The Hills Have Hops
Barrier Brewing Company
- From:
- Barrier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.2 | pDev: 6.43%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 17
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 09, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 19, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
A "Killer" India Pale Ale. Brewed for our Friends at Hops Hill. This baby is fat...fat and juicy!
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Reviewed by TheSixthRing from California
4.18/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From tasting notes 05/27/17
Had on-tap at Barrier Brewing in Oceanside, NY
Appearance - Served up in a tall, 10oz glass, very hazy and the color of white grape juice. Thin, broken layer of suds ride the surface. Good amount of lacing, with broken webbing decorating the glass.
Smell - Yeasty and fruity, with notes of grapefruit, passionfruit, papaya, pineapple and a hint of pine.
Taste - Follows the nose. Mild Grapefruit met by tropical, juicy notes of passionfruit, papaya and a bit of pineapple. Underlying base of pine and earth. Finishes with a hint of zing and that light dank, earthy flavor.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with fair carbonation. Goes down smooth before a mostly dry finish.
Overall - Pretty good hazy IPA here. Maybe a bit too much earth for my preference, but the rest of the flavor profile is tasty.
Jun 18, 2017Had on-tap at Barrier Brewing in Oceanside, NY
Appearance - Served up in a tall, 10oz glass, very hazy and the color of white grape juice. Thin, broken layer of suds ride the surface. Good amount of lacing, with broken webbing decorating the glass.
Smell - Yeasty and fruity, with notes of grapefruit, passionfruit, papaya, pineapple and a hint of pine.
Taste - Follows the nose. Mild Grapefruit met by tropical, juicy notes of passionfruit, papaya and a bit of pineapple. Underlying base of pine and earth. Finishes with a hint of zing and that light dank, earthy flavor.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with fair carbonation. Goes down smooth before a mostly dry finish.
Overall - Pretty good hazy IPA here. Maybe a bit too much earth for my preference, but the rest of the flavor profile is tasty.
Reviewed by Blackop555 from Michigan
4.21/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours cloudy orange. Thick, tall, white head lasts a bit.
Smells pine, citrus, malts, tropical.
Tastes strong citrus and pine, but not super juicy. Doughy malt, light pepper, mango Tropical. Dry finish with citrus peel linger. Medium body and smooth medium carbonation.
Apr 21, 2017Smells pine, citrus, malts, tropical.
Tastes strong citrus and pine, but not super juicy. Doughy malt, light pepper, mango Tropical. Dry finish with citrus peel linger. Medium body and smooth medium carbonation.
Reviewed by Billolick from New York
4.35/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Tall silver can....3/6/17...one month in the can
Pour heavily clouded, tangerine, long lasting oatmeal froth, leaves behind bits and blobs of thicker lacing...
Ripe grapefruit juice infused nose.
Very tasty and enjoyable brew from BBC..seems like their brews are all outstanding lately....more ripe grapefruit , ripe pineapple, soft and tasty fruity/citric goodness...worthy...go get some
Apr 07, 2017Pour heavily clouded, tangerine, long lasting oatmeal froth, leaves behind bits and blobs of thicker lacing...
Ripe grapefruit juice infused nose.
Very tasty and enjoyable brew from BBC..seems like their brews are all outstanding lately....more ripe grapefruit , ripe pineapple, soft and tasty fruity/citric goodness...worthy...go get some
Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York
4.71/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Poured from a 16oz can into a Speiglau IPA glass.
Look is a hazy bright orange bordering on light copper with a half inch head.
Orange is orange citrus with orange blossom honey and orange peel.
Taste is less of the orange and more intense bitterness, but gives way to a light fruity sweetness at the end.
Delicious.
Mar 11, 2017Look is a hazy bright orange bordering on light copper with a half inch head.
Orange is orange citrus with orange blossom honey and orange peel.
Taste is less of the orange and more intense bitterness, but gives way to a light fruity sweetness at the end.
Delicious.
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