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Opa-Opa Steakhouse Buckwheat IPA
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RATINGS: 120   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.29   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This beer is brewed for those who appreciate the pure pleasure of the Hop. The malt comes through, but its not long before the hops take over! Aromatic, bitter and a bit strong, this beer graduated from the more is better school.


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3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
beerbuzzmontreal (3490) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - OCT 9, 2007
Pours a cloudy golden color with a thin white head. Good aroma of fruity, floral hops with some spicyness. Good flavor of floral and fruity hops with malt, there’s also a spicy feeling in there and it finishes with bitterness.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Jmichael (640) - Asheville, North Carolina, USA - SEP 9, 2007
poured into pint. pours a bubbly copper orange with white frothy head. mild sweet hoppy aroma, sweet bitter hops on front with mild bitter finish. nice light IPA, good but subtle with a bitter bite.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
duff (5484) - Lund, SWEDEN - AUG 29, 2007
Draught@Redbones. Quite pleasant, typically American IPA, with some piney floral hop notes in the aroma. Palate is piney, with notes of grapefruit and lychee, with some nice bitterness on the end. Had a pint of this and was very satisfied. A nice drop.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
kenb (1102) - Oregon, USA - AUG 10, 2007
12 oz bottle via bmatin08 (thanks!). Pours a semi clear amber with a nice beige head. Nose is floral hops with some subtle honey notes.Taste start sweet, then some nuttiness, some biscuity flavors, and then a strong floral hop presence in the finish. Seems like a cross between an English IPA and an American IPA. I also detect a bit of orange peel and metallic in the aftertaste. Body is medium, carbonation just right, and head has good retention.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
JAF737300 (1291) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JUL 29, 2007
This is a nice IPA that pours ligh red. We see notes of hops on the nose and a deeper hop fruit on the palate with the sweetness of the malt peeking through.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
skibumphishead (253) - Massachusetts, USA - JUL 12, 2007
6 pack of 12oz bottles from the grocery store across the street from the new place. This brewery is less than 10mins down the road. I’m most excited for the milk stout and the double IPA. This one has a nice light red pour and a half inch head that lasts for most of the beer. The flavor is harsh pine hops and caramel. There are tons of hops in there and the 6.8% gives the hops a metallic flavor. Not bad.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Sammy (7120) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JUL 11, 2007
This was a handfilled unpasterized bottle, courtesy of the brewers. It pured a foamy and slightly amber colour. C hop aroma. Good bitterness and satisfying finish. Very drinkable IPA.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JoeMcPhee (7673) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - JUN 14, 2007
64 oz growler. Golden orange hazy brew. Aroma is quite fruity and hoppy, with lots of orange and grapefruit. A bit of vanilla and honey with a light sweet spiciness. The flavour is sweet with a light caramel maltiness, fruity orange and grapefruit. Good balance and the light spiciness adds a nice complexity. Lingering earthy bitterness.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Miguel (1181) - Saint-Ours, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 21, 2007
Robe blonde aux reflets cuivrée très claire surmontée d’une mousse blanche en dentelle qui s’estompe. Arômes de houblon résineux. Saveurs de houblon amérisant citronné et résineux.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Immy (1955) - Virginia Beach, USA - MAY 19, 2007
12 oz bottle, label says Opa Opa IPA - no mention of buckwheat. Clear amber with a thick white head. Nose is thick fruity hop with a resinous pine and something that seems to remind me of sweat. Medium caramel flavors under a pile of citrus and pine hop flavors. Some doughy qualities come out after warming a bit. Still not a shred of buckwheat. Slightly tannic quality in the finish, a light shade of the buckwheat (finally) follows up late in the end. Interesting beer - I liked this very much!


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