Fresh Hop 2011
Town Hall Brewery

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From:
Town Hall Brewery
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.1%
Score:
+5 ratings needed
Avg:
4.57 | pDev: 8.1%
Ratings:
5 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 11, 2013
Added:
Oct 10, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.25 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Dec 11, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by plumcrazyfx from Minnesota

Nov 17, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by hoeg0015 from Minnesota

Nov 15, 2011
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Reviewed by FightingEntropy from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Copper gold beer with an off white head that fell to a lingering film from a pillowy pour. Fragrant nose--light grapefruit and background lemon, citrus, pine and spice. 100% Chinook hops from the release description. Hop twang on tongue--pleasantly sharp and clean from the single hop and high alpha acid. Solid malt backbone for a nice hop display. Worth the drive.
Oct 11, 2011
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Reviewed by bsp77 from Minnesota

4.12/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Serving glass: Poured from tap into Pint glass. I believe the wet hops were added five days prior to my drinking this (first day available). So pretty damn fresh.

Appearance: Mostly clear amber with moderate white head and light lacing.

Smell: Orange, grapefruit, pine and toasted malt. As expected, but quite aromatic and very nice.

Taste: All about the 100% wet Chinook hops. Orange and grapefruit mostly, quite tangy, balanced by toasted malts and an almost hidden caramel sweetness. Ends with pine, some spiciness and an excruciating bitterness. Some warming tames the bitterness.

Feel: Moderate carbonation, medium body, extremely dry finish.

Overall: Very fresh, flavorful, aromatic and bitter Wet Hop. Very nice if borderline too bitter, even though I love IPAs.
Oct 10, 2011