Something Hoppy This Way Comes
Pipeworks Brewing Company

Something Hoppy This Way ComesSomething Hoppy This Way Comes
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From:
Pipeworks Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
10%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 10.22%
Reviews:
56
Ratings:
386
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 emyers:
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Reviewed by emyers from Illinois

3.83/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Batch 419. 22 oz. bottle poured into a Duvel tulip.

Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy gold color with a bid 1 inch off-white head.

Smell: Big citrus and floral hops up front. Caramel malt definitely has a presence with sweetness complimenting the floral hops. Just a bit of alcohol in the aroma.

Taste: Floral hops are dominant here. Interestingly the malt is nowhere near as prevalent as the nose would suggest - I get very little caramel malt sweetness breaking through the hop-forward flavor profile. Some citrus and grassiness is in there along with the primarily floral profile. I'm not getting much of the Sorachi Ace - just an extremely subtle hint of lemon on the finish. Not much alcohol heat.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied for the style. Medium carbonation level.

Overall: Solid offering from Pipeworks, although they make much better DIPAs than this in my opinion.
Jun 13, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Jul 12, 2018
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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
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, 2018
 
Rated: 4.12 by kinmundy77 from Illinois

May 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Egotist from Illinois

May 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.46 by DrinkBeard from Illinois

May 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by mds1101 from Illinois

Apr 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4.34 by LarrysDeerGut from Illinois

Mar 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.74 by uncleotis from Illinois

Mar 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by Beerhemoth from Illinois

Mar 14, 2018
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Reviewed by stortore from Illinois

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, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by Monkeyknife from Missouri

Jun 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.14 by REVZEB from Illinois

May 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.71 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

May 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Apr 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by beagleyx2 from Illinois

Dec 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Skellbop from New York

Aug 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.3 by malfunxion from New York

Jul 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.54 by TheBlueJerzzzz from Virginia

Apr 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.75 by twelveone from Illinois

Apr 06, 2016
Something Hoppy This Way Comes from Pipeworks Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 386 ratings