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Thoprock
Boom Island Brewing Company
- From:
- Boom Island Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Belgian IPA
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 14.29%
- Reviews:
- 24
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 18, 2021
- Added:
- Jan 12, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 15
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Justin_Neff:
Reviewed by Justin_Neff from Ohio
3.77/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.77/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
This is the "Thoprock Wet" version. A Bottle bought from my favorite place (France 44) while in Minny on business. Poured in to a Surly pint glass I also purchased from France 44 to drink out of while in my hotel room.
A: Aggressively poured with a thick 3-finger head that has good retention and lacing around the glass. Pours a color that could best be described as caramely. Cloudy, as the Belgian-style would suggest. This screams bottle-conditioned.
S: Smells spicy more than anything. The sniffs elude to a "wild" yeast smell. There are definite hints of pine and citrus. Not a ton of hoppiness. The belgian yeast smell dominates overall.
T: The smell leads to the taste for sure. Yeasty, spicy, citrusy, and piney-earthy mostly. The wet hop taste comes throught at the end and its nice. Bready and sweet.
M: Heavy carbonation. Not creamy. Dry. Medium body.
O: If you like "farmhouse" style this is in your wheelhouse. If you dont, hopefully you can appreciate this for what it is. I happen to be somewhere in the middle. I definitely appreciate this, and think its done really well, I just prefer more hops and less yeast. I like that it is somewhat hoppy and not very malty. Probably wouldn't buy again, but would recommend.
Dec 11, 2012A: Aggressively poured with a thick 3-finger head that has good retention and lacing around the glass. Pours a color that could best be described as caramely. Cloudy, as the Belgian-style would suggest. This screams bottle-conditioned.
S: Smells spicy more than anything. The sniffs elude to a "wild" yeast smell. There are definite hints of pine and citrus. Not a ton of hoppiness. The belgian yeast smell dominates overall.
T: The smell leads to the taste for sure. Yeasty, spicy, citrusy, and piney-earthy mostly. The wet hop taste comes throught at the end and its nice. Bready and sweet.
M: Heavy carbonation. Not creamy. Dry. Medium body.
O: If you like "farmhouse" style this is in your wheelhouse. If you dont, hopefully you can appreciate this for what it is. I happen to be somewhere in the middle. I definitely appreciate this, and think its done really well, I just prefer more hops and less yeast. I like that it is somewhat hoppy and not very malty. Probably wouldn't buy again, but would recommend.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ipeters1017 from Wisconsin
2.48/5 rDev -33.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.48/5 rDev -33.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Reddish amber with a big head and minimal lacing down the glass. Smells primarily of citrusy hops, nothing complex. Taste is incredibly booze-y, bready, and has a hoppy aftertaste. No hint of Belgian yeast. Mouthfeel is fairly carbonated and medium bodied, decently refreshing with a dry finish. Disappointing through and through.
Jul 22, 2017Reviewed by Wobbly from Missouri
3.98/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Very good attempt at a challenging (and often mis-guided) style. The hops reinforce the rest of the flavor profile, rather than overpowering it. Refreshing yet complex and highly drinkable.
Aug 14, 2015Rated by CruzWilder
4.17/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Yum
Aug 11, 2015Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota
2.87/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
2.87/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
I'm afraid this is the 2nd bottle that I bought that maybe shouldn't have been on the shelf, although not as bad as the dubbel.
This one holds a milder vinous quality that still dominates the aroma, but it also holds some better aspects too. A soft hop quality but he huge head prevents much of the aroma from showing forth. It also seems a little dark for style at a clear amber.
The flavor is a pleasant enough mix of a clean and relatively simple malt flavor and mild hop flavor and a streak of bitterness that never overpowers.
I still would like a fresh sample and maybe I should hit the brewpub to make that happen.
Jan 04, 2015This one holds a milder vinous quality that still dominates the aroma, but it also holds some better aspects too. A soft hop quality but he huge head prevents much of the aroma from showing forth. It also seems a little dark for style at a clear amber.
The flavor is a pleasant enough mix of a clean and relatively simple malt flavor and mild hop flavor and a streak of bitterness that never overpowers.
I still would like a fresh sample and maybe I should hit the brewpub to make that happen.
Thoprock from Boom Island Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
79 ratings
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