Konkey Dong
Hoof Hearted Brewing

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From:
Hoof Hearted Brewing
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #225
ABV:
8%
Score:
96
Ranked #804
Avg:
4.36 | pDev: 6.65%
Reviews:
66
Ratings:
362
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 16, 2024
Added:
Nov 04, 2014
Wants:
  120
Gots:
  47
Barrel fermented in Donkey Kong barrels and excessively dry hopped with Galaxy, Simcoe, and Dr. Rudi Hops from New Zealand. Dank and Juicy! Brewed in collaboration with Arcade Super Awesome.
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Ratings by delgotit99:
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Rated by delgotit99 from Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Dec 24, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.33 by ScaryEd from New Hampshire

Mar 16, 2024
 
Rated: 4.75 by NickThePyro from Washington

Feb 29, 2024
 
Rated: 4.41 by ptarmigan98 from Alaska

Aug 15, 2023
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Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can dated 5/8/23.

Pours cloudy gold with an inch of dense white head. Persistent retention with plenty of spongy lacing. Green onions with grapefruit and pineapple skins in the nose. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Dank and oniony on the palate with minimal malt or bitterness. Finishes with lingering dank citrus.
Jun 12, 2023
 
Rated: 4.24 by JHeard79 from North Carolina

Feb 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Aug 07, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by rare_bird from Michigan

Feb 18, 2021
 
Rated: 4.09 by prototypic from Ohio

Feb 14, 2021
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Rated by Jcoleman4 from Ohio

4.68/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
The OG konkey. Still the king of the lineup.
Feb 01, 2021
 
Rated: 4.3 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

Sep 14, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by ale_addin from Illinois

Sep 01, 2020
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Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho

3.74/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Review #1445

Konkey Dong:
My second NEIPA tonight. The last one I drunk was above average. This beer is a collaboration with American Solera. When I saw this label, it reminded me of the video game. I wonder if that was the intention for this label, nonetheless, a witty name for a beer. I served the beer in a tulip glass at 46 degrees. The bright white head is airy and creamy, forming a three-fingered head. The retention of the head is above average, leaving some lacing on the glass. Pale straw color with light gold hues is the color of the beer, graphing it around SRM 2. The beer is hazy.

The initial aromas in the beer are oranges, mangos, and crackers, Nosing further in the glass, I detect biscuit, bread, lightly toasted malts, floral, a hint of herbal, passion fruit, lemons, a touch of grapefruit, and dankness.

The first sip of the beer I tasted lemons, grapefruit, and oranges. The second mouthful, I detect pineapple, grapefruit, resin, pine, floral esters, and herbal note. Other flavors I taste are crackers, lightly toasted malts, bread, passion fruit, musty, and dank.

The mouthfeel of the beer is watery and tannic.

The body of the beer is medium-light, medium carbonation, and a medium finish.

The beer is watery. In this NEIPA, I was craving the ripe fruit and lush malty body. The flavors in the beer are hard to perceive. This beer did not deliver; I wanted more depth. I am curious to know what the difference from the original beer by Hoof Hearted.
Aug 19, 2020
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Rated by Eyedoc27 from Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Very good. Reminded me of king oj run- orange and tropical dominate
Apr 24, 2020
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

4.49/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours an opaque orange with two fingers of white foam. Head retention is good. Aroma is papaya, tangerine, mango, orange, lemon zest and lightly nutty, bread yeast. It smells smooth and sweet. Flavor profile is tangerine, papaya, mango, orange, lemon zest and lightly resiny hops in a dense, nectar-like profile. It tastes dense and full. Mouth feel is medium-thick with a razor-edged effervescence that adds a mild crispness. Overall, well definied and established with huge NE IPA qualities. Tropical fruits here are a little calculated and present than in other attempts.

Served in a 15.5oz Spiegalau tulip from a 16oz can.
Feb 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by GOBLIN from Ohio

Jan 19, 2020
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Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey

4.35/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Love the name and label of this and of course, it's rating on here! Couldn't resist trading for it a while ago but as with so much else that I have here in my stash, this wasn't dated on the bottom of the can. Regardless of it's age, this held up well as it was a good, balanced example of the style while having a hidden alcoholic content.

Of course, the pour to this was golden and cloudy with more than enough head topping it off. Plenty of lacing was left behind with much of it being concentrated along the top of my pint glass, in the form of one of the thickest rings that I've seen in a long time. Lots of tropical fruit and creamy sweetness on the nose as the taste almost reminded me of something from Tired Hands. Pineapple, soft floral hops, lavender, and unripe fruit enter the mix as this warms up with the subtle complexity really shining through as I worked my way through this. Plenty of basic, bready malt to balance this out but this never felt heavy-handed or contrived as it went down quite easily.

Enough booze was in here but this was easy enough to like that I hardly noticed the alcohol. A bit of warming took hold by the time I finished this off but all I wanted was another, fresher can. Just like SingleCut, I love beers with hops from the Southern Hemisphere and this was another brew that proved why that's the case. Nicely done and worth it's rating on here!
Dec 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by palealeale from Massachusetts

Nov 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.34 by Biggiekrock627 from Maryland

Nov 18, 2019
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Reviewed by ONUMello from Ohio

4.49/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured in a Teku glass at the brewery
A: Hazy pale yellow, 1/2 finger head
S: Mango, papaya, citrus, a touch of grass/pine. Fresh
T: Matches the nose perfectly. Fresh/juicy
M: Medium-bodied, bitter
O: Very well-made & tasty
Aug 10, 2019
Konkey Dong from Hoof Hearted Brewing
Beer rating: 96 out of 100 with 362 ratings