Hop Shocker
Melvin Brewing

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From:
Melvin Brewing
 
Wyoming, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.16 | pDev: 6.49%
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
99
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 21, 2021
Added:
May 21, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  12
Don’t touch me, ’cause I’m electric. And if you drink me, you’ll get SHOCKED! Experience pure uncut lupulin powder. In their clandestine lab, in the wild of Yakima, the crew processed Mosaic + Simcoe hops into alpha acid pow pow. The Melvin posse inhaled deep, and the legend of the Hop Shocker was born.
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Ratings by Dr_Fox:
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Rated by Dr_Fox from Utah

3.99/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Jul 13, 2018
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Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas

3.95/5  rDev -5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a slightly hazed amber with 2 fingers of fluffed up pearl colored head. Good head retention & great lacing

S: Breadyness & pine once warm

T: Bready, dry, piney, some tangerine and green melon up front. Sweet orange, breadyness & pine as this warms, a little pineapple as well. Finishes cakey with pineapple & tangerine, green melon, and plenty of pine

MF: Fairly chewy body, slight carbonation that picks up once warm. Nice balance

Thus drank great despite being 5 months old, nose really suffered I'm guessing . This will serve as my place holder review for now. I dream of getting back up Wyoming way soon and checking their beer & food at the source, I still owe my wife a trip up that way for sure ( she wrecked her knee 2 days before we went , my son & I still went )
Feb 21, 2021
 
Rated: 3.96 by Monkeyknife from Missouri

Jan 20, 2021
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Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho

4/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap in Caldwell ID; served in a snifter.

A: Medium hazed straw bordering on gold; can see my fingers on the other side of the glass; excellent creamy white head laces well.

S: Semi-astringent citrus, grapefruit, mild mango and tropical fruits; pine; peach.

T: Tropical and citrus fruits are definitely at the forefront; grapefruit, tangerine, peach, mango. Light astringency from some alpha oils, leading to a mild piney-ness that plays well with the fruity sweetness.

MF: Present bitterness of the front end; fairly juicy and moderate/mildly bitter and dry on the finish.

O: Really nice hop profile; grows on you for sure. Hoppy, juicy, fruity - good job Melvin.
Dec 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.15 by dt_gbpackersfan from Missouri

Dec 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.83 by ColoradoPhil from Colorado

Feb 08, 2020
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.85/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Taster at Growler Guys. Bright golden, small tight head. Aroma is tangerines, tea, slightly floral. Taste comes in with citrus hops, and some no e dry bitterness that grabs hold of the palate and won't let go. Not quite hazy, but borrowing from the style.
Jan 06, 2020
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

4.42/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, white head of foam. It smelled of orange, pineapple and roasted malt. Sweet tropical fruit with caramel and a piney bitterness.
Oct 19, 2019
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.08/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Somewhat hazy golden orange body with a finger of white foam. Dank hops lead an aroma bouquet of orange, grass, pine, grapefruit zest, weed, peach and malt. Taste is pretty much the same but has toast and onion thrown into the dankness and malt interactions. Body is a little thin after the hop barrage of the palate, but satisfies in the finish with hops and crispness.
Oct 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by Gregf51 from Ohio

Sep 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by Kolb from Montana

Sep 18, 2019
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Can poured into a teku

Translucent deep amber, some carbonation, creamy, soapy one finger foam cap, good lacings

Aroma is tropical fruit, pineapple, melon

Taste is little dank, bit of pine

Hop nibble lingers on the tongue
Sep 14, 2019
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Reviewed by redresonatedragon from Washington

4.7/5  rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Another top tier IIPA from these guys, awesome! A very tropical fruit heavy ale, mango and lime mix pleasantly with honeydew melon. The feel come across as juicy and lush, but quickly recedes to a clean, dry mouth feel. Not too sweet, although there is a hint of that wonderful candied fruitcake that delivers through the malts. Perfect balance, exceptional brew that is worth the price
Sep 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Sep 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.39 by vrbulldog22 from Ohio

Aug 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.07 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

Aug 24, 2019
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Reviewed by AyatollahGold from Indiana

4.22/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours out golden with small sediment floating throughout. Pinky worth of bone white crown. Spotty lacing left throughout.

Nose carries a big dankness to it. A little skunky, a little resin mixing with pine and green onion notes.

The taste brings in that green onion as well. Dank once again. Some pine, slight resin along with a touch of citrus in the back. Caramel malt pops up here and there throughout but never overpowers.

The mouthfeel lingers on dry. Doesn’t carry much of a sticky or syrupy feel, and for the most part is rather thin. Light medium carbonation leaves some air in the throat, but not much. No hop burn, and I like how it’s not syrupy.

Overall, it’s what Melvin does best, make solid IPAs. They’re not chasing the hype, just brewing solid IPAs. I personally love the green onion notes in this.
Aug 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hopsohard from California

Aug 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by jera1350 from Minnesota

Aug 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.52 by guzzleacoldone from Ohio

Aug 10, 2019
Hop Shocker from Melvin Brewing
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 99 ratings