Hop Riot IPA
High Water Brewing

Hop Riot IPAHop Riot IPA
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From:
High Water Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.3%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 12.77%
Reviews:
63
Ratings:
173
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 17, 2021
Added:
Feb 05, 2011
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  19
Hop Riot IPA is our flagship beer. Brewed in the American IPA style with a definitive "Left Coast" attitude. We brew our IPA with an aggressive bittering level which is complimented and balanced by a defined malt backbone. Our final signature is the dry hop step where fresh hops are immersed in the finished beer to provide the floral and citrus aromas of our IPA, a Hop Riot indeed.

7.3% ABV 73 IBU
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Ratings by snaotheus:
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

3.76/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
22 ounce bottle at fridge temp poured into a pint glass. Date code is 15/22N/365/13/13.10, printed on the bottom in nearly illegible type.

Pours clear amber golden, medium head fades three quarters of the way down pretty quickly, and then stalls. Lots of very fine, very slow active carbonation. Smell is nice. Grassy, mostly. Some bready.

Taste pretty good. A citrus splash up front and grapefruit rind in the back, some pine finish. Slight old hop flavor. Wish I could understand the date code.

Mouthfeel is very nice. Medium body, lightly effervescent. Overall, pretty good.
Sep 19, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by FLBeerGuy from Florida

May 17, 2021
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Rated by Stutz from Indiana

4.33/5  rDev +17.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Good aromma and flavor bitterness is a bit heavy. Good beer
Jun 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.62 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Feb 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by vikinggary28 from California

Apr 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Mar 08, 2016
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Reviewed by JackieKu from Taiwan

3.67/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
22 oz bottle. Bottled on 2015-07-30.

A: Clear golden. No foam.
S: Intense citrus aroma: lemon and zest.
T: Lemon. A little grapefruit. Mildly sourness. Moderate malty. Dry. Medium short finish.
M: Light bodied. Medium carbonation.
O: Average for the style.
Mar 04, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3/5  rDev -18.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Dark pour, way darker than most ipas, so much that the head was off white. Aroma was c hoppy. Average.

huge bitterness ipa, like you took a time machine back to '97. Alcohol is pronounced for style and abv. While a relatively cheap bomber, its still only a few bucks cheaper than world class 6 packs, so I'll pass on this in the future. It does one thing. Its bitter.
Mar 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by kdown from California

Feb 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.31 by Urs from Connecticut

Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by Donkster46 from Washington

Nov 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by ronricorossi from California

Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ItsYourBoyBlue from Washington

Sep 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by imperialking from Illinois

Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by Molson2000 from Canada (ON)

Jul 04, 2015
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Rated by tasteology408

3.93/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Delicious. Pick this up. You should buy this
Jun 09, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours brilliant amber under a rocky 3” clingy white foam cap.
S: Glass smells like the inside of a lawn mower bag with a couple of cut up oranges and grapefruit thrown in.
T: Rich intense hop flavors on a rich malt background with caramel notes. After initial malt attack finishes grassy with citrus notes.
F: A creamy rich texture feels very soft in the mouth with a medium body and medium carbonation.
O: A big creamy rich American IPA with a delightful texture.
May 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by aquazr1 from California

May 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by A-Sox from Rhode Island

Apr 25, 2015
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Rated by Gavilan from Virginia

3.48/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Not a bad MOR IPA.
Apr 05, 2015
Hop Riot IPA from High Water Brewing
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 173 ratings