Hopalicious
Ale Asylum

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From:
Ale Asylum
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #462
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
88
Ranked #15,027
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 11%
Reviews:
260
Ratings:
1,088
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 24, 2023
Added:
May 24, 2006
Wants:
  35
Gots:
  234
Eleven separate additions of cascade hops give this American pale ale its lush citrus aroma and bold hop flavor without crazy bitterness.
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Ratings by yankhawk:
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Rated by yankhawk from Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

Nov 26, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin

3.9/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a snifter. Pours orange yellow with a fluffy white head. Smells of citrus and grassy hops. Tastes of fresh citrus hops with some creaminess. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Dec 24, 2023
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Reviewed by Beejay from Virginia

3.52/5  rDev -10%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: a cloudy brown amber with a white head.

S: light hops and grapefruit.

T: assertive bitterness upfront. There'sa touch of twang in there... Hints if grapefruit and grass.

M: medium light in body with fairly assertive carbonation.

O: overall it's a hoppy beer. Not great, not bad, but beer.
Jul 22, 2023
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Reviewed by DarkLordScott from Wisconsin

3.72/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy, orange-red with a light, lacy head, one finger high. Aroma is clean, unassuming, with mostly pine and citrus notes. Taste is orange and mild grapefruit.
Nov 03, 2022
 
Rated: 4.11 by Shock522

Jun 10, 2022
 
Rated: 4.05 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 16, 2021
 
Rated: 3.19 by hybridnoisebloom from Wisconsin

Oct 06, 2021
 
Rated: 3.83 by JustinTheJuice from Wisconsin

Aug 08, 2021
 
Rated: 3.88 by BrendanStoehr96 from Wisconsin

Jun 29, 2021
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Reviewed by Taybeh from Minnesota

3.67/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Solid apa, plenty to enjoy, but middle of the pack (if the pack consists of at least decent apas), all things considered. From a 12 oz can into my Junkyard snifter (the 3rd can of a sixer I picked up at a gas station on a fishing trip to Wisconsin)...been a long while since I last had this, and apparently, I’ve never rated it, so...! Looks good in the glass, slightly cloudy, glowering honey gold/brown with a bright white 1 1/2 finger head that subsided to a thin ring. Nose is light caramel and bready malts and a little herbal and piney hoppiness, but not much. Taste brings the nose forward, but gets quite a bit more juicy (citrus) and less bready. Comes to a nice full and satisfying finish. Bitterness is fairly modest. Mouthful, at times, seems a little watery and thin, not too lively or zippy, but on the finish it sits on the tongue nicely, all the same...as noted, it finishes very well. Worth a shot...a satisfying pint and I could see this being a reliable stand-by.
May 02, 2021
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Reviewed by HopHippie from Wisconsin

3.54/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
L: Big rocky head, cloudy dark orange.
S: Classic citrus and pine.
T: Little different from the smell, sharp pine and medium bitterness with a touch of sweetness.
F: while this beer is very bitter it's not too dry to the point of drying out your mouth like some APA's. Light body.
O: Not my favorite APA but it is a classic, starter APA that does not do a lot to stand out from others.
Jun 07, 2020
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Reviewed by 1961 from Wisconsin

3.59/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pint glass the beer has a orange/yellow clear color with a foam head. I could smell a citrus / pine like many of the american pale ales. I could taste a lot of hops at first with the citrus and pine in the middle with moderately bitterness at the end. Being thirty five miles south of the location of the Ale Asylum Brewing. I had this beer many times before and in my opinion this is Ale Asylum best beer. Great before a Wisconsin Badgers Football.
May 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jigsawjamo from Wisconsin

Nov 19, 2019
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Reviewed by chikinhammr from Arkansas

3.61/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Nice aroma of honey, malt, biscuit and brown bread with hops a seemingly secondary concern despite the advertised “eleven additions of cascade hops” on the label. This American Pale Ale smells and tastes more like an English style pale ale than an APA. As an English style pale ale this would earn higher marks.
Oct 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.66 by MI_beerdrinker from Texas

Oct 18, 2019
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Reviewed by Billolick from New York

3.94/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce can....no useful dating info that I can find.

Pours a warm hued medium hazed typical almond amber. Leaving long lasting eggshell froth, sheeting and strands of lacing.

Soft ripe fruit on the nose with some melon coming forward.

Smooth, tasty and easy drinking brew....some sweet as well as citric notes. Nicely done....worth a try
Aug 16, 2019
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Reviewed by German-Helles from Wisconsin

3.86/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This 12oz. bottle poured a nice yellow-orange, very hazy, but held up to the light I can watch the carbonation. There is a solid 2" of pure white foam that very slowly slips away to a nice layer with some lacing left behind.
The aroma is a solid citrus, this can be picked up as soon as the bottle is opened.
The taste follows the nose along with a pine flavor, a bitter finish, dry, but slightly sweet.
The feel leans toward creamy with nice carbonation.
Overall, this beer is a fine APA, sweet but tart, citrus and pine flavors.
Jul 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.69 by eljabak from Michigan

Jul 19, 2019
 
Rated: 2.79 by Ichoosefiction from Belgium

Jun 24, 2019
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Reviewed by GStone899 from Minnesota

3.38/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A good apa if you haven't had that many before. Compared to others I've had its rather weak. Thin body. I have a feeling this would be much better on tap. Good starter apa but doesn't hold a candle to more quality ones.
May 18, 2019
Hopalicious from Ale Asylum
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 1088 ratings