4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2004 ABR. Very sweet and hoppy aroma. Cloudy gold with slightly off-white head. Nice lace. Rich flavor with lots of alcohol. Very good. The best I’ve had from Hops. Brewmaster Bob is somewhat handcuffed by the fact that Hops Restaurant corporate makes him brew the handfull of year round bland offerings you get at all the nationwide locations. He shows off his true skill with this one, however. marinaro500 was thinking just what I was thinking, that Batch 500 is reasonably comparable to 3 Floyds Dreadnaught.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
OH MY GOODNESS! Hops makes good beer? I believe that this was the only double IPA at the festival -- and it’s a good one. A potent mix of citrusy, vegetal hoppiness and lots a thick, malty palate. very nice. a nice double ipa!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2004 Autumn Brew Review: Gold Coloring. No Head. Definitly has Hops that Can Bite! Had Previously Visited Hops Brewpub...and their Standards are Quite Abysmal..but This One Showed Alot of Spunk and Character.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Autumn Brew Review 2004. AAAHHH!!! Holy hops! After my initial disasterous visit to this brewpub, I was terrified of their booth at the Brew Review. This pours a solid golden color with zilch on the head. Just truck loads of hops on the nose and tongue. Very full of citrus (grapefruit? lemon?). Some malt, but the hops definitely overpower. Sweet as well. This redeemed a lost (in my opinion) brewer.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Light gold with no head on this beer. Aroma of hops and fruit. Flavor is sweet with hops. Heavy palate. A very clean beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Whoa, very Dreadnaught-like!!! Huge grapefruit hoppy nose, big caramelly and rich malty background, massive hops at the back, all this needs is a cool labeled bottle and this would be a hit with beergeeks nationwide!!!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
’04 Great Taste, brewed by the Eden Prairie, MN location. Amber body. Mostly citrusy aroma. The flavor has caramel sweetness followed by bity, resiny grapefruit hops (flavors of both rind and flesh). A good IIPA.
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