Hooksett Ale
White Birch Brewing

Hooksett AleHooksett Ale
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From:
White Birch Brewing
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
Belgian IPA
ABV:
7.7%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 13.25%
Reviews:
64
Ratings:
160
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 18, 2016
Added:
Jan 26, 2011
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  21
Inspired by our love of Belgian ales and hoppy West Coast ales. We bring Cascade and Columbus hops together with our house yeast for a smooth Belgian style hopfest. Best when fresh, this beer is not intended for aging.
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Ratings by outsider:
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Rated by outsider from Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

Dec 29, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Apr 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by 2ellas from New Hampshire

Jan 30, 2016
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Reviewed by Back_in_the_Saddle from Vermont

3.99/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The appearance had a hazy golden orange brown colored body with a light one finger white head that appeared for less than thirty seconds. Some slight lacing appears and trickles down the sides of the chalice. It was too hazy for any carbonation to be seen rising. The smell was balanced between the hops and citrus. Some caramel comes out but it is mostly faint along with the alcohol tones. The taste was dominated by the hops yet some citrus came out trying to match up to the hops. The caramel is way more subdued in the taste than how it was on the smell. The palate was about a medium on the body with a slight silkiness - possibly creamy, with a light carbonation felt. Overall, I thought it was a good beer.
Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Magister_Beav from Vermont

Sep 05, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
22 oz. bottle poured into a tulip glass. L: Hazy peach colored amber with a 1” persistent foam cap, offwhite with hints of tan, very fine uniform bubbles. S: Nose is not huge but there is some Belgian yeast, spice, faint hop, large pitted fruit T: The flavors are fruit, citrus, peach, faint bubble gum to candi sugar with a light bitter accent for balance. F: medium body to a little above, medium high carbonation O: A very easy to drink Belgian IPA with an American hop bill.
Aug 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Jun 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by Auror from Massachusetts

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by Drknight from Virginia

Apr 24, 2015
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Reviewed by 31Sam13 from New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
No complaints from me. A very solid IPA, though not really in the Belgian style so much as I'd hoped. Still, a very good offering from a small outfit and not overly expensive. It is quie carbonated, so be careful...great with smoked Gouda.
Feb 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by B_G from Iowa

Feb 02, 2015
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Rated by leemalone from New Hampshire

1.12/5  rDev -70.9%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Popped the top and half the bottle foamed out. Smelled awful so I just dumped the rest. What a shame.
Feb 01, 2015
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Rated by JamieDuncan from Maryland

3.74/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Definitely more of the American Style.
Jan 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by rvisgaitis from New York

Nov 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.7 by 603to843 from New Hampshire

Oct 21, 2014
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Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut

3.28/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
A: clear; bronze colored; less than a 1 finger off white head that receded quickly to a thin collar;

S: over ripe dark fruit; maybe a little yeast in the background;

T: caramel malt up front; from mid-palate to the finish, tart pineapple; moderate bitterness on the finish;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation;

O: darker than I expected for a Belgian IPA with less fruit and yeast in the flavor than I expected;
Oct 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by craft_is_king from California

Aug 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by zestar from California

Aug 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by malfunxion from New York

Aug 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Austin_Cohen from Maryland

Jul 30, 2014
Hooksett Ale from White Birch Brewing
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 160 ratings