Hoppy Joe
Lervig Aktiebryggeri
- From:
- Lervig Aktiebryggeri
- Norway
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #273 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #31,742 - Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 8.72%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 21, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 10, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by lujad from Germany
3.61/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Served from a can.
Nice amber color, however with small particles floating around making it look muddy instead of hazy. Pours with a good head, which however lacks retention.
Intense aroma, toasted and toffee malts with a bit of fruity hops coming through.
Flavor is bitterer than expected but balances okay with the malts.
Mouthfeel is pretty carbonated although a bit watery. Aftertaste is hop dominated.
Overall a well balanced beer, generally leaning towards the bitter side of things.
Feb 21, 2026Nice amber color, however with small particles floating around making it look muddy instead of hazy. Pours with a good head, which however lacks retention.
Intense aroma, toasted and toffee malts with a bit of fruity hops coming through.
Flavor is bitterer than expected but balances okay with the malts.
Mouthfeel is pretty carbonated although a bit watery. Aftertaste is hop dominated.
Overall a well balanced beer, generally leaning towards the bitter side of things.
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.41/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.41/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Copenhagen 12/9 2020. 33 cl can from Meny. Østerfælled Torv, Kbh. Ø. The Can looks almost like canned fish. A gulping fish dressed as a captain smoking a pipe.
Pours unclear copper-red amber with a medium-sized frothy head. Settles as thin layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. Crawling up the sides of the glass. No lacing.
Aroma is fairly intense with a strong sweet odor mingling with a light sourness. Caramel, toasted malts, toffee. Hints of brown sugar. Sharp tart odor of citrus peeking in.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, oily, tingling texture.
Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed and balanced by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet undercurrent. Dry finish.
Surprisingly bitter and dry Amber ale with only a light toasted touch.
Feb 16, 2025Pours unclear copper-red amber with a medium-sized frothy head. Settles as thin layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. Crawling up the sides of the glass. No lacing.
Aroma is fairly intense with a strong sweet odor mingling with a light sourness. Caramel, toasted malts, toffee. Hints of brown sugar. Sharp tart odor of citrus peeking in.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, oily, tingling texture.
Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed and balanced by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet undercurrent. Dry finish.
Surprisingly bitter and dry Amber ale with only a light toasted touch.
Rated by Chiral from Texas
3.44/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A nice find in Italy. Spot on color, nice 1cm lacy head. Flavor a bit off style, but does not impede deliciousness.
Jul 06, 2018
Reviewed by monkist from Hungary
4.27/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.27/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Here we are again with the second Norwegian beer - do they all come with these nerdy names? Nevertheless, screw the name or the label, what you get for this cheap is quite much worth it. You almost get a nice, hoppy American Red Ale, though it a slightly watered down fashion (I call it a Season Red so it's okay). But the hoppiness, the maltiness and the bitterness is all there so it's AOK. I love American Reds and I find this one quite acceptable. Nothing you would die screaming for of course, but still, okay to back down once without any regrets.
May 11, 2018
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.27/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Hazy amber color, two finger tan colored head, superb lacing, good carbonation.
S: Hoppy, bready.
T: Hoppy, bready, malty.
F: Light bodied, yet nicely flavored.
O: Excellent beer from Lervig.
Sep 22, 2017S: Hoppy, bready.
T: Hoppy, bready, malty.
F: Light bodied, yet nicely flavored.
O: Excellent beer from Lervig.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.81/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Canned
Pours a deep red wood stain body with big foaming off white head that pretty much sticks around
Grapefruit and peach aroma
Wood resin in flavour
Really easy drinking
Apr 06, 2017Pours a deep red wood stain body with big foaming off white head that pretty much sticks around
Grapefruit and peach aroma
Wood resin in flavour
Really easy drinking
Reviewed by Bruno74200 from France
3.43/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
from a can, this amber ale is quite malt forward and shows nothing really interesting. The beer delivers a smooth sweet juice with some heavy malt notes coming in
May 23, 2016
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.04/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
3.04/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
At La Estraza. Can. Waiting for lunch with Pedro & Miguel. Turbid, with many small particles floating but not nasty. Not bad but weaker in taste than desiderable. its shortness in taste makes its bitterness a bit bothering instead of something enjoyable
Mar 14, 2016
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