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Big Hoppy Monster
Terrapin Beer Company
- From:
- Terrapin Beer Company
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Red Ale
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 10.86%
- Reviews:
- 592
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 08, 2019
- Added:
- Oct 09, 2004
- Wants:
- 161
- Gots:
- 50
Imperial Red Ale.
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Ratings by BlindPig:
Reviewed by BlindPig from Nevada
4.3/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A- 1/2" tan head on a lightly cloudy deep amber body. Lacing sticks to glass quite a lot and a nice collar with a thin amount covering the top of the beer.
S- Big hop smell but with a nice caramel malt background. Has some grapefruit, some light orange, and maybe one or two other fruits. Well balanced smell though.
T- Taste a lot more of a red ale than it does a DIPA. Big malts with equal amount of hops. Leaves a dry taste from what seems like the malts and some grass hops working together. Has a bitterness that isn't overpowering and kind of blends in with the rest of the beer. I think the malts come through most though. Some breads come through also. Is a bit watery too.
M- Medium to full body with a lower carbonation.
D- It is very good. If any beer (that I have tried) deserves the title of a Imperial red ale it would be this one. I think they hit it on the head perfectly. This is a very nice easy drinking big beer though.
Dec 24, 2006S- Big hop smell but with a nice caramel malt background. Has some grapefruit, some light orange, and maybe one or two other fruits. Well balanced smell though.
T- Taste a lot more of a red ale than it does a DIPA. Big malts with equal amount of hops. Leaves a dry taste from what seems like the malts and some grass hops working together. Has a bitterness that isn't overpowering and kind of blends in with the rest of the beer. I think the malts come through most though. Some breads come through also. Is a bit watery too.
M- Medium to full body with a lower carbonation.
D- It is very good. If any beer (that I have tried) deserves the title of a Imperial red ale it would be this one. I think they hit it on the head perfectly. This is a very nice easy drinking big beer though.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.44/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was poured into a snifter. The appearance was a nice looking bronzed orange color with a decent one and a half finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. There was some light lacing that slid into the beer. The aroma had some grapefruity/citrusy notes that lent a decent amount of pine entering in as it warmed. The taste had a nice sweet citrusy aspect running over my taste buds. On the palate, this one sat at/about a nice light to medium in body. It proved itself to be somewhat sessionable. The carbonation was somewhat sharp but not overbearing. Overall, I say this was a decent DIPA.
Jun 24, 2017Reviewed by whitetale from West Virginia
4.54/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
As others have said, this is a very good beer. The malt flavor and sugar flavor and mild hops really mix into a very complex and multi-layered beer. Mouthfeel is wonderful. I would definitely buy this again. Worth a try. Overall: a great job.
Sep 13, 2015
Big Hoppy Monster from Terrapin Beer Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
867 ratings
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