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RATINGS: 79   WEIGHTED AVG: 1.9   EST. CALORIES: 108   ABV: 3.6%
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Our lower calorie, lower carbohydrate beer, named after the original Hops, is a remarkably clear and light beer that will appeal to the American beer drinkers who enjoy a clean, light beer.


badgerben's rating

1.2
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
badgerben (4253) - Blaine, Minnesota, USA - JUL 20, 2004
Pale yellow color. I think the name says it all: Clear Water. No aroma, little taste. The one plus is that there is nothing offensive about it, just a lack of anything good.


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0.7
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 2/20
Travlr (7984) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - NOV 19, 2012
This beer screams generic. Drink this instead of your water. No head, no aroma, no flavor worth mentioning.

1.8
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
emacgee (3433) - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA - JUN 11, 2012
Man, this is one of the palest beers I have ever seen. Mind numbing. Metallic and grainy. Kind of ’assy’ if that makes sense. Very light body with no hop character.

2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Drake (6488) - Ivy, Virginia, USA - MAY 2, 2012
Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear golden color with a medium sized creamy white head. Poor head retention. Almost no aroma... a faint bit of grass. The taste is almost pure grassy hops with a faint sweetness. Thin bodied.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 10/20
Ernesto987 (2366) - Connecticut, USA - NOV 11, 2011
On tap in Matthews nc, watery, slightly sour notes, grainy and astringent, blah.

0.9
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 2/20
adnielsen (6181) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - APR 28, 2011
On tap @ Hops Golden. Incredibly light, watery yellow appearance with a small white head. Very dull pale malty nose. Watery, somewhat bitter, bland light pale lager. Doggie poo-poo.

0.9
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 3/20
Thorpe429 (4844) - , Illinois, USA - APR 20, 2011
On tap at the Alexandria location. Pours a very clear super-light yellow color with some carbonation bubbles. Initial half-finger head falls very quickly and doesn’t leave anything behind. As soon as I bring it within a few feet of my nose the trouble sets in. This is a diacetyl bomb to the max. Wow. Nothing much else there. The taste is all sorts of butter plus a bit of grain husks. Light and creamy. Nothing good I can really say about this. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 12-20-2010

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
radagast83 (3104) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - FEB 19, 2011
Draft at Hops Grillhouse & Brewery, Alexandria. Not really sure what to say. This beer is certainly not designed for someone like me, my friends who aren’t big beer connoisseurs? Sure. It’s drinkable, but nothing to really call home about.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
Ratman197 (7610) - Arvada, Colorado, USA - JAN 15, 2011
On tap at Hops Lakewood Colorado poured a clear yellow with a small lasting white head. Aromas of white bread and light straw. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of breads, straw and light spicy hops with a crisp dry finish.

1.8
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
bubbleflubber (1423) - Asheville, North Carolina, USA - FEB 20, 2010
Pours like a sparkling white wine. No inherent nose. Grassy hops with a touch of fruity bitters to finish. Thin mouthfeel. Not really interesting.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
DJMonarch (9153) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - JUL 8, 2009
From the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 12/10/2007 Pale malt aroma. Clear golden coloured and smooth on the palate with a slightly fruity dry malt finish.


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