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Hop Valley India Pale Ale
Zion Canyon Brew Pub
- From:
- Zion Canyon Brew Pub
- Utah, United States
- Style:
- English IPA
Ranked #106 - ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #26,278 - Avg:
- 3.4 | pDev: 15.29%
- Reviews:
- 19
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 08, 2022
- Added:
- Apr 27, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
No description / notes.
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Ratings by pokesbeerdude:
Reviewed by pokesbeerdude from Colorado
3.93/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
3.93/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
12oz single in my most recent trade with Wasatch.
A: Copper in color with a dense white head, excellent clarity, lots of bubbles in this one as well. Pretty fair head retention. Nice looking beer.
S: Slightly floral hops, pretty mild really, but has a nice earthy profile and a fair amount of grapefruit as well. Hint of caramel.
T: Surprisingly bitter, not a whole lot of hop profile but there is a fair amount of Northwestern hops, grapefruit rind, caramel malt profile. Fairly sweet, but nicely bitter. Really nice actually.
M: Medium body, light carbonation, dry. Very nice.
D: Wow, this is hands down the most sessionable IPA I've had an a while. Good mild flavors, but there's enough hop kick there to still make me think IPA in a somewhat low alcohol beer. Nice work. I wish I could get this in eastern Utah.
Thanks John!
Nov 15, 2009A: Copper in color with a dense white head, excellent clarity, lots of bubbles in this one as well. Pretty fair head retention. Nice looking beer.
S: Slightly floral hops, pretty mild really, but has a nice earthy profile and a fair amount of grapefruit as well. Hint of caramel.
T: Surprisingly bitter, not a whole lot of hop profile but there is a fair amount of Northwestern hops, grapefruit rind, caramel malt profile. Fairly sweet, but nicely bitter. Really nice actually.
M: Medium body, light carbonation, dry. Very nice.
D: Wow, this is hands down the most sessionable IPA I've had an a while. Good mild flavors, but there's enough hop kick there to still make me think IPA in a somewhat low alcohol beer. Nice work. I wish I could get this in eastern Utah.
Thanks John!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ZebulonXZogg from Illinois
3.03/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at the brewery, hazy pale orange, white head receded quickly, no lacing to speak of. A mild hop aroma, flavor was almost non-existant. Thin, watery, but it was hot, I'll leave it at that.
Sep 08, 2022Reviewed by stevehoeschele from Massachusetts
1.8/5 rDev -47.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 2
1.8/5 rDev -47.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 2
Pleasant Willamette hop aroma
Orange with a little haze
Little malt flavor at all, some caramel. Hops dominate
Poor mouthfeel, with little maltiness. Very watery.
I would hardly call this an IPA. I actually sent it back and asked for a lighter style.
Given Utah's 4% ABV limit, ZCBC shouldn't have even attempted an IPA because they couldn't balance the needed malt profile with such a low alcohol. I would not recommend this beer to anyone.
May 27, 2013Orange with a little haze
Little malt flavor at all, some caramel. Hops dominate
Poor mouthfeel, with little maltiness. Very watery.
I would hardly call this an IPA. I actually sent it back and asked for a lighter style.
Given Utah's 4% ABV limit, ZCBC shouldn't have even attempted an IPA because they couldn't balance the needed malt profile with such a low alcohol. I would not recommend this beer to anyone.
Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania
3.78/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.78/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Beer #19 in my great Utah Brew Hunt.
An English IPA indeed. Has all the mellow tones with the thicker malt body and spicy hop tones that are vibrant for this style, though mild for the American interpretation; as it should be. Very easy to drink, good consistent profile, and a nice beer overall.
Sep 12, 2012An English IPA indeed. Has all the mellow tones with the thicker malt body and spicy hop tones that are vibrant for this style, though mild for the American interpretation; as it should be. Very easy to drink, good consistent profile, and a nice beer overall.
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.5/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Quite orange-amber in the tall glass. Plenty of lacing down the glass and a good spritz on the tongue.
Light bodied, as are all these supermarket beers. "Three-two" equals 4% ABV. This one is pretty good, however. Warm and hoppy with a restrained bitterness. Long aftertaste of browned malt and piney hops. Some fruitiness. Seems to be very well made, with a pleasing fine carbonation. A little sharp, and a little of the dirty flavor, but quite quaffable.
From the 12 oz bottle, a single bought at Emigration Market in Salt Lake.
Jul 12, 2012Light bodied, as are all these supermarket beers. "Three-two" equals 4% ABV. This one is pretty good, however. Warm and hoppy with a restrained bitterness. Long aftertaste of browned malt and piney hops. Some fruitiness. Seems to be very well made, with a pleasing fine carbonation. A little sharp, and a little of the dirty flavor, but quite quaffable.
From the 12 oz bottle, a single bought at Emigration Market in Salt Lake.
Reviewed by tjsdomer2 from Illinois
3.03/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance: A fairly amber IPA. Nice color, but nothing else of note regarding foam and lacing.
Smell: Faint hops and that's about it. Kind of average, to be honest, but not bad for any reason.
Taste/Mouthfeel: This struck me as a thin amber at first. I had just tried the Zion amber, and I noticed a lot more IPA qualities in that.
Overall Drinkability: A weak IPA.
Apr 12, 2012Smell: Faint hops and that's about it. Kind of average, to be honest, but not bad for any reason.
Taste/Mouthfeel: This struck me as a thin amber at first. I had just tried the Zion amber, and I noticed a lot more IPA qualities in that.
Overall Drinkability: A weak IPA.
Hop Valley India Pale Ale from Zion Canyon Brew Pub
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
33 ratings
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