Little Big Hop
2nd Shift Brewing
- From:
- 2nd Shift Brewing
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Pale Ale
Ranked #140 - ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #17,250 - Avg:
- 3.96 | pDev: 10.1%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 23
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 09, 2025
- Added:
- May 27, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
A small wonder to behold, with all of the hop flavors and aromas and coming in at only 4.9% ABV. Some people would call it a session IPA but they would be wrong because that makes no sense. It's a low alcohol double IPA or maybe an imperial table beer or an American lager that uses ale yeast and 10 times the hops as normal. This beer is stupid good. Hops used: Magnum, Cascade, Zythos, Simcoe, Columbus.
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.77/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 2 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
3.77/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 2 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
Copenhagen 7/6 2019. 47,3 cl can from Mikkeller Web-shop. Crazy Hop flower on a horse with a hat like Napoleon charging on a Horse.
Pours milky, hazy, pale yellow with a big white head. Bubbly. Settles as thin, patchy layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. No lacing.
Aroma is tart, citric and civilized. Sweet lemonade-ish exotic fruit. Peach., orange and mango. Stronger odor of lemon and citrus. Lightly acidic.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, smooth, oily, lively texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed by a stronger tart, citric bitterness. Aftertaste is lightly bitter with a discrete sweet touch. Lingering tartness.
Pleasant, distinctly bitter without being aggressive. A lot of aroma and flavor for a Session IPA.
Oct 09, 2025Pours milky, hazy, pale yellow with a big white head. Bubbly. Settles as thin, patchy layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. No lacing.
Aroma is tart, citric and civilized. Sweet lemonade-ish exotic fruit. Peach., orange and mango. Stronger odor of lemon and citrus. Lightly acidic.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, smooth, oily, lively texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed by a stronger tart, citric bitterness. Aftertaste is lightly bitter with a discrete sweet touch. Lingering tartness.
Pleasant, distinctly bitter without being aggressive. A lot of aroma and flavor for a Session IPA.
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.94/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours hazy yellow orange with a fluffy white head. Smells of tropical and citrus fruit. Tastes of citrus and tropical fruit with slight creaminess. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Dec 25, 2023
Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
3.99/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Straw yellow in color with a fingernail of dishwater white around the rim and and covering the majority of the top. I smell floral to grassy hops. I’m tasting grassy and lightly catty hops. The mouth is smooth and easygoing.
Jul 11, 2020
Rated by peabody from Kentucky
3.4/5 rDev -14.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -14.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was a few months old so I will update when I find some fresh.
Jun 22, 2020
Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sampled in a taster glass from draft at O'Toole's on November 1, 2019. Look is as cloudy and hazy light gold. Brewed with Magnum, Cascade, Zythos, Simcoe and Columbus hops. Average.
Mar 08, 2020
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.25/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
L: Hazy light amber color, massive (awful) five finger head, messy lacing, good carbonation.
S: Tropical fruits, hops.
T: Tropical fruits, hops. Delicious.
F: Light bodied, yet plenty of flavor. Extremely drinkable.
O: The best session IPA I ever tasted.
Sep 28, 2019S: Tropical fruits, hops.
T: Tropical fruits, hops. Delicious.
F: Light bodied, yet plenty of flavor. Extremely drinkable.
O: The best session IPA I ever tasted.
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