HopBot IPA
Hop City Brewing Co.

HopBot IPAHopBot IPA
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From:
Hop City Brewing Co.
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.1%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 11.9%
Reviews:
58
Ratings:
318
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 07, 2021
Added:
Apr 17, 2014
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  103
Programmed with 5 West Coast American hops, HopBot IPA brings out waves of absurd citrus and tropical aroma and flavor.

The Citra, Centennial, Mosaic, Summit and Willamette hops are perfectly balanced by a solid malt backbone.
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Ratings by NeroFiddled:
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hop City Brewing Co. "Hopbot IPA"
12 oz. brown glass bottle, no apparent freshness dating but there might be a production code... "K234 0253"
$1.49 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ

Hopbot is a solid offering that delivers a pleasant blend of tropical/citrus fruit (pineapple, mild grapefruit, lemon zest, tangerine) as well as earthy, resinous, leafy, and somewhat grassy hops atop a solid caramelish malt base. It's anchored by a rock solid bitterness, and finishes dry with residual hop fruitiness, resin, and earth. It lingers! Although it does have some serious hops to it, it's not exactly head turning, nor particularly original - BUT it's a quality IPA that satisfies! Worth trying.
Jun 03, 2015
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Rated: 3.67 by All4ales

Jul 07, 2021
 
Rated: 3.89 by Dentist666 from Russian Federation

Jul 01, 2021
 
Rated: 3.64 by NightINgale from Russian Federation

Nov 06, 2020
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.36/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
From August 2015. Scored this in Oregon.

Pours a solid copper color with 1/4" white head. Maybe a tad maltier than your average ipa these days. Even though it has Mosaic and Citra hops, they don't make a big punch through aroma wise, they might be here in relative minority proportions to the other 3 hop varieties. I'm getting just as much centennial pine, grapefruit notes as I am anything of a sweeter citrus or tropical fruit sense, not to mention the relative sweetness honey like of the caramel maltiness.

Taste offers both a firmer, sweeter malt bill to interact with the bittering hops. I'm also not pulling much if any Summit hop notes out of it. Willamette's earthiness and Centennial's bittering grapefruit like notes are the most pull on the beer. The caramel isn't excessive, it firmly bonds with Centennial. Hit of a bitter/alcohol light sting, but it lets you know you're alive. The commercial tug job knows what people wanna read, but it is a little more old school than that in reality. Good enough to try and not be disappointed, but no reason to seek it out again either.
May 15, 2020
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Reviewed by HopMaester from Canada (ON)

4.41/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Excellent IPA
Great Lacing and lovely deep color
Smells like an IPA should without being too alcohol-y smelling
Tastes fantastic and Feels like a great fall beer

Must try. Got it at 30% off at the LCBO!
Apr 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.67 by SteveWeiler from Canada (ON)

Dec 21, 2019
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

3.62/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Can, undetermined date:
A nice, clear amber beer, maybe leaning a little darker amber. A nice wide collar of near-white bubbles adorns the surface as I take my last sips.

The nose initially leans more American barleywine, with a raisin and dark fruit sweetness that is countered by a light grass and pine needle bitterness that seems like it could have some oxidation. The taste doesn't lean as sweet as expected, thankfully. The caramel malts have their say, but the bitterness keeps them at bay. The hops have more of a spiciness to them than I would've guessed from the nose. They also do little more than balance the beer initially. They grow a little more aggressive as the beer warms.

A very clean beer where the malt notes are more distinct, but there is a subtle bitterness that takes some time to make its presence felt. I slowly enjoyed this more as the beer neared the bottom of the glass.
Oct 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.93 by AxlSkull from France

Aug 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.15 by cosmicdave from Canada (BC)

Jun 07, 2018
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Rated by ThomazFigueiredo from Canada (ON)

4.07/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
One of the best Alcohol / dollar ratio packed in IPA goodness.
Can't go wrong with it!
May 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.91 by bixby1971 from Canada (ON)

Mar 11, 2018
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Rated by Iron_Tusk from Canada (QC)

3.46/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Strong caramel malt taste. Piney and subtle citrus flavors.
Jan 27, 2018
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Copper, hazy with no carbonation and 2 fingers of creamy, off white head.

Smells of citrus, pine, oranges and cereal malts. Also, has creme brulee, pineapple and tropical fruits.

Tastes of pine, resinous notes, and orange zest, caramel, tropical fruits and pineapples. There's a solid grapefruit bitterness on the end.

Medium, slightly sticky body, with lots of carbonations.

Got in Barrie Beer Store, drinking in Muskoka Dec 16th, 2017. Solid IPA.
Dec 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.6 by Jshelley from Canada (ON)

Dec 11, 2017
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Reviewed by Mysticmage from Canada (ON)

3.46/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a can into a tulip glass. Decent head that lasted well. Pours organe caramel with semi transparent look. Nose is weak on this one - some citrus, fruit but weak overall. Fair enough taste but Beau’s is a better choice here. american style are hard to come by in Ontario so this will do in a pinch.
Nov 12, 2017
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Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York

3.12/5  rDev -17.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Thanks to a coworker for this one.

16oz. can into a Surly teku.

Nose is caramel, brown sugar, resin and citrus. Real aromatic. Sweeter than I like but its solid. Beer opens with hints of tea and bark. Sweet in the middle. Touches of caramel, brown sugar, more black tea leaves and bark. There's a lot going on here but its not my type of flavor profile. Body is medium with ample carbonation. Filmy and thick in the mouth. Not really appropriate for the style.

Not a fan of this one. From the aroma, to the taste, to the feel, it was all wrong for me.
Sep 16, 2017
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Reviewed by swim from Canada (ON)

3.84/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Nearly opaque dark orangey brown. Very little beige head and nearly no lacing.

S: Not the strongest smell but floral and fruity. Smells like a blend of citrus fruit juice without any typical beer smells.

T: Not your typical strong IPA bold crisp hoppy profile, the malt is very pronounced, likely even more than the hops. The malts have a toasty caramel flavour and the hops are lightly indistinctly citrusy and rindy. Nearly no bitterness or dryness. The higher alcohol content isn't noticeable at all from the taste.

F: Very little carbonation. The feel is very noticeably thick and smooth.

O: Not the punchy hoppiness I was expecting but I was pleasantly surprised by the maltiness. It doesn't seem to be overly complex but it is a very enjoyable and easy drinking beer despite the higher alcohol content.
Sep 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.36 by Juiposa from Canada (ON)

Aug 12, 2017
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Reviewed by UwishUdrove1 from Canada (ON)

4.41/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I had a ton of citrus in my pour. I was in Toronto and decided to give it a go. I love the west coast US hops and citrus flavor. I will see if I can find it in the states.
Jul 11, 2017
HopBot IPA from Hop City Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 318 ratings