 Beer Guy99 (250), Maineville, Ohio, USA
Oct 7, 2005
This fine ale is taken to the extreme in the hops department similar to other well hopped ales like Blue Ridge HofFest but even bigger than that. Nice golden color with reddish tint in the middle. Healthy, frothy head and great hops aroma. Flavor is big, mostly bitter hops flavors but a good base of rich malt. This is a special treat at this price. Can’t afford it all the time though.
Earlier Rating: 11/12/2002 Total Score: 4
This is a fun beer. Absolutely loaded with hops. A way over the top American IPA. If you enjoy extreme hoppy beers of this sort, you should try the Blue Ridge HopFest Brown Ale. I actually like it better than the HopDevil because it has the malty body of a brown to back up the intensity of insane quantities of hops.
DrDavid (117), , Vermont, USA
Aug 18, 2008 (Bottle). Slightly citrusy aroma. Dark amber color with medium beige head. Taste is a bit uninteresting for an IPA, although there’s nice bitterness. Could use more complexity, and more of a citrus twang.
Svesse (1621), Hässelby, Sweden
Aug 18, 2008 (Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Amber colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of orange marmalade, citrus peel, caramel and toffee. Fruity, malty taste with caramel, toffee, orange peel, grapefruit and hints of pine needles and resin in the finish. Good bitterness, superb balance with a strong malt presence among the hops. Very nice one!
RedSox2004 (152), Pacific Palisades, California, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Dark amber color, minimal head but nice lacing. Strong bitter hops aroma and tasdte, with a nice malt balance. Medium body, great carbonation and a very crisp and dry aftertaste. A classic IPA.
D_malone102 (67), Denver, Colorado, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Alot has already been said about hopdevil, so I won’t go Crazy. Bought a 6-pack of it from some punk-rock bar in Philly. Fantastic aroma and hop flavor. Strong malt backbone to back it up.
TheBeerBaron (161), Florida, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Dark amber color, creamy off white head that laces very well. This shows the high amount of premium ingrediencts involved in this beer. Not much carbonation seen in the glass. Mucho malt aroma and a creamy wheat that then transitions to a medium style hops. Its good and even, not the overboard hop circus that is often accosciated with silly named ipas like this. A thicker palate due to all the malt and hops that goes into this beer. Overall a well representation of micro craft IPA, not unique but well done.
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