Humulus Lager | The Bruery
Brewed by:
The Bruery
California, United States
thebruery.com
Style: American Double / Imperial Pilsner
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.20%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
India Pale Lager, but closer to Imperial Pilsner than IPA, according to the brewery.
Added by vacax on 08-02-2009
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Ratings: 1,016 | Reviews: 159
Reviews by tarheels86:
3.18/5 rDev -25.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
Tap at PP Old Town. Pours a chill haze light orange. Sheety white lacing. Nose is hoppy, citrusy, pithy melon, sweat. Taste is dry, very nutty, meaty, lots of paper on the finish. Moving to extremely soapy. Hard to finish. My rating: 3.2 Fiancé rating: 3.6
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
Tap at PP Old Town. Pours a chill haze light orange. Sheety white lacing. Nose is hoppy, citrusy, pithy melon, sweat. Taste is dry, very nutty, meaty, lots of paper on the finish. Moving to extremely soapy. Hard to finish. My rating: 3.2 Fiancé rating: 3.6
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More User Reviews:
4.4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Draft serving in a tulip glass.
Bright saturated orange, bright clarity, lasting presence of creamy white foam on the surface. Fluffy couple fingers of foam that last for awhile. Lots of lace, looks more like an IPA.
Resiny pungent hop aroma, citrus sweetness, fresh and dank.
Very smooth and easy drinking, a fistful of citrus hits first, lots of grapefruit and resiny hop oils. Moderate bitterness that sticks in the teeth, lingering long into the aftertaste. Grapefruit flesh and pith dominate, this is a deceptive lager base, as it masquerades as a dank west coast IPA. Pretty nice stuff, hope we see more of it in Chicago.
"This lil motherfucker is tasty!" - Mr. Show
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Draft serving in a tulip glass.
Bright saturated orange, bright clarity, lasting presence of creamy white foam on the surface. Fluffy couple fingers of foam that last for awhile. Lots of lace, looks more like an IPA.
Resiny pungent hop aroma, citrus sweetness, fresh and dank.
Very smooth and easy drinking, a fistful of citrus hits first, lots of grapefruit and resiny hop oils. Moderate bitterness that sticks in the teeth, lingering long into the aftertaste. Grapefruit flesh and pith dominate, this is a deceptive lager base, as it masquerades as a dank west coast IPA. Pretty nice stuff, hope we see more of it in Chicago.
"This lil motherfucker is tasty!" - Mr. Show
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4.14/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
I had this on-tap at Max's, served in a goblet.
Pours a clear amber with gold hue and a layer of off white head. Smells of fresh green hops, citrus peel, and some sweet bready malt undertones. The taste is made up of citrus peel bitterness, green hops, and a sweetmalt and bitter hop finish. The body is medium with tingly carbonation and a finish that is not very dry.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
I had this on-tap at Max's, served in a goblet.
Pours a clear amber with gold hue and a layer of off white head. Smells of fresh green hops, citrus peel, and some sweet bready malt undertones. The taste is made up of citrus peel bitterness, green hops, and a sweetmalt and bitter hop finish. The body is medium with tingly carbonation and a finish that is not very dry.
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4.18/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On-tap 9/8/2014 at Doherty’s Ale House in Warwick, RI, served in a snifter glass.
A: The beer is a deep gold color, with a large off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick but spotty lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains floral hops, caramelized malts, lager yeast and citrus.
T: The taste starts out with a strong but not over-powering hops bitterness. Then some citrus and caramel sweetness comes in followed by breadiness from lager yeast and a hearty malt character creating a very good balance. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly sweet.
M: Crisp and very smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.
O: Very tasty, goes down very easily, not too filling, decent kick, very good representation of style, this is a very solid beer to drink for a long time if you’re in the mood for the style.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On-tap 9/8/2014 at Doherty’s Ale House in Warwick, RI, served in a snifter glass.
A: The beer is a deep gold color, with a large off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick but spotty lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains floral hops, caramelized malts, lager yeast and citrus.
T: The taste starts out with a strong but not over-powering hops bitterness. Then some citrus and caramel sweetness comes in followed by breadiness from lager yeast and a hearty malt character creating a very good balance. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly sweet.
M: Crisp and very smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.
O: Very tasty, goes down very easily, not too filling, decent kick, very good representation of style, this is a very solid beer to drink for a long time if you’re in the mood for the style.
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4.7/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
not only the best lager ive ever had (not even a close second), but possible the best beer ive ever put to my lips. this stuff is incredible. on tap at the monk on Colfax. the pour is glowing golden with an orange hue, mostly clear, and an inch of white thick whipped cream looking head that lasts, and is easily roused with a swirl of the globe. the nose is really hoppy, this was obviously dry hopped generously. the lager yeast gives it a crispness, and I smell some tropical fruit in there with all the bitterness. the flavor is just astounding, it has a very similar hop complexion to the pliny the younger, no kidding. its that decadent. the grains are light on the toast but give a lot of body, which I think works well with the lager yeast, a fuller bodied crisp clean beer with a ton of hops, its really a nice and new combo. so much fruit and hop oil here, ive really never had anything like it. the mouthfeel is also fantastic, lots of tiny bubbles and a full body make it feel like almost a nitro dispense, and the texture is so big and coats the whole mouth with this fresh hopped goodness. this is a beer that is worth every bit of its hype, it reopens the lager category as exciting for me, and it is another reason why the bruery is near the top of the brewing world right now. this is absolutely divine, and I cannot wait for my next one. A+
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
not only the best lager ive ever had (not even a close second), but possible the best beer ive ever put to my lips. this stuff is incredible. on tap at the monk on Colfax. the pour is glowing golden with an orange hue, mostly clear, and an inch of white thick whipped cream looking head that lasts, and is easily roused with a swirl of the globe. the nose is really hoppy, this was obviously dry hopped generously. the lager yeast gives it a crispness, and I smell some tropical fruit in there with all the bitterness. the flavor is just astounding, it has a very similar hop complexion to the pliny the younger, no kidding. its that decadent. the grains are light on the toast but give a lot of body, which I think works well with the lager yeast, a fuller bodied crisp clean beer with a ton of hops, its really a nice and new combo. so much fruit and hop oil here, ive really never had anything like it. the mouthfeel is also fantastic, lots of tiny bubbles and a full body make it feel like almost a nitro dispense, and the texture is so big and coats the whole mouth with this fresh hopped goodness. this is a beer that is worth every bit of its hype, it reopens the lager category as exciting for me, and it is another reason why the bruery is near the top of the brewing world right now. this is absolutely divine, and I cannot wait for my next one. A+
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4.55/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
My new favorite beer.....of recent memory anyways.Came in standard pint a chill hazed lighter golden with a thinner but sticky white head atop,now the fun begins.A big slash of grassy and citric hops hit ya in the face but it's not all about that,I also got a doughy/bread quality that stood up against it.The flavor for me are near perfection,big grassy and spicy hops intertwined with pizza dough that turns into a crisp finish.The hops are not finished at the grassiness,as I drank more the citric/fruity qualities played a bigger role in the finish.I mean what a lager they have hear,the Bruery just killed it here....what a fantastic beer.Wow.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
My new favorite beer.....of recent memory anyways.Came in standard pint a chill hazed lighter golden with a thinner but sticky white head atop,now the fun begins.A big slash of grassy and citric hops hit ya in the face but it's not all about that,I also got a doughy/bread quality that stood up against it.The flavor for me are near perfection,big grassy and spicy hops intertwined with pizza dough that turns into a crisp finish.The hops are not finished at the grassiness,as I drank more the citric/fruity qualities played a bigger role in the finish.I mean what a lager they have hear,the Bruery just killed it here....what a fantastic beer.Wow.
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4.37/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.77/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
The Bruery has constructed the perfect IPA. How? By making it not an IPA. This beer is an incredible wrench in the IPA hype train. I drink this over pliny and will continue to.
The nose on this beers is a hop-a-palooza of sweet, dank hops. I dont know if its the lager yeast but there is no overly aggressive, bite your face hop smell. The smell is clean. As if the hops just came out of the laundry and the snuggle bear dropped them off, still warm from the dryer.
The mouthfeel of this beer is creamier than most IPAs as well.it coasts your palate like bubbly, hoppy robatussin and wakes up your tastebuds with delicious floral and fruity notes.
The finish is as clean as it starts. It just leaves you wanting another glass to you can forget how weird your mouth feels after such a hop monster mauling.
All and all, top three hoppy beers I've tried and the best of this small small category
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look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
The Bruery has constructed the perfect IPA. How? By making it not an IPA. This beer is an incredible wrench in the IPA hype train. I drink this over pliny and will continue to.
The nose on this beers is a hop-a-palooza of sweet, dank hops. I dont know if its the lager yeast but there is no overly aggressive, bite your face hop smell. The smell is clean. As if the hops just came out of the laundry and the snuggle bear dropped them off, still warm from the dryer.
The mouthfeel of this beer is creamier than most IPAs as well.it coasts your palate like bubbly, hoppy robatussin and wakes up your tastebuds with delicious floral and fruity notes.
The finish is as clean as it starts. It just leaves you wanting another glass to you can forget how weird your mouth feels after such a hop monster mauling.
All and all, top three hoppy beers I've tried and the best of this small small category
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3.5/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.42/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
The Beers of California
#86
On-tap at Father's Office in Culver City
A: Yellow golden with a moderate white head of foam
S: Floral, pine, big citrus zest, and tropical fruit. There is also some cracker maltiness and honey sweetness.
T: Nice hop complexity which follows the nose: spring flowers, pine needles, grapefruit peel, and tropical fruit. The malt is light, crackers, bread and honey which adds a layer of sweetness. Refreshing but flavorful with building bitterness and faint warming alcohol in the finish.
M: On the lighter side with strong oily linger and supporting carbonation. Some chewiness is also there
O: A wonderful lager with diverse hop notes which is both refreshing and flavorful making for an easy drinking and enjoyable brew. Would reach for this ahead of some of the solid West Coast IPA's out there.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
The Beers of California
#86
On-tap at Father's Office in Culver City
A: Yellow golden with a moderate white head of foam
S: Floral, pine, big citrus zest, and tropical fruit. There is also some cracker maltiness and honey sweetness.
T: Nice hop complexity which follows the nose: spring flowers, pine needles, grapefruit peel, and tropical fruit. The malt is light, crackers, bread and honey which adds a layer of sweetness. Refreshing but flavorful with building bitterness and faint warming alcohol in the finish.
M: On the lighter side with strong oily linger and supporting carbonation. Some chewiness is also there
O: A wonderful lager with diverse hop notes which is both refreshing and flavorful making for an easy drinking and enjoyable brew. Would reach for this ahead of some of the solid West Coast IPA's out there.
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4.56/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2.58/5 rDev -39.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Appearance: 1/4 inch head, moderate carbonation, bright yellow in color, clear
Smell: pithy citrus rind
Taste: grain, light butter, and tropical fruit hops
Mouthfeel: light body, slightly bitter, medium carbonation
Overall: Not what I was expecting. This had a buttery grainy taste to it that was not appealing. I usually like Bruery beers, but this did not come together for me. I will be passing on this.
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Appearance: 1/4 inch head, moderate carbonation, bright yellow in color, clear
Smell: pithy citrus rind
Taste: grain, light butter, and tropical fruit hops
Mouthfeel: light body, slightly bitter, medium carbonation
Overall: Not what I was expecting. This had a buttery grainy taste to it that was not appealing. I usually like Bruery beers, but this did not come together for me. I will be passing on this.
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Humulus Lager from The Bruery
Beer rating:
4.28 out of
5 with
1,016 ratings
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