Snake Hollow IPA
Potosi Brewing Company

Snake Hollow IPASnake Hollow IPA
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From:
Potosi Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,076
ABV:
7%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,844
Avg:
3.71 | pDev: 12.67%
Reviews:
88
Ratings:
273
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 29, 2022
Added:
Dec 22, 2008
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  43
Once teeming with rattlesnakes, the Potosi Valley was known as snake hollow. The name lives on in our West Coast Style IPA. Medium bodied and generously dry-hopped, this beer boasts a bold citrus hop character, notes of grapefruit and a clean bitter finish.
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Ratings by nickapalooza86:
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Reviewed by nickapalooza86 from Wisconsin

3.56/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a light orange color. clear, white head

Smell is sweet orange, bubble gum, pine, grapefruit

Taste is sweet citrus, honey, malt, bitter herbal hop, and a strange after taste that I can not pin point

Mouthfeel is a little thicker then I like my IPAs.... Not crazy thick but could be a little thinner and crisp

Very interesting IPA.... Very different, not bad but probably will have this 6 and then go back to my go tos and leave this one on the shelf in the future.
Jun 06, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.51 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Dec 29, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by Danmullens1 from Wisconsin

Nov 19, 2022
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

4.14/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
12oz can into a pint glass.
L: Pours a smooth & lightly clouded amber gold color w/a 1" rocky off white head, good retention, good fine carbonation, medium lacing & banding.
S: Very light pineapple, grapefruit, "spicy" hops, fruit cake, over ripe citrus, BIG caramelized malts.
T: Very lightly dank, juicy, over ripe citrus, light citrus rind, pine resin, grapefruit, berries. Malt up front, hops in the back. It is quite fruity and resinous.
F: Standard IPA bite, smooth and soft medium bodied mouthfeel w/a rich & twangy mid-drink that moves directly to a long resinous finish. It is not overly drying.
O: An excellent American West Coast IPA with an elegant hand-made taste and feel that only comes with high quality brewing. Very well balanced and extremely tasty. It is redolent of ales from Maine Beer Co. It is outstanding in it's style.
Jul 07, 2022
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Reviewed by magikbagel from Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -19.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I think its a fairly simple and straightforward IPA. Its relatively easy to drink and would be the perfect beer to introduce as a first time IPA to someone.
Sep 05, 2021
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.84/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I got a bottle of this beer off the single shelf at a beer store in Prairie du Chien, WI on my way to Toppling in Decorah. It poured a clear golden with white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had bitter hop and pine notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with subtle pine resin presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.
Apr 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by frank_the_tankMN from Minnesota

Oct 31, 2020
 
Rated: 2.8 by Latarnik from New Jersey

Sep 11, 2020
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.79/5  rDev -24.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Picked this up in Wisconsin Summer 2017. Haven't been impressed with about any ipa from Wisconsin, especially Potosi, but hey it was in the single rack at Airport Liquors in Milwaukee, let's tick. Was the brown label, unlike the green one.

Pours dark amber/copper, you could say brown even. 1/3" off white head. Aroma was maltiness. Light caramel and citrus rind kind of aroma. Inspiration be not thy name.

Taste was one of those lick a tree with needles kind of experiences, but first, drizzle a bunch of heavy, unsweetened caramel and toffee on it. Throw in some unsweetened tea. Its a big no for me dawg. I think I recall having their orange ipa or something along those lines, it was also pretty average/below average. This is like Icky out here in Nevada, super malty, not really much in the way of hop flavor outside of that sticky tree note.

Usually Wisconsin beers (ranked #4 on my list of most consumed states, even higher than my home state of Nevada) are underrated here, but this one, oh no, this is gonna be double digit downward deviation I feels it.
Aug 19, 2020
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Reviewed by HopHippie from Wisconsin

3.91/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from 12 oz bottle
L: Dark amber color with about an inch of rocky head.
S: Bitter citrus with a bit of grain.
T: Bitter hops with an almost smokey flavor to it.
F: Bitter and a little dry. Medium body.
O: A unique IPA that is worth a try to anyone.
Jun 15, 2020
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Reviewed by Thomas_Wikman from Texas

3.77/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I recently had this IPA on a boat in the Mississippi in a very relaxed dinner setting.

Look: hazy golden with an inch thick white head

Aroma: bread, citrus, floral pine

Taste: Toasted bread, grapefruit, orange, ending in a dry bitterness of pine resin.

Body/Overall: Light to medium body, medium bitterness, IBU 65, I think it is pretty good.
Jan 06, 2020
 
Rated: 3.83 by DownyIsHungry from Minnesota

Dec 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.27 by vheissu15 from North Dakota

Sep 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.15 by Franklin-Yeo from Wisconsin

Mar 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by craigbelly from Iowa

Oct 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by Beer21 from Florida

Sep 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.74 by StephenBechler from Illinois

Sep 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by jchanley from Illinois

Aug 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.43 by megamick from Iowa

May 19, 2018
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Rated by Mrj1172 from Wisconsin

2.52/5  rDev -32.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Not a fan of the after taste either
May 06, 2018
Snake Hollow IPA from Potosi Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 273 ratings