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Hopzilla
Lawson's Finest Liquids
- From:
- Lawson's Finest Liquids
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #176 - ABV:
- 8.7%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,318 - Avg:
- 4.3 | pDev: 9.07%
- Reviews:
- 165
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 24, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 21, 2009
- Wants:
- 390
- Gots:
- 49
Hopzilla is a monster of an IPA that will make you pucker up! Loaded with high-alpha U.S. grown hops, this brawny dry hopped ale will terrorize your taste buds, yet has enough malt backbone to balance a fierce bitterness.
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Ratings by Keananmichael5:
Rated by Keananmichael5 from California
4.08/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 30, 2015
4.08/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 30, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Extrajoker00 from Ohio
3.7/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
1 pint can served in a glass
A: Hazy orange with a medium head that immediately disappeared and leaving almost no lacing
S : strong hops and alcohol
T : a lot. Aggressive Heavy hop character; Strong alcohol; malty backbone
M : Dense and full bodied, malt, alcohol, and sour grapes linger
D : Just too much going on for my pallet, would have 1 again, but not ordering a 2nd
To be fair, (to be fair) . . . Not sure how long this was on the shelf before I as gifted one. Generally I feel the cans hold up better than bottles.
Jun 24, 2023A: Hazy orange with a medium head that immediately disappeared and leaving almost no lacing
S : strong hops and alcohol
T : a lot. Aggressive Heavy hop character; Strong alcohol; malty backbone
M : Dense and full bodied, malt, alcohol, and sour grapes linger
D : Just too much going on for my pallet, would have 1 again, but not ordering a 2nd
To be fair, (to be fair) . . . Not sure how long this was on the shelf before I as gifted one. Generally I feel the cans hold up better than bottles.
Reviewed by izraelc from New York
4.5/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a hazy gold. Big foam. Dank hop aroma. Super delicious! Big bitter hop body. Sweet malt finish. Well balanced between hops and malt. Not too heavy or syrupy. One of the best doubles I've had.
Jun 05, 2022Rated by jbolger from Connecticut
4.31/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
5/2/22 Another exceptional brew from Lawson’s. I wouldn’t call this a “monster”, it’s much too refined for that. Perfectly constructed.
May 02, 2022Reviewed by VTbrewfan from New Hampshire
4.31/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned on 1/24 and enjoyed on 3/17 (happy St Patrick’s day). Hazy amber color, fluffy wet head. Resinous hops on the nose, pine, fresh cut grass. Similar resinous flavors up front that give way to an interesting sweetness from the malts. Dry and oily mouthfeel. Hides the 8.7% ABV well. Was expecting it to be more bitter from start to finish but still a tasty beer nonetheless.
Mar 17, 2022Reviewed by Coronaeus from Canada (ON)
4.49/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a deep amber with a substantial head that dissipates slowly. Lovely lacing as the beer is imbibed.
Big pine notes on the nose. A little indistinguishable fruit in the background. Slight caramel note from the malt.
Big citrus burst with some graininess on the sip. This gives way to great pithy bitterness. Lots of pine throughout. Great stuff.
Full bodied with ample carbonation. Great mouthfeel.
I really enjoyed this as I have all the beers from Lawson’s over the years.
Mar 14, 2022Big pine notes on the nose. A little indistinguishable fruit in the background. Slight caramel note from the malt.
Big citrus burst with some graininess on the sip. This gives way to great pithy bitterness. Lots of pine throughout. Great stuff.
Full bodied with ample carbonation. Great mouthfeel.
I really enjoyed this as I have all the beers from Lawson’s over the years.
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
4/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A bit underwhelmed to be honest. Instead of Hopzilla, I’m thinking Hopunny. You know, “Hop-Bunny”? I mean, I try to not always believe in concrete ways; Raul wants a life of abstraction to be. But right here, in Hopzilla, we basically have a 4 that is written and dried into pavement.
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.69/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.69/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
16 oz canned on 01/26/22
Pours a hazy golden amber orange color with a dense creamy white foam head. Moderate aromas of toasty bready malt, earthy piney hops, some grapefruity citrus and pineappley tropical fruit. Tastes like fresh tropical citrusy fruits, pineapple, passionfruit, tropical mango, grapefruit pith, orange, lemon peel, toasty bready caramely malt, with earthy herbal grassy resinous pine notes. Feels medium-full bodied, creamy and slick with smooth moderate low carbonation. Overall a really great double IPA.
Feb 24, 2022Pours a hazy golden amber orange color with a dense creamy white foam head. Moderate aromas of toasty bready malt, earthy piney hops, some grapefruity citrus and pineappley tropical fruit. Tastes like fresh tropical citrusy fruits, pineapple, passionfruit, tropical mango, grapefruit pith, orange, lemon peel, toasty bready caramely malt, with earthy herbal grassy resinous pine notes. Feels medium-full bodied, creamy and slick with smooth moderate low carbonation. Overall a really great double IPA.
Reviewed by 40ontarget from Colorado
4.39/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Slightly cloudy medium Amber color with an inch of white foam. Mango, lemon, pine needles, an oily herbal scent, and Ritz crackers on the nose. The taste is grapefruit, sweet rolls, orange zest, resinous chewy pine, and a super awesome hoppy bite to finish. The feel is medium and creamy, drying on the finish. This is a superior old skool IPA. I love the way those hops make me smack my lips. A nice one!
Feb 24, 2022Reviewed by DrStiffington from New Jersey
4.43/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Great example of a classic DIPA. Smells a bit sweet on top of piney, citrus aroma. Big, hoppy, classic balance of hops and malts. Bitterness and citrus hops clashing. But in a good way. Lawson’s beers are all perfectly constructed. This one is no exception. The great thing about these beers is you know you’re getting consistent quality.
Feb 19, 2022
Hopzilla from Lawson's Finest Liquids
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
554 ratings
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