Wild Hop Organic Amber Lager
Green Valley Brewing Company (Crooked Creek)

Wild Hop Organic Amber LagerWild Hop Organic Amber Lager
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From:
Green Valley Brewing Company (Crooked Creek)
 
California, United States
Style:
Vienna Lager
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
71
Avg:
3.04 | pDev: 20.07%
Reviews:
133
Ratings:
143
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 27, 2016
Added:
Jun 11, 2006
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.5/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Looks like an amber ale. Lots of clarity. Aroma was disappointing for having the word hop in the name.

Taste was bland, amber lager kind of thing. No hops, just a colored beer lacking in malt viscosity and mouthfeel. Lame.
Feb 27, 2016
 
Rated: 2 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Jun 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Aug 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by harpus from Alabama

Aug 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by dgherm from Pennsylvania

Aug 01, 2013
 
Rated: 1 by circus_cat from Virginia

Feb 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by matjack85 from Illinois

Feb 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by cliff1066 from Virginia

Dec 27, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by bzach from Indiana

Oct 16, 2012
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Reviewed by pbecsu2008 from Connecticut

1/5  rDev -67.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
This beer is a fake microbrew made by Budweiser. It is a cheap attempt to push actual craft brewers off the shelves of your local liquor of grocery store. Watch the documentary called Beer Wars. I flat out refuse to purchase any Budweiser products after seeing it.
Oct 01, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by rab53 from Washington

Nov 22, 2011
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Reviewed by mjurney from Texas

3/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance:
Light amber color, clear. Some little bubbles. Head looks pretty thin, dash of lacing on the glass.

Smell:
Aroma is very mild, sweet caramel malts, a little floral.

Taste/Mouthfeel:
Flavor is a little thin and watery at first. I get some sweet caramel malts, a little toasty and some butter. Hops is very mild, a little floral. Fairly smooth finish with slight dry aftertaste. Body is light. Carbonation is pretty low.

Drinkability:
About average. Nothing really speical.
Sep 18, 2010
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Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island

3.08/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Poured from a 12oz. bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a light golden brown color, with a thin off-white head that fades quickly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is of tea, hops, caramelized malts and citrus.

T: The taste is sweet with flavors of honey, caramel and citrus. Then there's a mild hops presence that comes in. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy and there's a decent balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet.

M: Crisp and a little smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.

D: A little tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, mild kick, decent representation of style, it might not be the best organic beer out there but it's worth drinking for a little while.
Oct 06, 2009
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Reviewed by Ragingbull from California

2.4/5  rDev -21.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Amber in color with loads of prickle and no discernible head. Classic "beer" nose, nothing out of the ordinary or noteworthy. The mouthfeel is nice and crisp and I would say refreshing. As a matter of fact I found the mouthfeel to be the highlight of this beer other than the "organic" labeling. The flavor shifts to a flat and earthy flavor. Unfortunately the best comparison I can make for the flavor is day old keg beer. . . like the stuff you try to drink the day after the keg party, but didn't quite keep warm enough.
Apr 19, 2009
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Reviewed by TheMistler from District of Columbia

3.33/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Organic... meh. I've had good, I've had bad. Also noticed on the bottle - a website that is the beer name rather than a brewery. I must admit to finding slightly 'spicious.

Pours with a couple of pinkies' width of white head. A copper, amber color, clear. Continuous and active carbonation along the sides.

Nose of... not much at all. Grains and a very slight hint of grassy spice.

Some caramel malt carries throughout the taste, with some nuts and grain. A decently full flavor. Some citrus hops thrown in. Grainy, earthy bread notes to the taste, but not to the feel.

Finishes almost completely, watery clean, with just a hint of malt and even less hops.

Drinkable, but not really that good.
Nov 22, 2008
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey

2.98/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
A: Poured a sunset orange color with a slight off white head. Visible carbonation was light.

S: faint caramel with some grains.

T: The flavor was light toasted grains, honeymalt sweetness with a mild herbal hopping. The flavor was fairly clean with the exception of a slight metallic tang. The beer finishes sweet with light toast notes and a dry herbal hopping, but was not as hoppy as the name led you to believe.

M: thin, a bit watery and lightly carbonated.

D: Mediocre drinkability and overall enjoyment. Worth a curious try but not at the expense of a six pack.
Oct 01, 2008
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Reviewed by Overlord from California

2.14/5  rDev -29.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Picked this up in a single bin at Whole Foods. I hope that becomes a regular feature (and that they reduce the pricing). I had foolishly forgotten that I had tried this brewery's [terrible] pale ale. Oh well.

Actually doesn't look bad, pours a bright golden orange with an inch or two of white foam. Smells vaguely of sweet malt. Actually, it really doesn't smell like much.

The taste is just a muddled mess. A bit of malt (which is either slightly skunked, or has a dour earthy component I don't care for), and maybe a bit of hops, but I can't be sure. Just. not. good.

A little too watery.
Jul 07, 2008
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Reviewed by wheatyweiss from Wisconsin

2.53/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from a bottle into a standard pint.

Pours a clear dark straw. Head is immense!! I poured over onto myself with a mildly aggressive pour. Dies quickly and leaves a small amount of spotting.

Smell is very mild, not too much to talk about here.

Taste is malty and coppery with a small hop backing. Not much to talk about here, it's just not that great.

Mouthfeel is average, not dry but not sweet, kind of in the middle. Watery, not much body.

Drinkability is good as it's so watery....if you can get past the taste.

Overall, not that great. An OK beer, but nothing to remember.
May 24, 2008
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Reviewed by Spikester from Oregon

3.6/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
I've been trying a fair number of organic beers lately mainly because a local health food stores has them in a cooler and sold as singles for a reasonable price.
Poured a pale amber with a large white head. I must have shaken this bottle somehow as it took quite a while for the head to go away. Nice hoppy, earthy aroma and a bit of pine needles.
Taste is toasted malt and citrus with a nice hop bitter finish. Kind of a mild APA but interesting.
Mouthfeel was a bit thin but O.K.
Drinkability was good and if I find a sixer on sale some time I will buy it. Good sessionable brew.
Feb 29, 2008
Wild Hop Organic Amber Lager from Green Valley Brewing Company (Crooked Creek)
Beer rating: 71 out of 100 with 143 ratings