - Montréal, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 7, 2012
(Pompe nitro au Cloverleaf): Sapiné, fruits exotiques, agrumes avec une structure malté très solide. L’amertume n’est pas un facteur pour une IIPA mais la présence en bouche et les saveurs compensent parfaitement. Très juteux.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
_honus_ (11) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAY 6, 2012
Dangerously easy to drink. Toffee and caramel malt married to pinecone hops with citrus bitterness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


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