Hoppy Man IIPA
Twisted Pine Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draft at the brewpub.

Pours a hazy golden orange color with a two finger frothy white head that slowly settles into a lasting ring. Spotty lacing left behind.

Similarly to the Hoppy Boy, the aroma of this beer is very disappointing. The malt presence is very strong with hints of biscuit, toffee and caramel, overpowering the faint hop presence. Subtle earthy grass and pine notes and very faint citrus rind.

Medium bodied with a touch of dry, bitter hops which are quickly countered by the strong malt backbone. Slightly sticky with hints of grass and pine but again, the hop presence is pretty weak. Lots of sweet malt flavor especially caramel, toffee and biscuit. Not as bad as Hoppy Boy but very disappointing.

 

Poured from a 22oz bomber into my Schlafly imperial pint glass.

Not too shabby looking, orange-ish with just a touch of haze, plenty of fine rising bubbles in my glass, a nice two finger head that lasted, leaving a good foamy cap and good lacing.

Tons of hop aroma and some spices, kinda peppery, with a little bready character and a touch of fruitiness.

Taste is powerfully hoppy, it lives up to the name. Pungent with oily hops resin. Just a smidge of light fruits like pears and pineapples, but plenty of grapefruit and lemon peels accented with thick pine resin. Very spicy, lots of pepper. Some sweetness from the pungent malts.

Body is pretty thick and heavily oily from all those hops. Carbs are pretty good.

Certainly a hop-head's dream. There's so much hops you'd think they just packed the bottle full of hops and topped it off with beer. Despite this, I'm not that anxious to have another. This one is "a bit much" for me.

22oz brown bomber with no freshness date.

LOOK: Epic head, clear brassy liquid.

SMELL: Strong hop resin, caramelized malt sugar, warm alcohol, exotic fruit, peppery, yeast, bready.

TASTE: Stodgy hop resin, pungent, citric, tobacco, leafy, earthy, mangoes, passion fruit, yeast, toasted malt, malt sweetness, hop bitterness.

A titan of a beer, serious beer drinkers only ... if you are not you probably should not even handle the bottle. A hopheads dream they should hunt down. Balance, drinkability, etc ... beers this big roll their own style, you either except it or not.

Bought a 1 Pint 6 Fl Oz bottle of this @ the Old Mill Stream (Lower Bar) in St. Charles, MO for $12 and shared it with loldmopar. Poured from the non-marked (no freshness date) bottle with a Hop god on the front into a Cardinals Pint Glass and enjoyed thoroughly.

Aroma- Strong caramel character from the beginning with light floral hops. Very weak aroma all around but this shouldn't ruin the rest of the beer... Just not the best nose I've had with a 2X IPA.

Appearance- Pours a 2 finger head that has steady retention. The body is a see through, amber color with a bit of hazy but barely. Small lacing but still good.

Flavor- Caramel flavor that comes up again. The hop flavors are turned way up here and are very strong. Good bitterness at the finish as well.

Mouthfeel- Medium-Full Bodied, Medium Carbonation, Smooth, and leaves sweet maltiness and good hop on the palate.

Overall Impression- Not as strong as I was hoping for. Doesn't qualify for a IIPA for me either... The caramel flavor/aroma was interesting here but lacked identifiable hops. Wouldn't turn anyone away from getting this brew though and would have again.

ABV is 9% accoording to the label. Hops listed are Cascade, Chinook, and Simcoe.

Pleasant sort of pineapple malty sweetness. Some warm and roasty flavors. Big nose of hops. More piney but plenty of aromatic flowery flavors. Bitterness comes on slowly, fills the mouth, and subsides into butterscotch and burnt almonds. Attractive orange-amber color in the wine glass. Head is long lasting. A little harsh for drinking very much of it, but a nice variation on the big hop, big alcohol theme.

Tasted again 12-24-2011
Thick, rich, and spicy. Hops all the way from the nose to the back of the throat. Deep winey taste with lots of acidity. Tastes like it's been concentrated and ready to dilute with a couple quarts of Lucky Lager. Big fragrance of sunshine on pine needles.

This beer pours a clear amber color with no head. The aroma is strong with sweet and piney hops... You can definitely pick out the simcoe hops. The taste starts very buttery sweet and then becomes bitter and finishes with some malty sweetness. The mouthfeel is fairly empty and leaves a strong bitter aftertaste. Overall this IIPA needs a little work but has potential.

22oz bottle poured into my Southern Tier tulip. It poured a deep caramel color with a frothy white head filling the top inch of the glass. Decent head retention and lacing as I drank it.

The aroma shows a lot of malty, caramel and candied citrus fruit flavors to it. I get a modest grapefruit and pine hoppiness coming through as well. It's not bad, but could have been a little more hoppy to help balance all of the malty sweetness.

The taste is similar to the nose suggested with a malty, caramel and candied citrus fruit flavors throughout the beer. The hops come through more towards the finish with some grapefruit and herbal bitterness coming out. It's very sweet with a sugary, almost candy like flavor to it.

The mouthfeel is medium bodied with carbonation being moderate. Overall it's a decent beer, but was a little too sweet for me. It could have used a little more hoppiness to help offset the sweetness a little more in my opinion. Still a pretty tasty and drinkable beer, just not outstanding in the style in my opinion.

Shared this one with my wife and schmittymack yesterday morning at the Ghost Face Killah release at Twisted Pine. Poured a nice caramel color with a bit of off-white head. Nice hoppy nose, floral and pine. On the palate, this one is medium bodied with tons of hoppy flavors balanced nicely by the malt.

A - Poured out a clear, amber color with a one-finger, off-white head of bubbly foam. It had okay retention and left some sticky patches of lace.

S - Aroma with spicy and boozy with strong grapefruit notes. There was a burnt toast, too.

T - Lots of pine and citrus fruit flavors with a sharp burnt toast maltiness. Some noticeable boozy flavors, too.

M - It was crisp, sharp and smooth. A medium to full bodied beer with a dry finish and some alcohol warmth.

O - This is a pretty tasty IIPA. Another nice brew from Twisted Pine.

22oz bottle. Pours a clear orange amber with a smallish frothy white head that quickly goes to a thin film that leaves a little lacing.

The aroma is some sweet bready caramel malt with a little fruit (slightly rotten) and some soapy minty hops.

The flavor is sweet burnt caramel malts with some off tasting fruit and buttered popcorn that leads to a big bitter finish that lingers in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with low carbonation.

Overall, not a very good DIPA. There's lots of bitterness, but lots of off-notes too.

Picked this one up at Calandros in Baton Rouge, La. Saw this was a Dipa from Boulder Colorado and was looking forward to trying this one.

Aggressive pour 22oz bomber into nonic pint glass
Pours a light ruby amber color with big white head that dissipates into no lacing
Was anticipating a pretty hoppy aroma, but was rather weak. light on the citrus, real sweet and bready, alcohol.
Taste was a mess, real boozy, a bit of pine and citrus, but really sweet caramel malts didn't match well with the hops
Body was pretty think and feels all over the place
Not impressed with this one and don't think I would try this one again.