Hollister Hip Hop Double IPA

Brewed by Hollister Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Goleta, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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GABF 2009, day 2: Super dank aromas were extremely inviting. Pungent, sharp and biting hop bitterness. Very tasty flavors. Big pine and fresh-cut grass. Rich, bready malts. Dry and bitter finish. Awesome beer. One of my favorites at the event.

sampled at GABF. Won Silver Medal. Congrats. I would have given it Gold. It was my favorite in show. golden pour with thin head. great fresh hop aroma. awesome fresh hops, citrus, well balanced with caramel malts. Great IIPA.

Growler. Tons of grapefruit and tropical fruit notes in this one with smooth caramel malt behind. Great bitterness, great balance from the malt, and always lots of popping hop fruits. Impressive.

Growler at Maltzillas World Cup 2010 tasting. Pours clear orangish color with off white head. Lots of grapefruit and citrus in the aroma. Flavor is tons of citrus with some caramel malts. Medium body with average carbonation and a sticky mouthfeel. Very nice!

UPDATED: JAN 24, 2010 Aroma of grapefruit, tropical fruit and a little pine. Light in color, with lively carbonation. Beer finishes dry and bitter with some guava and slick hop oils, and just a touch of the 9+% alc. Quite delicious. Beware though, other hoppy beers won’t be the same afterwards.

Growler from the brewpub earlier today. Aroma is full of citrus and piney hops. The appearance ia a clear golden/orange color. Taste is wonderful, with a great balance between bitterness and smoothness. The bitterness seems to be mostly in the middle of the tasting with the finish very smooth, and leaving a great taste in your mouth. I really like this beer, it is a great example of a West Coast Double IPA.

Growler thanks to mkade8883 (thanks Matt!). Pours a clear orange with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, sweat, crackery malt, and hop oils. Flavor of sweet citrus and grapefruit with the same rich, sweaty hop oils. Very light for a 9% DIPA. Awesome IIPA, I’m glad I got the chance to try this. 8/4/9/4/16 [4.1/5]

sample at Hollister on 7/2/11. golden pour with a 1/4" white head. big citrus hop nose. full body with thick chewy hops - citrus notes coat the mouth. bitter finish with oranges and light nuts. solid IIPA.

On cask at Pizza Port real ale festival: This is the sample that really stood out from some of the others because of the strong nose of hops and the dense yet pure golden hue it gave off. The flavor was heavily induced with fresh hops and really reminded me what a double IPA should taste like.

Nice amber hue, with a thin off white head. Aroma is wet hops, light citrus, hemp, light malt sweetness. Taste is nicely bitter, light caramel sweetness meshed with a smooth hoppiness.