Hop Trip
Overall: 7.3/10 by 2 dudes
Dudes: 7.3/10
Trend: 7.3/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: American Pale Ale
ABV: 5.50%
IBU: 38
Seasonal: October through December
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- rich from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 21:23:31
- $0.00 for 22 oz. bottle
- 273 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: June 17, 2010
Color: Orange Amber
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 8 (25%)
Taste: 8 (25%)
Look: 7 (15%)
Drinkability: 7 (35%)
Overall: 7.5
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 21:16:13
- $0.00 for 22 oz. bottle
- 855 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Let me preface by saying that the bottle was best by 2010-01-09 so it seems like the hop profile won't be as robust as it once was.
Pours cloudy but not much foam fan fair.
Aroma has that old, hop resin aroma with a big, sweet malt backbone. There is a little orange/citrus hop aroma but really mute.
Taste is just about what I expected based on the aroma. There is some sweet malt that is competing with a large amount of resinous hops. Some orange and spicy hops in the finish but subtle.
Light carbonation and body.
Well balanced and really no bitterness that I could detect. I think this might really have a nice hop profile on a fresh bottle. I will try and get one come this fall/winter. Enjoy!
Date tasted: June 17, 2010
Color: Orange
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 7 (25%)
Taste: 7 (25%)
Look: 8 (15%)
Drinkability: 7 (35%)
Overall: 7.2
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| 420 Extra Pale Ale | 7.8 |
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Bottle stamped Best by: 1/9/2010, I'm drinking on 6/16/2010.
Not fair for me to really rate a brew that's decent enough to date their bottles. We think this brewery puts out really excellent beers, just hard to get in Chicago, so willing to drink a brew past it's age stamp.