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Something Hoppy This Way Comes
Pipeworks Brewing Company
- From:
- Pipeworks Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 10.22%
- Reviews:
- 56
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 12, 2018
- Added:
- Aug 22, 2012
- Wants:
- 36
- Gots:
- 24
A storm is brewing and with it comes a wicked carnival of hops. The dark carnie leader’s skin is emlazoned with many a vine, including Columbus, Cascade, and Sorachi Ace. So whether you’re a Halloway or a Nightshade, you had better run, for with this carnival, Something Hoppy This Way Comes.
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Ratings by cnbrown313:
Reviewed by cnbrown313 from Illinois
4.5/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A - Pours clear golden brown with a generous 2 finger head
S - Citrusy floral hops.
T - Lots of fresh hop taste! Nicely balanced and I would have never thought that this was a 10% ABV beer - the alcohol is almost totally hidden. There wasn't an overwhelmingly bitter taste that comes with big DIPA's either, but LOTS of fresh hop flavor.
M - Mouth feel was nice. Medium bodied with a nice amount of carbonation that allows the hops to shine through.
O - I picked this up the same day that I bought the Stone "Enjoy by 9.21.12" and honestly I liked the Pipeworks DIPA better (although both were great beers). I was a big fan of Pipeworks' "Ninja vs. Unicorn" too but I actually like this better. NVU had more of a fruity hop presence (almost mango or papaya-ish), but I am loving the citrusy hop blend that they chose for this as well. Great beer!
Sep 06, 2012S - Citrusy floral hops.
T - Lots of fresh hop taste! Nicely balanced and I would have never thought that this was a 10% ABV beer - the alcohol is almost totally hidden. There wasn't an overwhelmingly bitter taste that comes with big DIPA's either, but LOTS of fresh hop flavor.
M - Mouth feel was nice. Medium bodied with a nice amount of carbonation that allows the hops to shine through.
O - I picked this up the same day that I bought the Stone "Enjoy by 9.21.12" and honestly I liked the Pipeworks DIPA better (although both were great beers). I was a big fan of Pipeworks' "Ninja vs. Unicorn" too but I actually like this better. NVU had more of a fruity hop presence (almost mango or papaya-ish), but I am loving the citrusy hop blend that they chose for this as well. Great beer!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: gold with a light haze under a lacy 2" off white blanket of foam with good retention
S: citrus, melon, tropical fruit, light herbal, floral, faint green vegetation, caramel, mild alcohol, and medium low biscuit aromas
T: mildly sweet featuring citrus, tangerine, melon, and alcohol leading to a bitter citrus peel and rind finish
F: surprisingly light for a beer this big and it is lusciously creamy
O: I particularly like the development of citrus flavors in this beer.
Jun 19, 2018S: citrus, melon, tropical fruit, light herbal, floral, faint green vegetation, caramel, mild alcohol, and medium low biscuit aromas
T: mildly sweet featuring citrus, tangerine, melon, and alcohol leading to a bitter citrus peel and rind finish
F: surprisingly light for a beer this big and it is lusciously creamy
O: I particularly like the development of citrus flavors in this beer.
Reviewed by stortore from Illinois
4.09/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22 ounce bottle into a snifter. Bottled 3/29/17, had 4/26/17.
Pours a yellow/orange, hazy, with a one inch foamy head and a good amount of foamy lacing. Smells of orange, grapefruit, tangerine, yeast, resin, some lime. The taste starts with more pine than the nose, then orange, grapefruit, tangerine, lime, malt. Some hop bitterness throughout, more on the finish. Smooth, a solid medium body, well carbonated.
A really good hop blend, a good malt/hop balance. The one negative is that the Sorachi hops were kind of MIA. Still, very enjoyable and worth a try.
Feb 05, 2018Pours a yellow/orange, hazy, with a one inch foamy head and a good amount of foamy lacing. Smells of orange, grapefruit, tangerine, yeast, resin, some lime. The taste starts with more pine than the nose, then orange, grapefruit, tangerine, lime, malt. Some hop bitterness throughout, more on the finish. Smooth, a solid medium body, well carbonated.
A really good hop blend, a good malt/hop balance. The one negative is that the Sorachi hops were kind of MIA. Still, very enjoyable and worth a try.
Something Hoppy This Way Comes from Pipeworks Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
386 ratings
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