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Terrapin Side Project Hop Shortage Ale

Terrapin Side Project Hop Shortage Ale

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Terrapin Beer Company

Athens, Georgia USA

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1223.61/5.03.6/5.0Special6.2%79.7 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

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2008 will forever be known in professional brewing circles as the year of the Hop Shortage. Brewers everywhere are scrambling to find hops just to produce their standard line of beers. Some are so nervous they are even cutting back on brewing hoppy beers. NOT US! In typical Terrapin fashion we are going against the grain (or against the hops, so the speak). If there is going to be a shortage of hops, why not put them all into one huge hop bomb of a beer? We hope you enjoy our HOP SHORTAGE ALE.

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 deftim13 (103), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20

Mar 28, 2008  
22oz Bottle. Pours golden yellow with a 2 finger billowing white head. No lacing though. Decent nose with a citrus, grapefruit and malty background. Light lemon and caramel in the nose. Taste is not as hoppy as the nose makes you think. Light floral finish with a sweet sugar after taste. Thought this would be more of a hop bomb. Not a bad IPA but came up short.

 WeeHeavySD (1564), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Bomber from GAManiac. Thanks dude. Pours a deep orange glow with a 1 finger tan head. Nose is very hoppy with a good citrus hit. Taste is full of resin and is pretty hoppy as well. Pretty good overall.


 BlackDonald (724), On a beer trip all over the USA, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Hazy golden amber pour, with a small fizzy soda head. Resiny citrus hop nose, with a mild bready cookie dough maltiness. This has mellowed quite nicely and has remained quite well balanced. Very sublime and easy to drink.


 TomDecapolis (2346), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 14, 2008  
Thanks to goldtwins for the trade. Pours a lightly hazy copper with golden/orange notes and a medium creamy/bubbly off white head that laced. Aroma of pine resin, pink grapefruit, light orange, caramel, toffee and some lightly toasted grains. Flavor of caramel malt, pine, grassy, some grapefruit and lightly toasted notes. Moderate hop bitterness for an IPA.


 SpringsLicker (1762), Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 10, 2008  
Pours a clear deep orange/amber with a tall, long lasting white head. Piney citrus aroma. Lightly bitter with a good supportive malt base. Very nice!


 oreogobbler (130), Austin, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Pours the color of a perfectly ripe georgia peach. Consistently thick frothy head. C Strong citrus fruit and hop aroma. Sour green apple and orange fruit salad with just a few peaches, and tons of pine. Strong hop flavor up front, followed by some sweetness. The body is thick and smooth and everything I look for in a hop beer.




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