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Hopcelot
Lawson's Finest Liquids
- From:
- Lawson's Finest Liquids
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #26 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 96
Ranked #951 - Avg:
- 4.34 | pDev: 7.37%
- Reviews:
- 70
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Tuesday at 11:16 PM
- Added:
- Sep 17, 2014
- Wants:
- 32
- Gots:
- 25
Inspired by a dreamy combination of music, hops, and beer. Celebrate with us as we revel in the glory of 8 varieties of hops from around the world, brewed to create intricate layers of flavor and to delight your senses!
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Reviewed by Ct6359 from Maryland
4.67/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.67/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
One of the best IPA’s I’ve had. Clean and clear with a sharp hop bite with a slight malt backbone but doesn’t overpower the hop greatness. I will buy out my local shop this weekend
Tuesday at 11:16 PMReviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.81/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Mild haze to the light gold color. Moderate head which retains a film on the surface. Some spots and streaks complete the appearance.
Freshly mown grass with some weeds smell. There’s some berry-like sweetness in the background.
Solid neutral-to-dry malt start but the bittering hop takes over quickly and completely. Spritzy feel to the moderate body. Long, long bitter aftertaste.
I’m struggling to figure out the high rating made by others. While this IS a very good beer, I find it similar to other highly hopped beers. For hop-heads, this is a reason to rejoice. I submit, though, the lack of complexity doesn’t warrant the near reverent scores.
Oct 03, 2023Freshly mown grass with some weeds smell. There’s some berry-like sweetness in the background.
Solid neutral-to-dry malt start but the bittering hop takes over quickly and completely. Spritzy feel to the moderate body. Long, long bitter aftertaste.
I’m struggling to figure out the high rating made by others. While this IS a very good beer, I find it similar to other highly hopped beers. For hop-heads, this is a reason to rejoice. I submit, though, the lack of complexity doesn’t warrant the near reverent scores.
Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland
4.33/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from the can into a branded tulip/goblet glass. Canned June 15th 2023.
Light touching three finger head with a little bit of retention and some fairly large sized bubbles. The body is a pale yellow, slightly opaque but not hazy, has a bit of a shine but is very pale looking.
Aroma though is gangbusters. Juiced up rich sensing hops of floral, soft perfume, sweet tangerine orange, and a mix of crisp malt and bakery dough bread. Hits the near perfect IPA realm in balance without a sledgehammer effect. Wildly impressive.
Palate gets a little bit more grounded. The mouthfeel strangely feels a bit basic, and almost session IPA like. It's impressive in a high abv as this, but makes me feel cheated out a little. The flavors though are quite impressive, if sometimes a bit jumbled up. Hints gumdrop candy with a sharp earth bitterness, mixing leafy pine and even some burnt wood and dried orange peel like tastes particularly in the finish. Complex hop flavors here you can really get lost in.
Neat creation, I think it needs some more body, and dare say a touch of malt sweetness to really shine, but this is very little to complain about here.
Jul 11, 2023Light touching three finger head with a little bit of retention and some fairly large sized bubbles. The body is a pale yellow, slightly opaque but not hazy, has a bit of a shine but is very pale looking.
Aroma though is gangbusters. Juiced up rich sensing hops of floral, soft perfume, sweet tangerine orange, and a mix of crisp malt and bakery dough bread. Hits the near perfect IPA realm in balance without a sledgehammer effect. Wildly impressive.
Palate gets a little bit more grounded. The mouthfeel strangely feels a bit basic, and almost session IPA like. It's impressive in a high abv as this, but makes me feel cheated out a little. The flavors though are quite impressive, if sometimes a bit jumbled up. Hints gumdrop candy with a sharp earth bitterness, mixing leafy pine and even some burnt wood and dried orange peel like tastes particularly in the finish. Complex hop flavors here you can really get lost in.
Neat creation, I think it needs some more body, and dare say a touch of malt sweetness to really shine, but this is very little to complain about here.
Reviewed by NiceTaps from New Jersey
4.25/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pint can in poured into a teku glass. About a month in existence.
Pure gold color. Translucent, not hazed. Fluffy white cap and soapy lacing.
West Coast style leaning aroma. Pine, mild citrus, slightly earthy, and lightly perfumed floral and green aromas.
Grapefruit comes through along with malt and vegetation.
Medium body with a bitter bite that gives room for a bit of piney sweets.
The 8 hop varieties play out and make it a good drinking universal IPA.
Jan 12, 2023Pure gold color. Translucent, not hazed. Fluffy white cap and soapy lacing.
West Coast style leaning aroma. Pine, mild citrus, slightly earthy, and lightly perfumed floral and green aromas.
Grapefruit comes through along with malt and vegetation.
Medium body with a bitter bite that gives room for a bit of piney sweets.
The 8 hop varieties play out and make it a good drinking universal IPA.
Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
4.19/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Sabatinis in Exeter pa earlier this evening.
Looks good. Amber body decent white head leaves layers of lacing.
Hoppy aroma. A little grapefruit, but more pine.
On tasting, pretty aggressive west coast style, very bitter, but also very drinkable.
Mouth closer to full than medium, finish piney bitterness.
Overall, enjoyed this one, so much so that I had a second. Good honest old style ipa.
Dec 31, 2022Looks good. Amber body decent white head leaves layers of lacing.
Hoppy aroma. A little grapefruit, but more pine.
On tasting, pretty aggressive west coast style, very bitter, but also very drinkable.
Mouth closer to full than medium, finish piney bitterness.
Overall, enjoyed this one, so much so that I had a second. Good honest old style ipa.
Reviewed by Sheppard from Massachusetts
4.32/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a bright golden with white head, great retention. Getting some passionfruit and pineapple. This tastes pretty mosaic forward, a little bit of sugar cane, a little bit of canned pineapple, a little bit of sarsaparilla root. That earthy, tree bark like bitterness on the finish balances out the tropical character and keeps this from being just a juice bomb. As expected, this is a really good IPA.
Dec 23, 2022Reviewed by cjeep from Pennsylvania
4.59/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
yes, ok, that is some mighty tasty stuff from a mighty fine outfit. canned on 12/6/22, consumed 12/15/22 so super hats off to my local beer shop. Outstanding!
L: from the can and it is very stylish
S: quite a nose. just begs you to move to taste it. all kinds of hop elements. a little spicy. floral. bitter citrus
T: delivers and then some. simply delicious. accenting the bitter side of hops but very well balanced. wow!
F: medium weight and smooth. light carbonation
O: well done! first time for me and i'll grab it whenever i see it from now on.
Dec 16, 2022L: from the can and it is very stylish
S: quite a nose. just begs you to move to taste it. all kinds of hop elements. a little spicy. floral. bitter citrus
T: delivers and then some. simply delicious. accenting the bitter side of hops but very well balanced. wow!
F: medium weight and smooth. light carbonation
O: well done! first time for me and i'll grab it whenever i see it from now on.
Reviewed by kemoarps from New York
4.17/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
@WunderLlama sent this my way during NBS BIF #16
Pours a pale yellow gold that's not entirely clear, but it certainly wouldn't qualify as hazy these days. Nice tight little fuzz of head that settles down with nice lacing along the glass.
Nose is bright and light with elements of grassy and bright fruity hops, a bit of floral and faintly perfumey. Really inviting.
Flavour is not quite as bright as the aroma, but it's still lovely. Earthhy hops with some bright floral and fruity elements. Clean straw malts underneath. Nice bitter earthy hoppy finish that almost takes a mildly lime-citrus direction.
This is a really tasty IPA, thanks for sending it my direction Maynard!!
Dec 03, 2022Pours a pale yellow gold that's not entirely clear, but it certainly wouldn't qualify as hazy these days. Nice tight little fuzz of head that settles down with nice lacing along the glass.
Nose is bright and light with elements of grassy and bright fruity hops, a bit of floral and faintly perfumey. Really inviting.
Flavour is not quite as bright as the aroma, but it's still lovely. Earthhy hops with some bright floral and fruity elements. Clean straw malts underneath. Nice bitter earthy hoppy finish that almost takes a mildly lime-citrus direction.
This is a really tasty IPA, thanks for sending it my direction Maynard!!
Hopcelot from Lawson's Finest Liquids
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
364 ratings
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