Hoplaunch
La Cumbre Brewing Co.
- From:
- La Cumbre Brewing Co.
- New Mexico, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #937 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #12,249 - Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 9.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 02, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 06, 2021
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Commencing countdown, engines on. Hoplaunch is preparing for takeoff and Its payload is your taste buds. Hoplaunch is headed for an interstellar mission with its crisp, clean mouthfeel and bright bitterness balanced against a smooth malt background. This west coast India Pale Ale is one for the ages.
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Ratings by BLVBBERGIXLL:
Rated by BLVBBERGIXLL from Florida
3.92/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Jul 02, 2023
3.92/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Jul 02, 2023
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Beaver13 from Colorado
3.45/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
16 oz can, canned 2/1/22. Pours clean straw gold with a medium white head that quickly goes to a thin dusting that laces the glass some.
The aroma is sweet bready malt, fruit and green minty resiny hops.
The flavor is sweet fruits, straw malt, and some minty resiny hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with low carbonation.
Overall, an OK IPA.
Mar 27, 2022The aroma is sweet bready malt, fruit and green minty resiny hops.
The flavor is sweet fruits, straw malt, and some minty resiny hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with low carbonation.
Overall, an OK IPA.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.88/5 rDev -29.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.88/5 rDev -29.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
$9.05 USD plus tax for a 4-pack of 16 fl oz cans at a beer store in Colorado.
"India Pale Ale." CO03/25/21. BB06/23/21.
7.5% ABV. 75 IBUs.
Hop profile is fine. Lemon zing, floral flavour, maybe grass. Its hop profile doesn't really pop; this is lacking sufficient pungency and depth of hop flavour.
Maltwise, I get 2-row and that's it.
Has a generic taste for an IPA, but it's drinkable.
C / AVERAGE
May 02, 2021"India Pale Ale." CO03/25/21. BB06/23/21.
7.5% ABV. 75 IBUs.
Hop profile is fine. Lemon zing, floral flavour, maybe grass. Its hop profile doesn't really pop; this is lacking sufficient pungency and depth of hop flavour.
Maltwise, I get 2-row and that's it.
Has a generic taste for an IPA, but it's drinkable.
C / AVERAGE
Reviewed by Lance_Keimig from Vermont
4.56/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to Crobinso for this one. Damn. My kind of beer. I'd had a couple of different LaCumbre beers a few years ago on a trip to NM, and really enjoyed them. This is a new one since that time and I'm smitten.
Beutiful crystal clear deep golden color with a small ring of foam that quickly dissipates to leave some nice lacing on my glass.
Classic Dank hoppy aroma, mostly resiny pine.
First sip and I'm in love. It reminds me a bit of the unfortunately retired Hop Wallop from Victory in Pennsylvania.
A well-balanced flavor explosion in the mouth, goes down easy, and could be dangerous if it was locally available.
Thoroughly enjoyable, classic IPA. Seems under-appreciated to me.
Mar 31, 2021Beutiful crystal clear deep golden color with a small ring of foam that quickly dissipates to leave some nice lacing on my glass.
Classic Dank hoppy aroma, mostly resiny pine.
First sip and I'm in love. It reminds me a bit of the unfortunately retired Hop Wallop from Victory in Pennsylvania.
A well-balanced flavor explosion in the mouth, goes down easy, and could be dangerous if it was locally available.
Thoroughly enjoyable, classic IPA. Seems under-appreciated to me.
Reviewed by laketang from Arizona
4.17/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
poured bright clear amber, nice lacing.
Resin and dankness.
Pineapple, orange zest, nice hoppiness.
Good balance but slightly more on the hop side which is fine.
And a medium feel. Another great beer from these people.
Mar 24, 2021Resin and dankness.
Pineapple, orange zest, nice hoppiness.
Good balance but slightly more on the hop side which is fine.
And a medium feel. Another great beer from these people.
Reviewed by mkh012 from Colorado
4.12/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 1 month ago.
Pours clear golden-yellow with a ring of off-white head.
The nose is dank and green. Hop resin, weed, and lemon-lime.
The taste leads with dank, saturated hop character and features hints of sweeter flavors like grapefruit, orange, and melon. Medium, crisp bitterness. Big notes of hop resin, old school weed, pine, and chive. Definitely leans on the dank side.
The mouthfeel opens medium for the style and finishes dry.
Overall, a good west coast IPA. Worth a shot if you enjoy a resinous hop bomb.
Mar 11, 2021Pours clear golden-yellow with a ring of off-white head.
The nose is dank and green. Hop resin, weed, and lemon-lime.
The taste leads with dank, saturated hop character and features hints of sweeter flavors like grapefruit, orange, and melon. Medium, crisp bitterness. Big notes of hop resin, old school weed, pine, and chive. Definitely leans on the dank side.
The mouthfeel opens medium for the style and finishes dry.
Overall, a good west coast IPA. Worth a shot if you enjoy a resinous hop bomb.
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