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San Diego Hop-O-Potamus


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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
San Diego Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

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123.7/5.03.59/5.0Special9%36 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
An iced version of the Hopnotic.

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 BrotherGrendel (155), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 23, 2008  
On cask at O’Brien’s. Appearance is a dense and cloudy orange/amber hue, thin layer of white head with minimal lacing. Smell is sweet hop juice aromas, mostly characterized by floral and earthy tones, smooth and sweet scent. Taste is mostly hops [grapefruit/lemon] with sweet bread malts, dry bitterness enters midway, some hints of tea and grassy tones, finishes sweet and bitter. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, watery to smooth texture, no carbonation (cask). Drinkability is high, smooth and easy-drinking DIPA off the cask, I like my friend’s comment that this tastes like a "hoppy iced tea", i’ll have to check this out on draft when it comes around.


 Oakes (6853), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 15, 2008  
Golden-amber. Mango, orange, simcoe sort of nose - nice bright hops. Bright simcoey stuff on the palate - nothing special but a nice brew.


 Beershine (1214), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Apr 23, 2008  
Draught at brewpub. Dark amber color, no head. Herbal and pine-forward hop nose. Confusing array of flavors including an initial alcohol shock followed by a thin, angry unbalanced body that is like the animal it’s named for: not as nice as it would seem at first.


 JorisPPattyn (4282), Antwerpen, Belgium
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Apr 22, 2008  
Draught. Marks for Appearance are an average, as beer was sampled in weak artificial light after dark. Fine, if powerful C-hops, with some malts backing the full aroma. Very delicate (yes!), flowery, dried roses flavours, sweet lassi and again tangerine hops. Rather light MF. Nearly - I say, nearly - delicate hopbeer.


 bsierra (166), Vista, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Apr 10, 2008  
On taps at SDBC. Pours with a really nice honey colored hue. Nose is very citrus and hops. Flavor is hops forward and more hops after that with a cool piney, resiny flavor. The finish is sharp and bold. All and all this is a very nice IIPA and will be a big favorite of any hop-head!




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