Hop Stoopid
Lagunitas Brewing Company

Hop StoopidHop Stoopid
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From:
Lagunitas Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.19 | pDev: 9.79%
Reviews:
2,246
Ratings:
8,029
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 02, 2023
Added:
Mar 07, 2007
Wants:
  357
Gots:
  1,850
Clean this mess up or else we'll all end up in jail...those test tubes and the scale...just get 'em all outta here..." He was referring to the complex super-critical-CO2 hop extraction equipment set up on the table in the lab across from the brewhouse. Hop extracts are for the BIG brewers, he thought - suitable only for crummy sub-standard and barely-passable industrial lagers, not the subtle and elegant craft beer made here. But wrong he was. The New Brewer does not eschew any possible inputs. In this case the mountain of extracts will replace the mountain of hop vegetative material in the kettle thus creating cleaner hop flavors and preventing the otherwise spinach-like mess of a kettle full of super-hopped wort from clogging up a pump or worse. The sensuous honey-like amber ooze was administered intravenously to the wort kettle and the sacrament was complete. Another kettle of Hop Stoopid is once again raised up and fermented on high.
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Ratings by dacrza1:
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Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey

4.13/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
DATE TASTED: August 29, 2013 ... GLASSWARE: Duvel snifter... OCCASION: drafting while draughting (reused pun, for draft number 2)--a big-bodied beer for a big boy draft!... APPEARANCE: beautiful soft orange with a steady, centered eruption of bubbles; thick, creamy head is staunch and off-white--yes, perfect... AROMA: the shock and awe of the IBUs is on display, with the majority of the scent of a pine cone slicing through an orange, mango and pineapple simultaneously into a hop bomb shish kebob; as advertised ...PALATE: creamy, stirring thickness with an immediate warmth that seers, then cradles the throat; balanced overall, with a reasonable aftertaste...TASTE: delicious citrus (plum and pineapple pervade) are unrelenting; the alcohol metes its energy out as the glass drains; the aftertaste of funky yeast is a little difficult to take pleasure in... not knowledgeable enough to construe the good news/bad news of the label's CO2 hop extraction explanation, I defer to my senses and buy into its overt toasty malt/hop balance, mostly--not as much as Adrian Peterson being my #1 pick... OVERALL: this beer is BIG, blessed with a peripheral attractiveness and a substance that follows up reasonably on its initial promise...impossible to remove the hop from the teeth, like the Altoid of the beer world...worth the bomber and its relatively fair price tag...
Aug 30, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.91 by AndyGG from California

Oct 02, 2023
 
Rated: 4.49 by Beergod420 from Michigan

Feb 02, 2023
 
Rated: 4.36 by LA2ED7

Jan 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by dms1767 from Nebraska

Oct 19, 2022
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Rated by NCSapiens from Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Lagunitas is stupid. This beer is disgusting and really sucks for how popular it is.
Aug 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.52 by JHeard79 from North Carolina

May 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4.31 by cold_beer

May 07, 2022
 
Rated: 4.47 by emiliobaratta from Venezuela

Nov 25, 2021
 
Rated: 4.35 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 13, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by blackcloud from Alaska

Sep 16, 2021
 
Rated: 4.21 by JTuomi from Finland

Jul 17, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by NickMunford from Wyoming

Jul 17, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by magine from Pennsylvania

May 01, 2021
 
Rated: 4.3 by soarinsteven from Illinois

Apr 27, 2021
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Reviewed by ClevelandG from Ohio

4.52/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I wasn’t an IPA fan until a trip to California a few years ago. One of the best memories was a 22oz of the Hop Stoopid.

This batch (6 pack in Ohio) tastes nice and fresh. With this offering from Lagunitas, I actually like the smell better than the taste. There is a delightful pineapple scent.

This is a a tasty IPA that doesn’t disappoint!
Apr 25, 2021
 
Rated: 4.51 by Cfarside80 from New Jersey

Apr 15, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by AndrewFord666 from Illinois

Apr 12, 2021
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz bottle into a pint glass. Julian date of 0238, so appears to have been bottled in August of 2020. Quote a bit older than preferred, but here goes ..

Looks fantastic in the glass. Clear deep golden yellow body. Bright foamy white head persists in very good form throughout, leaving excellent lacing.

There is an aroma, pleasant, but hard to describe.

On tasting, it's strong, quite sweet, and although the hops have faded, there is still a hint of clean bitterness. The abv is apparent.

Mouth close to full, finish bittersweet.

Overall, at this age, still a decent drink. Will re-review if I find one fresh off the line and it's significantly different.
Apr 04, 2021
Hop Stoopid from Lagunitas Brewing Company
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