Hopocalypse
Overall: 9.5/10 by 1 dude
Dudes: 9.5/10
Trend: 9.5/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: American Imperial IPA
ABV: 9.30%
IBU: 100
Seasonal: January through March
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Friday, April 29, 2011 at 21:55:57
- $6.99 for 22 oz. bottle
- 882 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: April 29, 2011
Color: Dark Gold
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 10 (25%)
Taste: 10 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 9.5
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Cost Breakdown
$6.99, 1 serving, 22 oz. bottles
Beer Notes
Large amounts of American two-row malt and English Pale malt are combined with Vienna, Rye & Crystal malts, then balanced with German magnum, Simcoe & Chinook hops. Then, of course, we then dry hop it with additional Simcoe & Chinook. Finally, this deep orange monster is loosely filtered to keep the integrity of the malt and hops in tact.
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Hops
German magnum, Simcoe & Chinook hops.
Pours clear with two or more inches of slightly off-white, thick, frothy foam. Retention is great along with some spider web, sticky lacing.
Aroma is wonderfully full of hops. Pine is the biggest player while grapefruit and orange citrus dazzle the nose. Sweet malt backbone comes through but you have to go and find it.
Taste is a hop bomb. Sweetness up front is swallowed by the beginnings of a hop behemoth that start to develop in the middle. Pine, orange, and other softer citrus flavors then developing into a big grapefruit backed by pine bitterness that lasts into the finish and beyond. There is a definite spice there too that complicates nicely.
Medium body that is a little sticky and drying to the mouth and lips. Carbonation is medium or better. The combination is quite nice on the palate.
Well put together big hoppy American beers are beautiful when well done. Hopocalypse is all that and more. One of the better DIPAs I have had recently. I have had two beers from Drake's now and been impressed by both. Enjoy!