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Thomas Hooker Hop Meadow IPA

Thomas Hooker Hop Meadow IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Thomas Hooker

Bloomfield, Connecticut USA

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2163.55/5.03.54/5.0Autumn6.5%72Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
HOP MEADOW INDIA PALE ALE. The American cousin of our ESB. This pale ale was originally brewed in 19th century England to survive the long ocean voyages to their troops stationed in India - hence the name India Pale Ale. To keep the beer from spoiling during these four- to six-month odysseys, they produced a stronger, more generously hopped ale. Our creamy IPA emphasizes traditional West Coast Chinook and Cascade hops to yield a hophead's delight of a brew: just-right complexity that's not too sweet - or over-the-top with hops.

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 jah noth (941), Rochester, New York, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Apr 21, 2006  
Some sticky honey-like sweetness and oranges in the aroma. Beautiful reddish amber in color with big and fluffy off-white head and oozing lacing. Chinook hops at the forefront with all their zappy bitterness - lots of limes, lemons and slight mint. Malts are very firm - very sweet and chewy. Creamy mouthfeel and lingering bitterness. One of the better IPAs I have had in awhile.


Cottrell (72), Connecticut, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/518/20
Jan 21, 2005  
Pours a wonderful copper with thick sticky head that leaves sipper marks all the way down the glass. Aroma is sweet, grassy, piney, and a bit citrussy. Flavor starts off a bit sweet, and a bit biscuity. Mid palate hits those hops, with orange peel, pine, grass, and other citrussy hops. Finishes in your face bitter, and a bit dry. I’m really happy with this IPA, although a bit depressed it’s not more readily available.


 thehinge (225), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
Aug 3, 2007  
This is a very nice example of the style. All kinds of pine in the aroma. Pours a cloudy honey color with an off-white head that laces well and hangs on for the distance. Taste has hops all throughout, with hints citrus in the front end. The hops don’t overwhelm you with their bitterness either....but they’re in there.


 unclemattie (1662), Georgia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/516/20
Jul 7, 2006  
22oz bottle. Green’s on Ponce. OMG! beautifully perfect cascading head with a equally showful lace. Brown in color, a little differently than expected. Strong hop aroma. Stronger on the Palate!!! WOW. West Coast all the way. Heavy bodied for an IPA. Excellent.


 boto (1224), Granby, Connecticut, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Jan 13, 2005  
22oz. bottle: Thanks to Paul Davis for the bottle! This one pours a fairly clear copper color. There was a fairly large tan head, that died down to leave some nice lacing. Nice aroma of hops. Mainly citrus and some grassiness. The taste is wonderful. Strong hops, but not overpowering. It still packs quite a bite. The hops are well balanced in their flavor. A good malt body behind it. Like Victory’s IPA’s, an excellent East Coast answer to some of the overdone West Coast IPA’s!



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