Hop Hunter
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #614
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
90
Ranked #8,204
Avg:
4.05 | pDev: 9.14%
Reviews:
658
Ratings:
3,430
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 26, 2024
Added:
Dec 01, 2014
Wants:
  183
Gots:
  1,422
Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter IPA will feature hop oil from distilled hops. The idea, which Sierra Nevada hasn't fully revealed, will extract pure hop oil from mature cones, to create an IPA that smells unlike any other IPA you've had. Aroma is key. Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter IPA should finish at 6.2% ABV, 60 IBUs.
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Ratings by AlexDSM:
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Rated by AlexDSM from Iowa

4.32/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Mar 20, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho

3.53/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle from the variety pack; pours out a beautiful golden color with brilliant clarity and a small cap of bright white head. Hmmm, not much to this one, at least nothing that makes it stand out (which is usually my fear with SN)...hop oils, floral...clean palate for sure, with a light present bitterness and a familiar malty undertone. Minor dankness and resin.

Really isn't very special. Kind of disappointing, but not bad.
Feb 26, 2024
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Rated by Davidstan from Alabama

3.42/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
SN, respectfully please produce more lagers. Everything is IPA from you guys lately. Your nooner and Vienna Lager were top notch. You do lagers well!
Feb 07, 2024
 
Rated: 4.09 by Danmooney40 from Virginia

Feb 06, 2024
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Reviewed by JustLikeMyDad from Michigan

1.69/5  rDev -58.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
It's uh, another hoppy hop beer. So uh, unique and uh, interesting and intriguing. So flavorful and a mastercraft of a beer. It's not as bad as I thought it would be, but on the lighter side of the "super hop hop beer" kinda thing all these breweries got going.
Jan 20, 2024
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Reviewed by LeinenkugelDrinker from Nevada

3.81/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Purchased in the Fan Favorites Variety Pack.
Look: Golden with a darkish hue, a little haze. Lots of head.
Smell: Light hop aroma.
Taste: An unusual hop flavor, must be from the oil.
Feel: Excellent. Smooth and kinda creamy.
Overall: Good beer, but not one of the best IPA’s I’ve had and probably wouldn’t seek it out again.
Jan 03, 2024
 
Rated: 4.25 by Marvicsin from California

Dec 30, 2023
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Reviewed by dano213 from Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz bottle purchased from the fridge as a mix-a-six pack for $13.99. PKGD 06/26/23, so this beer is about 5 1/2 months old.

Look: It is a light gold to medium gold color with a very soft haze and a finger of whitish, small-bubbled head. It has a nice-looking appearance. Ample carbonation with tiny bubbles.

Smell: It's definitely piney, a bit woody. And I also get a subtle allium note (onion/garlic). There's like a spicy/sweet note going on that kind of reminds me of spicy ginger ale.

Taste: It is very refreshing. It has a nice biscuity maltiness up front before it is quickly overtaken by hops and bitterness. The finish is very dry with tons of pine and woody notes. Lots of citrus rind: predominantly grapefruit rind and lemon zest. There is a lot of spicy, peppery hop character on the finish, and it lingers long. It's interesting to experience since this beer packs so much hop character and so much bitterness with the distilled hop oil. We almost don't know what to do with this kind of hop intensity!

Feel: The mouthfeel is on the lighter side of medium bodied. The beer also has a nice chewiness. Nicely carbonated.

Overall: It's interesting. I can't remember if I have had this before; I probably had it several years ago. It's a very hoppy beer, but it's not so wild especially compared to what we have become accustomed to from other breweries.

From the website:
Hop Hunter uses pure, powerful hop oil — drawn directly from the lupulin inside hop cones — for an extra blast of
flavor, turning this hop bounty into the ultimate IPA experience.

STYLE
IPA

ABV
6.2%

IBU
60
Dec 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.56 by KeithGreatNorth from Canada (BC)

Dec 03, 2023
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Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pours orange yellow with a small white head. Smells of citrus hops with slight piney notes. Tastes of sweet grain with nice piney and citrus hops. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Nov 07, 2023
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Reviewed by TheWaySheGoes from Illinois

4.26/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Earthy, diesely, dank, soil kind of IPA. Not that bitter for a Sierra Nevada beer. The more you drink the more it reminds you of the earthy IPA's you get out of Oregon. Head retention is poor due to lipids I would assume. Hop oils are sharp on the nose, not so much on the palette. Lean malt bill, very moderate yet very unique. Tastes like a modern west coast IPA, very crushable. A personal dislike is the bottle art.
Nov 02, 2023
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Reviewed by ZebulonXZogg from Illinois

3.33/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Foggy gold, quickly receding white head leaves some nice lacing. Aroma is citrus rind, not much flavor, malty backbone. For mr, a disappointing SN product,maybe a bit old.
Nov 01, 2023
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Reviewed by Cdriver0414 from Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
An excellent, very tasty ipa. The nose is floral and citrus with really nice hop notes. The nose transfers to the palate with a touch of bitterness on the finish .
Oct 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3.96 by Iggy88 from Ohio

Oct 21, 2023
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Reviewed by whynot44 from Missouri

4.04/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Slightly hazy old gold color with a decent and lasting white head and even some decent lacing.
The aroma is citrus, pine and light caramel malt. The taste is grapefruit, tangerine with a solid caramel malt base. The finish is dry with lingering citrus zest, floral hops and pine resin.
The body is light/medium, moderate carbonation, smooth and very drinkable, moderate bitterness that seems somehow mellow for an IPA.
Altogether, this is a tasty and enjoyable brew, should be even better on a hot summer day, but good anytime.
Oct 17, 2023
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Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
“Here, there, everywhere…” Nah, not really. This one definitely isn’t a “Beatles beer.” I’m thinking more so Mike Tyson towards the end of his career, and struggling to throw a haymaker in the 9th round. You know, when he’s been robbed of all his money, and has probably had gonorrhea one too many times…

I’m out.
Oct 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.06 by TonyStarks2231 from New York

Oct 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by HabaJohnTheReal1 from Illinois

Sep 22, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by Buck_Jones from Michigan

Sep 16, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by Jcal2023 from Pennsylvania

Sep 13, 2023
Hop Hunter from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 3430 ratings