Hoppyum IPA
Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub

Hoppyum IPAHoppyum IPA
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From:
Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #2,681
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
86
Ranked #20,077
Avg:
3.8 | pDev: 11.32%
Reviews:
385
Ratings:
1,596
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 24, 2024
Added:
Dec 29, 2005
Wants:
  46
Gots:
  427
The recipe is simple. Take some hoppy. Add some yum. Nutty malts lend a surprisingly sweet base to copious additions of tangerine-y Simcoe™ hops. Great aroma, superior taste, clean dry finish. One sip will show you why this is our most popular beer . . . followed closely by a strong desire to take another sip.
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Ratings by evanlarkin:
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Reviewed by evanlarkin from District of Columbia

3.07/5  rDev -19.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Got this one from johntangus. Thanks!

Appearance:
Pours a pleasant clear amber color, with 2 fingers of foamy head in my Darkness tulip. As the head begins to recede, sticky lacing clings to the edge of the glass.

Smell:
A mild orange scent is the most forward element here. The smell itself is actually very subdued. A large breath of it reveals that it actually smells very sweet, with pine notes coming through on the end.

Taste:
The side of the bottle claims that the beer is full of simcoe, and that's certainly true. Pine is the forward flavor here, with some amount of grapefruit in the back end. It's sweeter than I'm used to for a regular IPA. None of the flavors are bad, exactly, but they don't quite mix right. It's not quite focused on any one flavor.

Mouthfeel:
High carbonation, light/medium body. Coats the mouth for a bit, but doesn't stick quite as long as most that I drink.

Overall:
It's decent. My big issue is just that the flavors seem to come through in the wrong order. Flipping the usage of the simcoe and centennial hops usage might help. Just a bit more flavor balancing and this could be a great beer.
Apr 14, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.99 by Bwag from New York

Feb 24, 2024
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Reviewed by NiceTaps from New Jersey

4.02/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce can in a Toms River Brewing stemmed IPA glass. It’s fresh, canned less than 30 days ago.

Nice looking golden copper color. Not quite clear but see-through. Clean white cap, 1F, sticky ring lacing.

The aroma belongs to the orange citrus family, tangerine described. Caramel malt doused with hops, citrus and pine.

The flavor comes as caramel malt laced with the piney hop and orange citrus taste.

It’s light bodied, dry, and upfront bitterness.

A real AIPA.
Feb 10, 2024
 
Rated: 3.93 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Dec 08, 2023
 
Rated: 4.17 by Danmooney40 from Virginia

Aug 13, 2023
 
Rated: 3.94 by GoochVa from Virginia

May 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.65 by StrangerTides from New York

Mar 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by Samnem from Pennsylvania

Nov 21, 2022
 
Rated: 3.78 by SpaethJam from New York

Aug 11, 2022
 
Rated: 4.08 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
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Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Picked up on a trip south, poured from can into a grip shaped goblet: color is transparent copper, head is off white to very light tan and presents 1 finger thick.

Smell is crisp malt and bitter hops: notes of toast and caramel malt, citric forward with light pine hop, some grapefruit pith and lighter citrus juice.

Taste is similar with bitter crisp hops and lightly sweet malt to balance: malt is toast and caramel, hops are citrus rind/pith, pine, earth, herbal, lighter tangerine.

Mouthfeel is crisp/moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, moderate/stronger bitterness to finish, lingering presence is bitter and light malt sweetness.

Overall a crisp, malty, bitter IPA that hits the marks for IPA in all categories. Great find on vacation.
Jun 28, 2022
 
Rated: 3.87 by blevinsaj from Ohio

Jun 18, 2022
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Rated by kx450f71

2/5  rDev -47.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Not my type of IPA
Jun 04, 2022
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Reviewed by lagrluvr

4.27/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pint can poured into ipa glass -Fresh crisp smell of the hops as it builds a nice marshmallowy head on a medium golden body. Firm creamy head lasts forever....bright hop aromas are inviting....
taste is exactly what you expect after the introduction.....light bright malt sweetness disappears into hop complexity and bitter clean finish. It's a top shelf ipa in my book, glad to recommend this to any ipa lover.
Mar 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3.84 by clm9 from North Carolina

Feb 08, 2022
 
Rated: 3.55 by RichardOrmiston from North Carolina

Dec 21, 2021
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Reviewed by Peach63 from New York

4.22/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours light amber with a 1.5" white head, which lasts. moderate lacing.

Aroma is pine, grapefruit, grass.

Taste is grapefruit zest, pine, tangerine, malty, resinous. Nice bitterness.

Medium body, moderate carbonation. Dry, resinous finish.

This is a good IPA, nicely balanced.
Oct 11, 2021
 
Rated: 3.69 by Gkruszewski from New York

Sep 25, 2021
 
Rated: 3.58 by hotwired from New Jersey

Sep 18, 2021
 
Rated: 4.09 by jbexphys from Maryland

Sep 17, 2021
Hoppyum IPA from Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 1596 ratings