Ram's Head
Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery

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From:
Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
English IPA
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 10.61%
Reviews:
44
Ratings:
69
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 03, 2019
Added:
Jun 10, 2005
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by Kegatron:
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Reviewed by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

3.33/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a hazy coppery amber, with 2+ big foamy fingers of off-white head. Retains with a thin layer of froth that leaves some pretty sizable sticky lacing behind. The aroma is floral and mostly earthy with a bit of spice and a fairly thick layer of toasted and grainy caramel malts underneath.

The taste is much the same, with the bitterness being more mellow and earthy up front before laying an extremely dry and spicy feel on the tongue. Citrus and malt arrive with a flush in the back, along with a nice roasted texture to the grains. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a soft and creamy feel to the carbonation that then gets a bit pricklier on the out edges of the swallow. This actually goes down pretty decently for the most part.

This lacked a bit of the pop that this had fresh on draft at the brewpub but this is was overall a decent stab at an English IPA with plenty of spice and earthiness. Plus this gets bonus points for being I believe the only establishment in NC that is currently doing cans. Win!
Jan 14, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.52 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Jan 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.52 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Apr 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by stadmo1 from Michigan

Jun 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.66 by JoshuaWilkins-38 from Tennessee

Jun 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by Mwinek

Feb 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.05 by BGsWo22 from Texas

Apr 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.48 by Tarheel219 from Pennsylvania

Feb 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by willardt09 from North Carolina

Feb 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.34 by walkinginplace from North Carolina

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by AmitC from New York

Oct 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by AGB from District of Columbia

Aug 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by lccrunchy from Pennsylvania

Jul 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Griffith from Connecticut

Feb 26, 2014
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia

3.55/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Top of the Hill

A- pours clear and golden with a nice creamy white head with good retention, thick lacing the entire way down the glass

S- piney hops, sugary malt, mineral water

T- piney hop up front mixes with a sweet sugary malt that balances it out, dry finish with a hop linger

M- medium body and carbonation, prickly mouthfeel, smooth finish

O- It's sweet for an IPA, but has some nice piney hop notes, high drinkability
Feb 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by 2dogbrew from Virginia

Feb 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Mantooth from North Carolina

Dec 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by richardjay from District of Columbia

Jun 09, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by JohnK17 from Pennsylvania

Jun 05, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by BigGingDrinker from North Carolina

May 01, 2013
Ram's Head from Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 69 ratings