Hoppin' Bubbly
Terrapin Beer Company

 

A thanks to the commander of the canquest, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of malts, grassy, light citrus. Taste is lemons, some malts, light bitterness, kind of hard to describe. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer.

 

 

 

A: Clear golden straw color, 1/2 inch white head, decent lacing
S: Pine, floral hops
T: Bitter hops right up front, a biscuity, malty balance comes in but not too much. Nicely balanced.
M: Medium, really effervescent
O: I must say I was really excited about this one when I saw what it was. I have always been a fan of the High Life and when it was paired with a craft from one of my favorite brewerys I had to try it. Im defiantly a fan.

12 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 3/8/2020. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, corn, spicy rye, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropicai/earthy hops and rye/corn/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, corn, spicy rye, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and rye spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, corn, spicy rye, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropicai/earthy hops and rye/corn/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is a very nice Brut IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropicai/earthy hops and rye/corn/bready malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; no aggressive. Great Cascade, Amarillo, Citra, Mosaic profile. Very juicy, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great clean rye/corn/malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. Passed the BB date, so a little muddy on the hops, but still very enjoyable! Well made style example.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing special for a terrapin. But that’s still good as I really enjoy terrapin. Pretty straight forward IPA but overall an enjoyable beer that I would get again.

I like the classy looking can artwork, great use of color. The pour is golden yellow (similar to Miller High Life). The taste is quite pleasant & easy drinking for a Brut IPA. Furthermore, I get some corn, grassy earthiness, malts, some hops, slight orange, slight pine, grapefruit, with some dryness to round it out. This beer does not taste like your typical Brut IPA but it was not a bad collaboration at all since I am a fan of Miller High Life & Coors Banquet which are both similar in taste imo. The can on date was written kind of blurry so it's hard for me to figure out the date on this beer. Cheers! B

Poured a yellow-gold body with decent head and lace patches down glass. Aroma is mild, faint, with some earthiness to it. Dry, crisp, light-bodied, yeast-like smoothness, mildly earthy, grassy bitter hops that go down easy and have a clean finish.