Great River Hop.A.Potamus

Brewed by Great River Brewery
Style: Specialty Grain
Davenport, Iowa USA

Serve in Shaker, Tumbler

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Pour is a very dark brown. I thought I was given the wrong beer at first. Aroma is of slight spice with some hoppyness. Flavor again is of a slight but noticable rye malt with a slight hop. Definalty drinkable but nothing is jumping out at me.

Hoppy, as the name implies, with a hint of rye and citrus. Aroma is a mixture of rye and hops while the taste is sudsy, piney, vaguely sweet, and bitter (in a good way). ABV is pretty high.

Poured from 16oz can, pours a dark brown with tons of little bubbles, almost like a come, decent tan head and some lacing, aroma is for sure a lot if rye with some spice, just a hint of citrus and hops, the flavor had a soap like front end with a malty finish, the abv shows quite a bit as well, the rye doesn’t really work in this, kind if all over the place.

Pint can at Barrel House in Davenport, IA. Pours a deep brown-amber colored body with a finger-width, creamy and frothy, tan head that dissipates quickly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma is malt forward with a nice rye spice. Solid citrus grapefruits and florals with a touch of bread, hints of roast, and a light pine. Flavor is similar. Malty and moderately sweet with some bread, but well hopped with a nice grapefruit pine and floral hopping. Touches of roast towards the end as this finishes dry with a good amount of spicy rye and a pleasant, smooth maltiness. Lengthy aftertaste following a smooth, medium-full body and a soft, moderate carbonation. Overall, a pretty solid beer. Malty and smooth, but well hopped with a nice rye spiciness. Good one.

can to glass received in trade from emeinz. Very nice brew! malty + hop aroma + some roasted aroma great dark pour - ruby brown with big long lasting head. Taste is malty up front with a big pine hop slight creaminess - this is well balanced; thanks eric!!

Pours a deep reddish brown with a well retained medium sized head that leaves nice lacing on the glass.

The aroma is basically very floral and very soapy. The floral part is nice, the soapy part is terrible. Some husky grain shows it’s self as this warms adding a much desired further dimension.

The flavor of the beer is dominantly bitter citrus rind, lots of apple forward fruitiness that becomes fuller and more defined as the beer warms. Some odd spiciness & plenty of booze detract from general pleasantries, however the beer is not overly sweet as I had sort of expected it to be.
This is as promised, a big, burly, and bitter beer, and it was none of these things that I found particularly problematic with the beer. I can understand the appeal of a beer like this, & it generally exceeded my expectations, but I just don’t think that this is really my kind of beer.

Pours dark but clear amber with tan head. Aroma is very hoppy, pine and citrus. Medium body, prett light carbonation. Lots of caramel malt flavor, some rye spice, and piney and floral hops. Really well balanced, good stuff.

A dark brown pour with some reddish highlights and a big, tan head. The aroma is a little burnt with notes of rye, ash, and mild pine. The medium body has an oily texture with average carbonation. The taste bitter all the way through and finishes dry.

Great river brewery hopapotamus - pours a very dark, clear, chestnut brown with red edges and a bubbly light brown head. The nose is interesting, it’s a bit light but there is some notes of chocolate and roasted malts. There is a nice rye spice between the malt and hop transition as oily, resinous, citric hop. The taste has the pronounced rye with chocolate malts accompanying. Fairly roasted with a lighter hop presence than the nose. Basically just a light citrus and faint bitterness. A bit thick and syrupy with a lighter carb but soft feel. Pretty enjoyable balance here.

Pretty malty and flat out of a cask at the brewery. The hops are there, but the are not driving the beer. Friendly folks, though, and I like the keg I got.