Elevation 4393
von Trapp Brewing
- From:
- von Trapp Brewing
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- India Pale Lager (IPL)
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 8.7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 12, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 17, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Elevation through Collaboration. This collaboration was conceived at a chance meeting of master brewers up in the Green Mountains. As is often the case, brewers talking shop can be a beautiful thing, and the result of that meeting is inside this can!
Elevation 4393 is von Trapp's take on Wormtown's Be Hoppy IPA. This left coast beer is getting a little bit of Austria and a whole heap of Vermont. We use natural Vermont spring water from our property Stowe, Vermont, near Mt. Mansfield - 4393' in elevation. Steeped in the Austrian brewing tradition, we are using a lager yeast and pilsner malt to put our spin on this awesome brew from our friends at Wormtown. This beer features Citra and Cascade hops to bring a delightful hoppy smile to your face Harvey Ball would be proud of...Enjoy at any elevation!"
Elevation 4393 is von Trapp's take on Wormtown's Be Hoppy IPA. This left coast beer is getting a little bit of Austria and a whole heap of Vermont. We use natural Vermont spring water from our property Stowe, Vermont, near Mt. Mansfield - 4393' in elevation. Steeped in the Austrian brewing tradition, we are using a lager yeast and pilsner malt to put our spin on this awesome brew from our friends at Wormtown. This beer features Citra and Cascade hops to bring a delightful hoppy smile to your face Harvey Ball would be proud of...Enjoy at any elevation!"
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Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
3.38/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Best By Date: 4.15.20
A - Hazy medium orange gold color with moderate creamy white lacing and nice steady carbonation.
S - Delicate caramel malt with lemon and citrus on the nose.
T - Sweet caramel biscuity malt base with citrus delicate lemon, and ripe grapefruit over the top. Ends with a lingering malty citrus and a little bit of citrus rind / spice.
M - Thick mouthfeel with soft carbonation.
O - Even though the Best By Date is a month away, this tastes old and stale. (Sorry to say.)
Mar 12, 2020A - Hazy medium orange gold color with moderate creamy white lacing and nice steady carbonation.
S - Delicate caramel malt with lemon and citrus on the nose.
T - Sweet caramel biscuity malt base with citrus delicate lemon, and ripe grapefruit over the top. Ends with a lingering malty citrus and a little bit of citrus rind / spice.
M - Thick mouthfeel with soft carbonation.
O - Even though the Best By Date is a month away, this tastes old and stale. (Sorry to say.)
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Can best by 4/15:
Ok, popping the can an pouring this, I am already pleasantly surprised. The general scents of pine and fresh cut grass are already hitting my nostrils (not overly powerfully, but providing a Pavlovian response). A hazed beer that blocks about 50% of the light supports a foamy head that didn't billow as much as I expected. Despite this, the cap was nice, and didn't disappear, leaving white splotches and spots on the glass.
Nose is a bit of a surprise as I get closer. There's a tad more grass than pine, but neither are as strong as expected given I sensed them in the pour. This seems caused by malt notes that weren't involved earlier. There's a cereal like note and a mild butterscotch (not too strong) in the malt sweetness.
The taste starts with a modest sweet note that only has a fleeting butterscotch aspect (maybe in part because I am expecting it). Grassy notes come next, followed by some stone fruit notes - though they are shrouded by the bitter aspects of the aforementioned grass. Malt notes carry through to the end taste. There's a bit of a pine resin that sneaks from the shadows and plants a foot in the aftertaste early on, but it becomes a smoother transition with a slightly minty flavor as the beer warms.
A little more full than a typical lager, the feel (especially when combined with the bitter aspects) reminds me a bit of a lighter, cleaner, regular IPA. I like a good bit about this beer, but the light butterscotch notes are just distracting enough to me.
Feb 02, 2020Ok, popping the can an pouring this, I am already pleasantly surprised. The general scents of pine and fresh cut grass are already hitting my nostrils (not overly powerfully, but providing a Pavlovian response). A hazed beer that blocks about 50% of the light supports a foamy head that didn't billow as much as I expected. Despite this, the cap was nice, and didn't disappear, leaving white splotches and spots on the glass.
Nose is a bit of a surprise as I get closer. There's a tad more grass than pine, but neither are as strong as expected given I sensed them in the pour. This seems caused by malt notes that weren't involved earlier. There's a cereal like note and a mild butterscotch (not too strong) in the malt sweetness.
The taste starts with a modest sweet note that only has a fleeting butterscotch aspect (maybe in part because I am expecting it). Grassy notes come next, followed by some stone fruit notes - though they are shrouded by the bitter aspects of the aforementioned grass. Malt notes carry through to the end taste. There's a bit of a pine resin that sneaks from the shadows and plants a foot in the aftertaste early on, but it becomes a smoother transition with a slightly minty flavor as the beer warms.
A little more full than a typical lager, the feel (especially when combined with the bitter aspects) reminds me a bit of a lighter, cleaner, regular IPA. I like a good bit about this beer, but the light butterscotch notes are just distracting enough to me.
Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire
3.96/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Best by 04/15/20
Pint can
Opened and reviewed on: 1/16/20
White golden color with copper hues, semi hazy with a high elevation head 3" to start, white, fluffy and creamy looking. Plenty of Lacy bits leftover.
The nose has that sour/bready and honey sweet lager malty thing going on big time. The Citrus and Cascade hop combo gives off sweet red fruits and citrus smells all over. Together, the aromatics become remarkable.
The flavor of the hops seem seriously saturated and heavy. Earthy bitterness, sweet pine, citrus, Melon rind from the Cascade and Citrus. Smooth and slick lager style malt feels like a current of sweet grains and honey. Hops have this classic West Coast style earth-dry bitterness and pine bite. Buttery pepper with a sweet fruity edge is the jist.
This really is the Be Hoppy Vermont and Austrian style!
Jan 17, 2020Pint can
Opened and reviewed on: 1/16/20
White golden color with copper hues, semi hazy with a high elevation head 3" to start, white, fluffy and creamy looking. Plenty of Lacy bits leftover.
The nose has that sour/bready and honey sweet lager malty thing going on big time. The Citrus and Cascade hop combo gives off sweet red fruits and citrus smells all over. Together, the aromatics become remarkable.
The flavor of the hops seem seriously saturated and heavy. Earthy bitterness, sweet pine, citrus, Melon rind from the Cascade and Citrus. Smooth and slick lager style malt feels like a current of sweet grains and honey. Hops have this classic West Coast style earth-dry bitterness and pine bite. Buttery pepper with a sweet fruity edge is the jist.
This really is the Be Hoppy Vermont and Austrian style!
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.74/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Can from a Lazy Dog.
Lightly hazy faint gold in color with a good sized frothy white head that slowly recedes leaving lots of sticky lace on the glass. Resinous pine and light citrus aroma and flavor against a light bready malt base. Sharp bitterness. Not too shabby, I wish I'd tried the two side by side though.
Jan 11, 2020Lightly hazy faint gold in color with a good sized frothy white head that slowly recedes leaving lots of sticky lace on the glass. Resinous pine and light citrus aroma and flavor against a light bready malt base. Sharp bitterness. Not too shabby, I wish I'd tried the two side by side though.
Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts
3.87/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Thanks to JLindros for hooking me up with a can. Best by 4/15/20.
A - Poured into my Duvel tulip a slightly hazy dark gold hue with a one finger white head that faded slowly to leave a thin halo and light wispy head.
S - Aromas of fragrant hops ala citrus peel and rind, however, gets a little grassy and grainy. Almost toast like. Finish is a bit spicy hops as well.
T - Taste is similar to the start of the nose. Big, almost oily, citrus peel and zest, orange and grapefruit. Some grassy hops and a little bit of spicy hops but the Citra here really take charge. There is a slight sweetness on the finish, like marmalade, with just a touch of noticeable alcohol.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, crisp, medium bodied. Feels a bit thin and the alcohol gets a tad heavy.
O - Overall this was a rather disappointing beer. The potential was there with the pleasant citrus forward hop notes but in the end this gets rather sweet, jammy, and a bit boozy. Quite unfortunate.
Serving Type: Can
Jan 02, 2020A - Poured into my Duvel tulip a slightly hazy dark gold hue with a one finger white head that faded slowly to leave a thin halo and light wispy head.
S - Aromas of fragrant hops ala citrus peel and rind, however, gets a little grassy and grainy. Almost toast like. Finish is a bit spicy hops as well.
T - Taste is similar to the start of the nose. Big, almost oily, citrus peel and zest, orange and grapefruit. Some grassy hops and a little bit of spicy hops but the Citra here really take charge. There is a slight sweetness on the finish, like marmalade, with just a touch of noticeable alcohol.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, crisp, medium bodied. Feels a bit thin and the alcohol gets a tad heavy.
O - Overall this was a rather disappointing beer. The potential was there with the pleasant citrus forward hop notes but in the end this gets rather sweet, jammy, and a bit boozy. Quite unfortunate.
Serving Type: Can
Reviewed by Brad007 from Vermont
4.6/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Best by 4/15/20.
Pours a golden blonde hue with a frothy white head into my glass. Grassy, citrus aroma greets the nose. Surprising rush of sweet mango, passionfruit upfront. Rich, buttery mouthfeel tells one that this isn't a garden variety IPA. No way, this is a hoppy lager brahhh! Well worth a try if you're a fan of offerings from either brewery.
Dec 28, 2019Pours a golden blonde hue with a frothy white head into my glass. Grassy, citrus aroma greets the nose. Surprising rush of sweet mango, passionfruit upfront. Rich, buttery mouthfeel tells one that this isn't a garden variety IPA. No way, this is a hoppy lager brahhh! Well worth a try if you're a fan of offerings from either brewery.
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Best by 4/15/20
Pours a large foamy fluffy white head with moderate retention, soapy lacing, slight hazed but clear med golden color
Nose floral grassy hops, earthy and a bit of citrus, touch spicy as well, light grainy malt, little grapefruit
Taste citrus, big grapefruit pith, very pithy, citrus orange juice notes, grassy and a touch earthy spicy, light malt getting sweet and just enough to balance the hops, medium spicy bitterness, soft lager notes, drier finish with more spicy hop lingering
Mouth is med bod but feels a tad thin, soft lager, med carb, touch of warming alcohol
Overall not bad, decent hop profile but not really what I expected, malts are a light for a big beer like this at 7%
Dec 28, 2019Pours a large foamy fluffy white head with moderate retention, soapy lacing, slight hazed but clear med golden color
Nose floral grassy hops, earthy and a bit of citrus, touch spicy as well, light grainy malt, little grapefruit
Taste citrus, big grapefruit pith, very pithy, citrus orange juice notes, grassy and a touch earthy spicy, light malt getting sweet and just enough to balance the hops, medium spicy bitterness, soft lager notes, drier finish with more spicy hop lingering
Mouth is med bod but feels a tad thin, soft lager, med carb, touch of warming alcohol
Overall not bad, decent hop profile but not really what I expected, malts are a light for a big beer like this at 7%
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