ApriHop
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

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From:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #2,378
ABV:
7%
Score:
86
Ranked #18,339
Avg:
3.84 | pDev: 12.24%
Reviews:
1,732
Ratings:
5,011
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 23, 2023
Added:
May 31, 2002
Wants:
  162
Gots:
  737
Aprihop is an American IPA brewed with Pilsner and Crystal malts. It's massively hopped -- in the continuous fashion, of course! -- and the flavor is complemented by the addition of apricots.

After fermentation, the beer is dry hopped with irresponsible amounts of Amarillo hops. The beer has a hoppy aroma, with the apricots playing a supporting role.

The flavor is rich with late hop flavors, and its bitterness is tempered by just the right amount of malt sweetness and fruity undertones from the apricots.

50 IBU
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Ratings by Genuine:
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Reviewed by Genuine from Connecticut

4.42/5  rDev +15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured on tap at The Courthouse Bar and Grill in Putnam, CT.

Poured a beautiful, dark red/amber in color, with a very nice, off white 2 finger head. It stayed around for a while and left some beautiful lacing down the side of the glass.

Smell - The nose of this one is hidden in the cold, so it's best you let this one warm up a bit. Once it did, I noticed some woody, citrus, slight pine and a dash of fruit.

Taste - Hops hit you up front, right after comes the well balanced, full bodied malts. The apricots were noticeable enough to let you know that they are there, but they certainly do not overpower it. The malts keep it in check very well. I thought this was going to be very apricot forward but it's not, and that's ok.

Mouthfeel - medium, slick. The carbonation is there and it's not over the top, and it's not too little.

Overall - This is quickly becoming a favorite IPA. I didn't know what to expect but I'm glad that I had it today. I'll definitely be picking up more of this before it's gone for the season!
Apr 23, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.27 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.83 by TwilightBeerCareer from Illinois

Nov 25, 2021
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Rated by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania

2.38/5  rDev -38%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 2
The hops drown out any apricot flavor
This stuff is horrible.
Nov 15, 2020
 
Rated: 3.92 by imnodoctorbut from Texas

Jun 11, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by doctorgary from New York

Mar 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.86 by jeffmck09 from Connecticut

Oct 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by AnitaBrewski from Massachusetts

Jun 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3.57 by Dicers from California

Jan 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by BosDen07 from Delaware

Dec 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Dec 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by JohnDon from Texas

Oct 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.46 by Kdouble from Tennessee

Oct 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by soundaurora from Pennsylvania

Sep 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4.09 by Prost76 from New Hampshire

Sep 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.63 by TheCrowsEye from California

May 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by Futbolmanby from Michigan

May 21, 2018
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Reviewed by noahts from Virginia

4.71/5  rDev +22.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
One of my favorite beers ever, the dark, almost caramel flavor of the apricot is a much better compliment to the IPA style that you might think. A perfectly balanced beer and a great pickup if you can find it.
May 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.96 by Half-full from Illinois

Apr 16, 2018
ApriHop from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 5011 ratings