HOPness Monster
Catawba Brewing Co.
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- From:
- Catawba Brewing Co.
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,352 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #12,428 - Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 8.79%
- Reviews:
- 19
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 03, 2020
- Added:
- May 03, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 32
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Notes:
Brewed with an abundance of fresh Citra and Cascade, this IPA boasts a big biting hop profile layered with ripe tropical fruit, juicy citrus, and pine.
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Rated by Aewachiw from Maryland
4.03/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This was the Haze IPA variety.
Jul 04, 2020
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
3.78/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Hazy gold with medium carbonation and 2 fingers of white head.
Smells of cantaloupe and red grape.
Tastes of pineapple, peach and smoothness.
Light and smooth body with light carbonation.
Got in Canton, drinking it up the mountain June 25, 2020.
Jun 26, 2020Smells of cantaloupe and red grape.
Tastes of pineapple, peach and smoothness.
Light and smooth body with light carbonation.
Got in Canton, drinking it up the mountain June 25, 2020.
Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Drinking this at a local tap house, Tapped in Greenville NC.
This is a review that I changed because the original review was based on a can, and this one on tap, much better on tap!
Poured from tap into a pint glass.
Looks light amber with a head that dropped quickly.
Smells very lightly malt, citric hoppy.
Tastes citrus forward with good balance of malt for the style.
Mouth feel is medium light.
Overall yes I would drink again.
Jan 06, 2020This is a review that I changed because the original review was based on a can, and this one on tap, much better on tap!
Poured from tap into a pint glass.
Looks light amber with a head that dropped quickly.
Smells very lightly malt, citric hoppy.
Tastes citrus forward with good balance of malt for the style.
Mouth feel is medium light.
Overall yes I would drink again.
Rated by conrod from Florida
3.9/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
On draft at Asheville brewery
Jul 31, 2019Rated by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
2.85/5 rDev -28.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.85/5 rDev -28.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
I just dont like IPAs thst taste like this.
Jul 08, 2019
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
4.04/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Look - dark copper slightly hazy slight film
Smell - fruity slight citrus
Taste - just like the scent, good malt backbone with a slight caramel
Feel - medium full body fairly light carb slight cream
Overall - really good balanced tasty beer
Apr 17, 2019Smell - fruity slight citrus
Taste - just like the scent, good malt backbone with a slight caramel
Feel - medium full body fairly light carb slight cream
Overall - really good balanced tasty beer
Reviewed by CopperMtnPlowboy from Ohio
4.15/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
Looks a little cloudy - nice full head with staying power.
Smell - I'm liking it. It's got the piney/floral nose that I like. Lacks a little "oomph" of the best IPA's, but still above average.
Taste - well done for an IPA. Got the soft-needle pine and hint of citrus - grapefruit comes though, the good kind though not the bitter yellow grapefruit. Something else in there I can't quite figure...perhaps tangerine?
Feel - a little slimey...odd something I've never had with an IPA. It is fresh, in case you were wondering.
Overall - just outside my "top tier" IPA's. A damn good beer. Well done, Catawba!
P.S. Drinking this in Florida during the winter while I'm slathered in sunblock. And I to NOT taste sunblock. :-)
Mar 07, 2019Smell - I'm liking it. It's got the piney/floral nose that I like. Lacks a little "oomph" of the best IPA's, but still above average.
Taste - well done for an IPA. Got the soft-needle pine and hint of citrus - grapefruit comes though, the good kind though not the bitter yellow grapefruit. Something else in there I can't quite figure...perhaps tangerine?
Feel - a little slimey...odd something I've never had with an IPA. It is fresh, in case you were wondering.
Overall - just outside my "top tier" IPA's. A damn good beer. Well done, Catawba!
P.S. Drinking this in Florida during the winter while I'm slathered in sunblock. And I to NOT taste sunblock. :-)
Reviewed by TheBeerMaster1 from New York
3.85/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.85/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Love the label, so cool. Citra are amongst my favorite hops and cascades are a classic. The initial taste is very fruity and flavorful -however I wasn't a fan of the after taste, which reminded me of sun block. Yes - sun block. And quite a bit of it.
Sep 03, 2018Rated by Tennisballa07 from Georgia
3.64/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Nice fruity IPA
Aug 28, 2018
Reviewed by TomEfiller from Alabama
4.39/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.39/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Looks like an IPA is supposed to look. Hazy light golden with great lacing and nice bits of stuff left over. Smells like walking in the pines while you carry a bag of oranges and tangerines on your back. Other than a little rough feel from a tab bit more carbonation than is needed, this is a great beer you should add to your buy again list.
May 02, 2018
HOPness Monster from Catawba Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
84 ratings
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