Walldorff Hopnoxxxious IPA

Brewed by Walldorff Brewpub & Bistro
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Hastings, Michigan USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Bottled. Poured clear medium orange with a dense, creamy eggshell head.. looked very good. The aroma picked up spicy pine, pineapple, and peppery hoppage over sweet caramel.. dank floral notes on the back of the nose.. came across very resiny. The flavor found sweet caramel and biscuity malts with bright alcohol-fueled bitterness around (mostly citrus and floral notes).. finished spicy with resiny bitterness, but not quite enough carbonation. Medium-bodied with not enough carbonation on the palate.. otherwise tasty and well-balanced.

Like the hop bill, but maybe the additions vould be better. It is definitely bitter but it isn’t round, it is rather blunt. Slightly spicy, dank, a decent malt backbone, the hops dont sing.

On tap at Walldorff. This beer is very likable, but the alcohol really sneaks up on you, as the huge hop bill disguises it quite well. In fact, I had no idea until logging on here that the ABV is this high; I just assumed I had a low tolerance... I love the nose on this beer; my wife thinks I have issues because I hold the glass to my face for inordinate amounts of time simply enjoying the aroma.

On tap at the brewpub. This was not a very good beer. Very thin and somewhat watery. Maybe I just had a bad one seeing the other reviews, but this is a very, very weak IPA.

Received in trade from jbck109, thanks for the opportunity. Pours a clear deep golden copper color with a stingy white head that exhibits little staying power. Smells exudes all the usual suspects, citrus mostly in the from of grapefruit with a caramel malty background and hints of pine and a slightly earthy character. Taste is pretty much what I expected from the aroma. Caramel malt that succumbs to the grapefruit and pine onslaught and a long lingering citrus aftertaste in every sip. Maybe I imagined this, but halfway through the first glass I started picking up some garlic in the flavor. Medium to full body with a moderate level of carbonation, creamy and resinous mouthfeel. Nice old school style IPA heavy on the c hops and very easy to drink. Glad I got to try this.

Bottle shared by Tmoney99. Pours a hazy amber color with a small whitish ring of bubbles. The aroma is moderately sweet caramel malts, resiny, citrus notes that favor grapefruit. The flavor opens with dry bitterness, resiny; some fruitiness an mild sweetness come through mid palate from a shot of toffee; earthy. The finish is more dry bitterness. Medium +body. Decent beer.

pours copperish amber, with large white head. this beer is a massive punch of pine needles, citrus, and resinous hops. slight malt backbone, but just subtle. dominated by the hop profile. crisp, and very good. one of their finest brews

Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber color with a medium head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit and floral hops with a bitter resiny finish. The taste is bitter resiny hops, earthy, citrus and tropical notes with a background of faint toffee malts. Medium-full bodied. Decent beer.

Draft sample. Poured clear copper color with a large frothy off-white head that mostly lasted and produced excellent lacing. Moderate earthy hop aroma. Medium to full body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. This is a very good beer.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear light orange with a thick white head. Aroma of citrus, piney hops, and caramel malt. Flavor of caramel malt, bitter hops, and floral hops. A nice IPA, very drinkable. 7/4/8/4/1/4 [3.7/5]