Twisted Pine Hoppy Boy IPA
Twisted Pine Brewing Company
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- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #6,877 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 78
Ranked #46,529 - Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 15.09%
- Reviews:
- 148
- Ratings:
- From:
- Twisted Pine Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Avail:
- Year-round
- Wants
- 5
- Gots
- 38
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
Notes:
Hoppy Boy India Pale Ale is Twisted Pine Brewing Company’s flagship beer. With a rocky ivory head, star-bright golden orange color, and massive hop aroma, Hoppy Boy is the quintessential American IPA. Citrus, resin, and a hint of malt not only greet your nose, but also your taste buds, while a smooth, lingering bitterness leaves your palate refreshed with every sip. Hoppy Boy IPA is a perfect marriage of malts and hops that is as bold as it is balanced, and thus exemplifies what American craft beer is all about.
65 IBU
65 IBU
Reviews: 148
| Ratings: 459
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1.34/5 rDev -60.4%
look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
Light yellow lager-ish color; extremely see-through.
Frothy head & lacing.
Nose is of corn & lager...not a ton of hops coming through. Not looking (or smelling) good so far.
Tastes of awful macro lager. No hops, no nothing. Decaying corn? Drain pour.
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look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
Light yellow lager-ish color; extremely see-through.
Frothy head & lacing.
Nose is of corn & lager...not a ton of hops coming through. Not looking (or smelling) good so far.
Tastes of awful macro lager. No hops, no nothing. Decaying corn? Drain pour.
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3.11/5 rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Hey hey Ray whatdya say, my old homie Ray used to work here and he turned me on to this beer first. Pours somewhere in between yellow and amber, small 1/4" white head. Aroma was a little bit of pine and bitterness.
Taste was the usual heavier than pale malt, some crystal, the stuff you run into all the time. Not a ton of hop flavor, sticky and resinous. For its name, there isn't a ton of pine to the flavors. Another average caramel malt and C hop ipa.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Hey hey Ray whatdya say, my old homie Ray used to work here and he turned me on to this beer first. Pours somewhere in between yellow and amber, small 1/4" white head. Aroma was a little bit of pine and bitterness.
Taste was the usual heavier than pale malt, some crystal, the stuff you run into all the time. Not a ton of hop flavor, sticky and resinous. For its name, there isn't a ton of pine to the flavors. Another average caramel malt and C hop ipa.
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3.55/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle bottled 8.13.15 poured into a pint glass
look is amber gold with a small white head
smell is a mix of piney, hoppy and fruity
taste hoppy piney fruity with a bitter finish
feel is ligt and drinkable
first time in the bottle but had it many times on tap locally. much prefer the tap version
over all decent
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle bottled 8.13.15 poured into a pint glass
look is amber gold with a small white head
smell is a mix of piney, hoppy and fruity
taste hoppy piney fruity with a bitter finish
feel is ligt and drinkable
first time in the bottle but had it many times on tap locally. much prefer the tap version
over all decent
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3/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a light coppery color with off-white head. Caramel malt, light citrus, and funky pine notes on the nose; follows onto the palate. Finishes with more malt than hop.
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a light coppery color with off-white head. Caramel malt, light citrus, and funky pine notes on the nose; follows onto the palate. Finishes with more malt than hop.
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3.9/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: 3.75 - Light amber color with a large initial head, though fast fading.
S: 3.75 - Decent hop aroma, citrusy, with faint malt.
T: 4.0 - Taste is a great balance between hops and malt--which is what this beer is about. Clean taste, yeast-wise, with most of the flavor being a solid citrusy hoppiness (though bitterness isn't real high) and nice, very slightly sweet malt.
M: 3.75 - Light bodied, neutral texture
O: 4.0 Good quaffing beer.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: 3.75 - Light amber color with a large initial head, though fast fading.
S: 3.75 - Decent hop aroma, citrusy, with faint malt.
T: 4.0 - Taste is a great balance between hops and malt--which is what this beer is about. Clean taste, yeast-wise, with most of the flavor being a solid citrusy hoppiness (though bitterness isn't real high) and nice, very slightly sweet malt.
M: 3.75 - Light bodied, neutral texture
O: 4.0 Good quaffing beer.
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4.88/5 rDev +44.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Drank straight from the bottle. Obviously not the best to judge aroma, or color. I believe this is the quintessential IPA before the style drift too over. Elegant in its smoothness. The British ex pat can still session this but maintains the hop bite.
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look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Drank straight from the bottle. Obviously not the best to judge aroma, or color. I believe this is the quintessential IPA before the style drift too over. Elegant in its smoothness. The British ex pat can still session this but maintains the hop bite.
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3.31/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours a murky orange with a foamy orange-beige head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, earth, herbal hop, and slight citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with malt, earth, citrus zest, and slight metallic flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer that is decent all around, but it's pretty forgettable in terms of straightforward IPAs.
Serving type: bottle.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours a murky orange with a foamy orange-beige head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, earth, herbal hop, and slight citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with malt, earth, citrus zest, and slight metallic flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer that is decent all around, but it's pretty forgettable in terms of straightforward IPAs.
Serving type: bottle.
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3.75/5 rDev +10.9%
Poured a medium brass hue with a two finger rocky white head. There was good retention and lacing.
The smell featured a moderate herbal hop and soft caramel.
The taste offered a moderate caramel with a muted herbal hop.
The mouthfeel was typical of the style.
Overall a tasty, yet downplayed, IPA.
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Poured a medium brass hue with a two finger rocky white head. There was good retention and lacing.
The smell featured a moderate herbal hop and soft caramel.
The taste offered a moderate caramel with a muted herbal hop.
The mouthfeel was typical of the style.
Overall a tasty, yet downplayed, IPA.
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3.26/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Sam Adams pint glass.
The beer pours a hazy orange-gold with a 2-finger head that quickly compacts to a thin, foamy top that leaves some lingering lacing.
The aroma is pretty muted: some grass and citrus and an earthy note underneath.
The taste is not bad. Bright an bitter up front from the piney hops, a little spice and citrus with a lingering piney dryness. Not detecting much from the malts.
I like the mouthfeel on this beer, medium, a little sticky and even slightly creamy. This is an easy drinking IPA but it lacks complexity.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Sam Adams pint glass.
The beer pours a hazy orange-gold with a 2-finger head that quickly compacts to a thin, foamy top that leaves some lingering lacing.
The aroma is pretty muted: some grass and citrus and an earthy note underneath.
The taste is not bad. Bright an bitter up front from the piney hops, a little spice and citrus with a lingering piney dryness. Not detecting much from the malts.
I like the mouthfeel on this beer, medium, a little sticky and even slightly creamy. This is an easy drinking IPA but it lacks complexity.
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4.19/5 rDev +24%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A: Pours an opaque orange/straw color with a white head.
S: Pine comes through the strongest, alongside sweet, nectary fruits, some orange, some more tropical notes, in the nose.
T: Pine, sweet mango, a touch of pineapple, some orange. Lemon lingers along the edge of the palate.
M: Medium bodied and quite smooth.
O: Definitely recommended
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A: Pours an opaque orange/straw color with a white head.
S: Pine comes through the strongest, alongside sweet, nectary fruits, some orange, some more tropical notes, in the nose.
T: Pine, sweet mango, a touch of pineapple, some orange. Lemon lingers along the edge of the palate.
M: Medium bodied and quite smooth.
O: Definitely recommended
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2.92/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Appearance – This one has a big, white head, too foamy actually, with a thin, light orange, weak=-ooking body.
Smell – It’s pine alright and little else.
Taste – It’s namesake resiny pine is there but no malt whatsever. This beer is very one-dimensional.
Mouthfeel – This is a little better than light-bodied with some mild bitterness.
Dirnkability – Not a bad ale but nothing of substance.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Appearance – This one has a big, white head, too foamy actually, with a thin, light orange, weak=-ooking body.
Smell – It’s pine alright and little else.
Taste – It’s namesake resiny pine is there but no malt whatsever. This beer is very one-dimensional.
Mouthfeel – This is a little better than light-bodied with some mild bitterness.
Dirnkability – Not a bad ale but nothing of substance.
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3.44/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Acme Bar and Pizza in Rochester, NY.
Pours a clear amber, with a half inch head and not much lacing.
Smells piney, without any other real discernible aromas.
The tastes include pine and other earthy hop flavors, some toasted bready malt flavors, and a bit of an alcohol sting, which is weird considering the 6% ABV.
Medium bodied, crisp mouthfeel, less than drinkable to the aforementioned alcohol sting.
Not one of the better IPAs I've had. Pass.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Acme Bar and Pizza in Rochester, NY.
Pours a clear amber, with a half inch head and not much lacing.
Smells piney, without any other real discernible aromas.
The tastes include pine and other earthy hop flavors, some toasted bready malt flavors, and a bit of an alcohol sting, which is weird considering the 6% ABV.
Medium bodied, crisp mouthfeel, less than drinkable to the aforementioned alcohol sting.
Not one of the better IPAs I've had. Pass.
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3.47/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16 ounce "tall hoppy can"
A fairly elegant one inch head is lifted above its hazed dull golden amber liquid. Slowly the head goes to a thicker film and nice looking ringed low sheeting and fields of super fine lace.
Faint and delicate pine hop nose.
Biggest problem here is the thinness of the flavor and lack of body. Very lightly hopped for an "IPA" and not much of a malt presence to boot. Pleasant enough but this drinks more like an IPA "light" then anything else.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16 ounce "tall hoppy can"
A fairly elegant one inch head is lifted above its hazed dull golden amber liquid. Slowly the head goes to a thicker film and nice looking ringed low sheeting and fields of super fine lace.
Faint and delicate pine hop nose.
Biggest problem here is the thinness of the flavor and lack of body. Very lightly hopped for an "IPA" and not much of a malt presence to boot. Pleasant enough but this drinks more like an IPA "light" then anything else.
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3.7/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a shaker pint glass.
Look: A lovely clear copper color. The head is foamy and chunky and recedes to a white film. Lacing is wide bands of foam on the glass.
Aroma: Faint sweet caramel? Then bitter grapefruit rind, hops.
Taste: Subtle malts come out offering a strangely welcome balance, while the citrus rinds and piny, bitter hops soon cover up any thought of hops.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, slightly sticky.
Overall: Kind of all over the place, rating wise but a solid IPA from Twisted Pine.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a shaker pint glass.
Look: A lovely clear copper color. The head is foamy and chunky and recedes to a white film. Lacing is wide bands of foam on the glass.
Aroma: Faint sweet caramel? Then bitter grapefruit rind, hops.
Taste: Subtle malts come out offering a strangely welcome balance, while the citrus rinds and piny, bitter hops soon cover up any thought of hops.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, slightly sticky.
Overall: Kind of all over the place, rating wise but a solid IPA from Twisted Pine.
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3.46/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I picked this up as part of the sampler crate pack, enjoyed chilled in a pils glass, shared with tenderbranson69.
The color is light amber like honey with mild haze and very small head with tiny bead, speckles of lace stick. The smell is lemony and citrus dominant with light sweet malt ester. The feel is okay with moderate carbonation and bitterness with balance of hops and malt and mostly dry in the finish with low alcohol influence.
The taste is good with a decent amount of hop flavor but a little mild for an IPA, mostly lemon zest and citrus flavors from the hops with a mild malt sweetness with subtle caramel flavor. Overall this is not bad, but in a market saturated with the style this is a pretty forgettable example. I would drink this again, but it is not worth seeking out.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I picked this up as part of the sampler crate pack, enjoyed chilled in a pils glass, shared with tenderbranson69.
The color is light amber like honey with mild haze and very small head with tiny bead, speckles of lace stick. The smell is lemony and citrus dominant with light sweet malt ester. The feel is okay with moderate carbonation and bitterness with balance of hops and malt and mostly dry in the finish with low alcohol influence.
The taste is good with a decent amount of hop flavor but a little mild for an IPA, mostly lemon zest and citrus flavors from the hops with a mild malt sweetness with subtle caramel flavor. Overall this is not bad, but in a market saturated with the style this is a pretty forgettable example. I would drink this again, but it is not worth seeking out.
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3.55/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the can, this IPA is a pretty heavily clouded gold tinged with a deeper amber tint. It also develops a very soft and fluffy head to quite a nice height, very nearly white and quite clean-looking. It sits like a clumpy pillow for the full session in some form or another as it takes time to fall to a thick foam and leaves very clumpy, heavy spotting on the glass.
There's quite a nice aroma with lots of lemon and a bit of pine with some sweeter caramel malt coming through as well. The lemon scent's medicinal quality is the only thing preventing a better score, particularly as a bit of tropical fruits come in and a bit of grass and herb, too.
Something happens in the flavor, though, as malts seek to take over but it's the clash more than the success of it, as the hops power it out but bring some astringency in doing so. The medicinal quality notable in the smell carries out in the finish. Not a bad IPA, but it's not what the aroma promised.
The feel is pretty good, but the malts pull out some of the citrusy brightness for something heavier. The body's good, a solid medium, but with something to it that doesn't belong. The herb dies out the finish, but not too much.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the can, this IPA is a pretty heavily clouded gold tinged with a deeper amber tint. It also develops a very soft and fluffy head to quite a nice height, very nearly white and quite clean-looking. It sits like a clumpy pillow for the full session in some form or another as it takes time to fall to a thick foam and leaves very clumpy, heavy spotting on the glass.
There's quite a nice aroma with lots of lemon and a bit of pine with some sweeter caramel malt coming through as well. The lemon scent's medicinal quality is the only thing preventing a better score, particularly as a bit of tropical fruits come in and a bit of grass and herb, too.
Something happens in the flavor, though, as malts seek to take over but it's the clash more than the success of it, as the hops power it out but bring some astringency in doing so. The medicinal quality notable in the smell carries out in the finish. Not a bad IPA, but it's not what the aroma promised.
The feel is pretty good, but the malts pull out some of the citrusy brightness for something heavier. The body's good, a solid medium, but with something to it that doesn't belong. The herb dies out the finish, but not too much.
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3.81/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Beer pours an amber color with orange highlights and modest foam. The aroma is rife with hops---orange, lemon, pine. Smooth on the palate The hops are not overwhelming but strong enough to remind us that this is an IPA. The west coast hops dominate the flavor...bitter pine lemon rind. Caramel malt provides some nice balance. Overall a nice brew.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Beer pours an amber color with orange highlights and modest foam. The aroma is rife with hops---orange, lemon, pine. Smooth on the palate The hops are not overwhelming but strong enough to remind us that this is an IPA. The west coast hops dominate the flavor...bitter pine lemon rind. Caramel malt provides some nice balance. Overall a nice brew.
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4.44/5 rDev +31.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I enjoyed this one while visiting the brewpub. It has an amber to red color (or maybe the lighting wasn't great), has some pineapply hop aroma. There is a sweetness to the malt character, but I felt it was nicely balanced by the hop bitterness (which is calculated at 65 IBUs). I guess from the reviews that this is not everybody's favorite IPA; I suppose it just isn't over the top enough to be highly rated, but it is a very good beer and as big as I usually want them to be.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I enjoyed this one while visiting the brewpub. It has an amber to red color (or maybe the lighting wasn't great), has some pineapply hop aroma. There is a sweetness to the malt character, but I felt it was nicely balanced by the hop bitterness (which is calculated at 65 IBUs). I guess from the reviews that this is not everybody's favorite IPA; I suppose it just isn't over the top enough to be highly rated, but it is a very good beer and as big as I usually want them to be.
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3.17/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Poured into a tall pint glass, color is an opaque copper, head is large, almost 1 inch thick, some lacing and good lingering qualities.
smell is mild, more biscuity malt than expected, some lighter citrus type hops, but not too bitter.
Taste is similar to the scent, not unpleasant, just a good amount of biscuit malt, lighter citrus hops, some bitterness noted; a little sweet on the finish.
Mouthfeel is lightly drying, but somewhat overtaken by the sweeter malts and biscuit flavors.
Overall, an interesting IPA take, I like the citrus hop nose, but it doesnt present well in the taste and mouthfeel. Biscuit malts are somewhat out of place and distract from the thought that ipas are well attenuated and slightly drying ales. Hop bitterness is lacking in the nose and taste. Its not a bad tasting beer, its just not my type of IPA.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Poured into a tall pint glass, color is an opaque copper, head is large, almost 1 inch thick, some lacing and good lingering qualities.
smell is mild, more biscuity malt than expected, some lighter citrus type hops, but not too bitter.
Taste is similar to the scent, not unpleasant, just a good amount of biscuit malt, lighter citrus hops, some bitterness noted; a little sweet on the finish.
Mouthfeel is lightly drying, but somewhat overtaken by the sweeter malts and biscuit flavors.
Overall, an interesting IPA take, I like the citrus hop nose, but it doesnt present well in the taste and mouthfeel. Biscuit malts are somewhat out of place and distract from the thought that ipas are well attenuated and slightly drying ales. Hop bitterness is lacking in the nose and taste. Its not a bad tasting beer, its just not my type of IPA.
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3.58/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is quite hazy yellowish amber in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high dense off white head that has very good retention properties and only died down a bit, leaving lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of citrusy hops are present in the nose along with some hints of pine resin.
T: The taste mostly follows the smell, except that there are stronger notes of pine resin hops and these linger through the finish. A moderate amount of bitterness is present.
M: It feels medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is dominated by hop aromas and flavors, but has a relatively good balance of underlying malts that help to improve its drinkability and prevent it from being overly bitter.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is quite hazy yellowish amber in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high dense off white head that has very good retention properties and only died down a bit, leaving lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of citrusy hops are present in the nose along with some hints of pine resin.
T: The taste mostly follows the smell, except that there are stronger notes of pine resin hops and these linger through the finish. A moderate amount of bitterness is present.
M: It feels medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is dominated by hop aromas and flavors, but has a relatively good balance of underlying malts that help to improve its drinkability and prevent it from being overly bitter.
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3.6/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pint glass with a nice dense head developing, off white in color, with good retention and lacing. Aroma was mild and hoppy with floral and citrus noted. Tasted of hop and grain with floral and citrus notes, almost a slight caramel on the back. Mouthfeel was medium with a dry, clean aftertaste.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pint glass with a nice dense head developing, off white in color, with good retention and lacing. Aroma was mild and hoppy with floral and citrus noted. Tasted of hop and grain with floral and citrus notes, almost a slight caramel on the back. Mouthfeel was medium with a dry, clean aftertaste.
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3.52/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The Twisted Pine IPA Hoppy Boy has a weird twang to it. Certainly worth a try if you are a hop head....but I think most will be slightly turned off by this one. I was excited to try it and its good...not great. The scent was a mix of malt and fresh pine. The taste was similar to the taste....a battle between a sweeter malt and bitter pine hop. The mouthfeel is medium in body with decent carbonation. Overall its is ok.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The Twisted Pine IPA Hoppy Boy has a weird twang to it. Certainly worth a try if you are a hop head....but I think most will be slightly turned off by this one. I was excited to try it and its good...not great. The scent was a mix of malt and fresh pine. The taste was similar to the taste....a battle between a sweeter malt and bitter pine hop. The mouthfeel is medium in body with decent carbonation. Overall its is ok.
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3.67/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a nice dark orange with minimal head. Good, long lasting lacing. Smell isn't as strong as a good IPAs but not bad. Tastes pretty much like a slightly watered down craft IPA.
Overall not a bad beer but I probably wouldn't buy it again unless there wasn't much to choose from.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a nice dark orange with minimal head. Good, long lasting lacing. Smell isn't as strong as a good IPAs but not bad. Tastes pretty much like a slightly watered down craft IPA.
Overall not a bad beer but I probably wouldn't buy it again unless there wasn't much to choose from.
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3.43/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Twisted Pine Hoppy Boy is a cloudy, orange- colored brew and a good pour creates a nice amount of foam that holds its own for a couple of minutes. The nose on this beer is one of bread, light hops, and toffee/caramel and not too bad, although not very pronounced either.
This is a bready IPA and a little milder than expected. There are flavors of bread, biscuits, pine, and some citrus in the background. A small amount of herbal character is there, too, and it’s a little more noticeable as the beer warms.
As for an IPA, this product isn’t has hop dominant as I expected and its mouthfeel is a little light. It isn’t a bad product at all, though- it just doesn’t rate as highly on my IPA scale as other examples of the style. Still good enough to at least try- some will like it, others will find it a tad too basic. I like it overall and it seems like a good beer to serve guests who are not usually accepting of IPA beers in general.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Twisted Pine Hoppy Boy is a cloudy, orange- colored brew and a good pour creates a nice amount of foam that holds its own for a couple of minutes. The nose on this beer is one of bread, light hops, and toffee/caramel and not too bad, although not very pronounced either.
This is a bready IPA and a little milder than expected. There are flavors of bread, biscuits, pine, and some citrus in the background. A small amount of herbal character is there, too, and it’s a little more noticeable as the beer warms.
As for an IPA, this product isn’t has hop dominant as I expected and its mouthfeel is a little light. It isn’t a bad product at all, though- it just doesn’t rate as highly on my IPA scale as other examples of the style. Still good enough to at least try- some will like it, others will find it a tad too basic. I like it overall and it seems like a good beer to serve guests who are not usually accepting of IPA beers in general.
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2.93/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
12 OZ bottle in a Tulip glass
A-Clearer amber with a light one finger head that was eggshell white. Light carbonation
S-Sweet very light floral hints, slight hint of pine some honey notes
T- Light honey with floral overtones has a very mild floral hop finish. Very airy and light taste for an IPA.
M-Light body slightly creamy texture. light carbonation
O- It's light floral hop notes mixed with slight honey background make it an easy drinking IPA. But, it lacks the more powerful hop taste and aroma that would make it a better IPA.
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
12 OZ bottle in a Tulip glass
A-Clearer amber with a light one finger head that was eggshell white. Light carbonation
S-Sweet very light floral hints, slight hint of pine some honey notes
T- Light honey with floral overtones has a very mild floral hop finish. Very airy and light taste for an IPA.
M-Light body slightly creamy texture. light carbonation
O- It's light floral hop notes mixed with slight honey background make it an easy drinking IPA. But, it lacks the more powerful hop taste and aroma that would make it a better IPA.
542 characters
Twisted Pine Hoppy Boy IPA from Twisted Pine Brewing Company
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
459 ratings
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