Rockhopper IPA
RJ Rockers Brewing Company

Rockhopper IPARockhopper IPA
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From:
RJ Rockers Brewing Company
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,381
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,652
Avg:
3.54 | pDev: 15.54%
Reviews:
48
Ratings:
92
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 29, 2022
Added:
Feb 28, 2010
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  7
This ninety-minute west coast-style IPA has nine hope additions of Warrior and Amarillo and comes in at a whopping 90 IBUs. A tongue-twisting treat for the hophead in all of us!
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Ratings by ChrisSimpson1968:
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Reviewed by ChrisSimpson1968 from North Carolina

2.93/5  rDev -17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a lightly hazy, honey-amber color with a small, fleeting head of light beige froth. Settling quickly to a thin patch with a bubbly rim, the foam leaves tiny spots of lacing behind. The aroma is, quite honestly, off-putting, showing a cardboard overtone and hints of metal amidst a malty base of stale bread and spent toffee. Hops are weak, hinting at grass and citrus but failing to truly pop. Flavor are equally disappointing, again primarily stale and bready, with faded orange and dry grass bitterness. Eh...not good.
Sep 04, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.25 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

May 29, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by cjohns73 from Delaware

Apr 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by JMScowcroft from Vermont

Mar 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by MasterRigger from North Carolina

Apr 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by reptile3141 from Georgia

Mar 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by let8it8grow from Pennsylvania

Feb 14, 2016
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Rated by TonyLema1 from South Carolina

3.35/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Had a bitter finish, which took away from its overall drinkability
May 13, 2015
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Reviewed by DoctorZombies from Florida

3.63/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Deep auburn draft pour with off white head. Hops, but slightly medicinal smell. Semi sweet malt to start, hops and a slightly fruity finish. Dry body, medium lite mouthfeel. Ok.
May 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by jshusc from South Carolina

Apr 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.66 by psweendogg from Connecticut

Mar 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by geryeb624 from Maryland

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by TaylorWhite from South Carolina

Dec 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by spycow from Illinois

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by ncstateplaya from North Carolina

Aug 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by malfunxion from New York

Aug 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by wvbrewcrew from West Virginia

Jun 11, 2014
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Reviewed by pkalix from California

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
really? the last review on this brew was SIX MONTHS AGO ? ? how does THAT happen?
apple cider in appearance. completely apple cider. nothing to speak of for head (until the next, much more vigorous, pour) and it smells more like candy than an IPA. slightly bitter on first sip, and very sweet, much like the other RJ brews I remember having. sweet caramel versus a hoppy bitterness is about what this one comes down to. light on the palate, hardly any carbonation. overall, it's pretty good for a single beer. I wouldn't try too many of these in a row, and I know i'm a gonna gag finishing this 22 oz'er, but it's still very tasty. just a little too sweet and a little too amateurish, if you know what I mean.
subsequent sips have given me 1) a slight ammonia odor, although not over-powering or totally offensive, 2) a "locker-room Rush" aroma, if any of you remember that stuff from our high school days in the late 70's - early 80's, and 3) a bready, dough-y, carnival-type pastry aroma like the funnel cake (?)... overall, it's of consistent quality, though.
one additional note as I finish this bottle: I DID NOT expect the hazy, sediment-like froth that poured out as I tipped the bottle up. odd for an IPA, no?
Jan 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by rudabegga9 from Georgia

Jan 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 30, 2013
Rockhopper IPA from RJ Rockers Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 92 ratings