Redhook Long Hammer IPA | Redhook Ale Brewery
Brewed by:
Redhook Ale Brewery
New Hampshire, United States
redhook.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.20%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
The generous addition of hops both during and at the end of the fermentation process (dry-hopping) gives our India Pale Ale its characteristic bitterness and piney citrus aroma and flavor. The medium body, crisp finish, and moderate alcohol and IBU levels makes this one of America’s most drinkable and best-selling IPAs.
44 IBU
Added by pbrian on 03-29-2001
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Ratings: 3,357 | Reviews: 1,214
3.5/5 rDev +6.7%
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
3.75/5 rDev +14.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Copper filtered with little carbonation and 2 fingers of light beige head.
Smells fruity of peaches, apples, pears and black tea.
The taste follows the nose and is light and fruity.
Medium body with little carbonation, and a dry, tannic tea like finish.
Got in Redding, drinking here today, Sept 1st, 2018. Decent brew.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Copper filtered with little carbonation and 2 fingers of light beige head.
Smells fruity of peaches, apples, pears and black tea.
The taste follows the nose and is light and fruity.
Medium body with little carbonation, and a dry, tannic tea like finish.
Got in Redding, drinking here today, Sept 1st, 2018. Decent brew.
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3.95/5 rDev +20.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Looks lighter than it tastes. Smells piney. Tastes crisp and pleasantly bitter. Feels smooth as it goes down. This is my go-to beer - I have quaffed more of this brew over the last 10 years than any other. Very drinkable in hot weather or especially when thirsty after physical exercise. 12pk price at Rite Aide is a great value - better than many IPAs that cost more.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Looks lighter than it tastes. Smells piney. Tastes crisp and pleasantly bitter. Feels smooth as it goes down. This is my go-to beer - I have quaffed more of this brew over the last 10 years than any other. Very drinkable in hot weather or especially when thirsty after physical exercise. 12pk price at Rite Aide is a great value - better than many IPAs that cost more.
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3.37/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.6/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16 Oz Can poured into glass
Look - light yellow not quite straw colored. Medium foam head with only light lacing. Only moderate carbonation.
Smell - Not very strong, get the pine, fruit, some grains wheat perhaps. Very moderate for an IPA, no strong hop aroma.
Taste - lots of malt and bread. Can actually taste the alcohol a bit but its not too overwhelming or anything. Very little bitterness, do pick up more sweetness than hops. There is a strange spice note, almost like cloves or cinnamon. Nothing major but it does kind of taste like apple pie. But the major flavor is of malt, wheat bread, slight pine, slight citrus, and brown sugar. It's weird because i like it but it just isn't very pale...
I'm not sure what they were going for with this one. It's sweet. It tastes decent. But it lacks the IPA flavor I'm looking for. This beats macro lagers for flavor but loses to most IPA's.
So that being said, i gotta give this good beer a grade of B
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16 Oz Can poured into glass
Look - light yellow not quite straw colored. Medium foam head with only light lacing. Only moderate carbonation.
Smell - Not very strong, get the pine, fruit, some grains wheat perhaps. Very moderate for an IPA, no strong hop aroma.
Taste - lots of malt and bread. Can actually taste the alcohol a bit but its not too overwhelming or anything. Very little bitterness, do pick up more sweetness than hops. There is a strange spice note, almost like cloves or cinnamon. Nothing major but it does kind of taste like apple pie. But the major flavor is of malt, wheat bread, slight pine, slight citrus, and brown sugar. It's weird because i like it but it just isn't very pale...
I'm not sure what they were going for with this one. It's sweet. It tastes decent. But it lacks the IPA flavor I'm looking for. This beats macro lagers for flavor but loses to most IPA's.
So that being said, i gotta give this good beer a grade of B
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3.33/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours clear amber, moderate foamy head, lots of sticky lacing.
Smells of sticky sweet citrus blossom, tropical, grain, orange, banana, pineapple, caramel malt.
Taste is of he above notes but also a dull, lingering bitterness, some metallic elements, and sweet citrus that penetrates all the way through.
Overall enjoyable but a bit of a mess, pleasant notes with some unpleasant undertones.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours clear amber, moderate foamy head, lots of sticky lacing.
Smells of sticky sweet citrus blossom, tropical, grain, orange, banana, pineapple, caramel malt.
Taste is of he above notes but also a dull, lingering bitterness, some metallic elements, and sweet citrus that penetrates all the way through.
Overall enjoyable but a bit of a mess, pleasant notes with some unpleasant undertones.
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3.5/5 rDev +6.7%
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
3.25/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
4.23/5 rDev +29%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.5/5 rDev +6.7%
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
3.74/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.34/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.57/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Slightly hazy pale amber with a cream colored frothy head, fairly persistent, lacy; Mild aroma, slightly citrusy; Mild flavor, not strongly hoppy at all; Mouthfeel - smooth, slightly tangy; A pleasant, mild, drinkable IPA.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Slightly hazy pale amber with a cream colored frothy head, fairly persistent, lacy; Mild aroma, slightly citrusy; Mild flavor, not strongly hoppy at all; Mouthfeel - smooth, slightly tangy; A pleasant, mild, drinkable IPA.
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3.5/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Part of a variety 12-Pack $13.99 Don Quiojte
Golden-amber color
Medium mouthfeel
Medium carbonation
Citrus, some bitterness, but fairly smooth
Overall a nice beer, but nothing exceptional.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Part of a variety 12-Pack $13.99 Don Quiojte
Golden-amber color
Medium mouthfeel
Medium carbonation
Citrus, some bitterness, but fairly smooth
Overall a nice beer, but nothing exceptional.
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3.84/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.48/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
It's a decent beer no complaints just nothing special here for an IPA especially with all the competition out there
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
It's a decent beer no complaints just nothing special here for an IPA especially with all the competition out there
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3.32/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.15/5 rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Bottle, Nov, 2017:
Pours a darker golden; quite clear with maybe the slightest bit of haze. Head isn't huge, but revives easily, some lacing.
Nose has a bit of a stale beer note to it. Piney in a slightly wooden sense, there's a does of dry shredded wheat cereal in a box to it. It's not the newest bottle, but it's not too enticing at this point.
The taste is a little more balanced. There is still that grainy cereal malt opening and backbone, but a decent does of pine wood bitterness joins it early. The two form an earthy, damp fall morning flavor. As it warms a little citrus (orange) comes out to accent, but it's mostly one-noted. A medium to medium light body, it's just a little flat, and there is a lingering bitterness.
So not a bad beer overall, the nose was really sort of a shock and disappointing. The rest of the beer was about as expected.
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look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Bottle, Nov, 2017:
Pours a darker golden; quite clear with maybe the slightest bit of haze. Head isn't huge, but revives easily, some lacing.
Nose has a bit of a stale beer note to it. Piney in a slightly wooden sense, there's a does of dry shredded wheat cereal in a box to it. It's not the newest bottle, but it's not too enticing at this point.
The taste is a little more balanced. There is still that grainy cereal malt opening and backbone, but a decent does of pine wood bitterness joins it early. The two form an earthy, damp fall morning flavor. As it warms a little citrus (orange) comes out to accent, but it's mostly one-noted. A medium to medium light body, it's just a little flat, and there is a lingering bitterness.
So not a bad beer overall, the nose was really sort of a shock and disappointing. The rest of the beer was about as expected.
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4.26/5 rDev +29.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
I will just say up front that I am not a big fan of IPA's because they sometimes can be way overhopped. At least, to me, as that is not my thing. And this beer isn't. To me, its hoppiness is just right so not only do I taste hops (in a moderate amount) but a lot of other flavors as well including some sweetness and maltiness (which admittedly I tend to favor). So I think if your palate runs similar to mine, you will like this beer. Very smooth for an IPA and in no way overpowering. It kept a nice head and the orange and spice flavors complemented each other. Probably a lot more than that going on, I am still new to reviewing beer! I'll definitely drink it again.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
I will just say up front that I am not a big fan of IPA's because they sometimes can be way overhopped. At least, to me, as that is not my thing. And this beer isn't. To me, its hoppiness is just right so not only do I taste hops (in a moderate amount) but a lot of other flavors as well including some sweetness and maltiness (which admittedly I tend to favor). So I think if your palate runs similar to mine, you will like this beer. Very smooth for an IPA and in no way overpowering. It kept a nice head and the orange and spice flavors complemented each other. Probably a lot more than that going on, I am still new to reviewing beer! I'll definitely drink it again.
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Redhook Long Hammer IPA from Redhook Ale Brewery
Beer rating:
3.28 out of
5 with
3,357 ratings
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