Hoptopia
Scuttlebutt Brewing Company - Restaurant and Pub

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From:
Scuttlebutt Brewing Company - Restaurant and Pub
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.72 | pDev: 12.9%
Reviews:
52
Ratings:
158
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 07, 2020
Added:
Aug 29, 2010
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  38
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Rated: 4.25 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by NickThePyro from Washington

Aug 06, 2019
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

3.42/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Clear orangey amber brew with adequate foam in the snifter. Enticing aroma of gardenia and orange. A bit syrupy, but spritzy on the tongue. Rather sweet and alcohol tasting, though the bright acidity gives it an edge. Pineapple and bitter grapefruit peel is the dominant flavor.

There is an astringent, wood aftertaste. Sweet and bitter all the way, but really not bad. The hops don't have the sensational aromatics of the kings of this category. From the 12 oz bottle purchased at Elizabeth Station in Bellingham.
Apr 20, 2019
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.32/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 oz bottle served in a lager glass. (from 2017 notes)
Pours with a clear amber-copper colored body with an oversized soapy white head that has good retention and that leaves sticky lacing.
Aroma: overly dank.
Flavor: improves upon the aroma with some additional fruit, pine, herbal and floral notes. Not boozy for 8%.
Mar 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by wisegreensoul from Idaho

Feb 24, 2019
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Reviewed by bilbobrewer from Oregon

3.39/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Purchased single bottle, BB 03/20/19. (Thank you for the freshness info!)
Hop list: Columbus, Chinook, Centennial, Cascade
Pours amber, clear, generous head that dissipates to a skim. Minor lacing.
Taste is malty, bready, some sweetness,
Aftertaste is resiny, syrupy, a tad dry.
For a moderate 8% abv, the alcohol is surprisingly bold.
As for the 105 IBU. Ummmmmm...no.
Not a memorable brew.
Jan 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.69 by BlueSpader from Washington

Oct 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.01 by einman from Minnesota

Jul 21, 2018
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Reviewed by NickSMpls from Washington

3.59/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Date coded in early Oct '17; rated on Feb 28th '18. Take that into account. Pour is a bit hazy, medium amber pour with a light and fading head. For a DIPA, this has a pleasant malty aroma along with some citrus & piney background ( might be the age). Nice balance and mouthfeel. We get a lingering bitterness, caramel and maybe some chocolate. We liked this one and will seek a fresher batch, if available.
Mar 01, 2018
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Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland

4.12/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
355ml bottle from Wee Beer Shop, Glasgow (£3.10):
Great stuff from Scuttlebutt here, this one definitely started a lot more subdued on the nose than expected with only some light grapefruit & pine coming through but these seemed to be fighting to be noticed alongside the sweeter malts & biscuit notes at this point. Things changed with the taste though thanks to a lot of hop bitterness jumping to the front in the form of resinous pine & grapefruit flavours, there was also some orange following on behind before the sweet malts & biscuit seen things out nicely.
Feb 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.45 by rfgetz from New Jersey

Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by bundy462 from Texas

Jun 28, 2017
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Reviewed by northwestdr from Michigan

3.03/5  rDev -18.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass at home. This is the second Scuttlebutt beer I've reviewed which has been absurdly overcarbonated. The head is so thick and aggressive that I could only pour a fraction of the bottle out at a time so as to prevent vast overflow of the glass and spillage onto the table. Best to just drink it out of the bottle, I suppose. It has a pleasant, medium-gold color, which is fairly clear, aside from the swarm of microbubbles rising from the bottom of the glass.

It has a clean, straightforward smell of hops. The taste is dominated by hops, as well, appropriate for the memorable name of the beer. The malt is secondary and not particularly memorable. There is a "medicinal" quality, with quite a bitter aftertaste. This is not an "easy-drinking" beer. Overall, it's not my favorite in the genre; in the average range.
Jun 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.39 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

May 10, 2017
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.88/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Soft, golden with a hint of haze, little carbonation and 2 fingers of yellowish head.

Smells of penicillin, cantaloupe melon, pine, and creme brulee.

Tastes of melons and berries, grapefruit pith, with a light sweetness. Solid bitterness on the end.

Light and foamy for the ABV with a hint of syrup.

Got this in Kunming, drinking in Chiang Mai, April 16th, 2017. Very well done brew that covers the abv well.
Apr 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.59 by Eric_Standard from Canada (BC)

Mar 21, 2017
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Reviewed by ilikepaleale from Oregon

2.89/5  rDev -22.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Sorry...I don't smell or taste the hops at all. All I taste is malt, the kind New Belgium beers use that leaves that clean, dirt taste on your palate for ever and ever.
Feb 02, 2017
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Rated by Randytron from Florida

4.14/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Good looking, a little too carbonated. Above average taste, just the right amount of bitterness.
Jan 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Dec 13, 2016
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Reviewed by MAB from Canada (AB)

4/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
An above-average beer, all around. Solid effort. It's a winner.

Carbonation and head was perfect. Nice deep amber color.
Heavy hop flavor and aroma, while registering not too high on the bitterness.
The mouthfeel was appropriate and the alcohol is well hidden in there.
Nov 17, 2016
Hoptopia from Scuttlebutt Brewing Company - Restaurant and Pub
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 158 ratings