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 output01x:
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Reviewed by output01x from Ohio

3.58/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12-oz. bottle into a pint glass.

A strong pour releases a 1.5-finger cream-colored head that slowly diminishes to a thin covering over a clear reddish-amber body. A decent stream of small bubbles quickly rush to the surface. Lacing on the glass is also quite nice.

Floral and fruity in the nose. Definite hop aroma but also a little citrus. A strong whiff definitely finds the tart apricot scent.

Hoppy flavor with a slight apricot twist (as expected). The two actually pair quite nicely as the apricot also helps to cut the typical bitterness. A somewhat dry finish with a slight hop bitterness at the end makes me keep reaching for the glass.

The body is rather thick for an IPA but not creamy. It washes over the tongue nicely but sticks to the mouth to remind you of what you have to look forward to with the next sip.

A little stronger apricot flavor would been preferred. All in all, not bad, but not as good as the hype led me to believe.
Mar 27, 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