Hop Daddy IPA
Back Street Brewery & Lamppost Pizza
- From:
- Back Street Brewery & Lamppost Pizza
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,124 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #19,332 - Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 10.41%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 17, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 16, 2003
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
3.25/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
decent ipa but not top shelf
Jul 16, 2023
Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
3.77/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
(Review from 2017 notes: this was suppressed from reviews on BA due to the brewery's status when I drank and reviewed it, although the beer was still being brewed by Ritual for Main Street at the time)
Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a medium coppery amber with a half finger white head that dissipates to thick patches with good lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, citrus and lightly piney hops. Flavor is light caramel malt, grassy and citrus hops and a hint of mint; finishes with citrus rind and citrus hops, a bit astringent. Medium bodied with slight creaminess, but good carbonation. A citrus and grassy hop forward IPA, with the malt struggling a little to support the robust citrus hops. A good, but somewhat unbalanced IPA. The light mint in the finish redeems the flavor and kept me happily drinking this. Apparently brewed by Ritual for Main Street until they get their new brewery up and running. (Note: Main Street is now apparently defunct).
Jul 14, 2019Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a medium coppery amber with a half finger white head that dissipates to thick patches with good lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, citrus and lightly piney hops. Flavor is light caramel malt, grassy and citrus hops and a hint of mint; finishes with citrus rind and citrus hops, a bit astringent. Medium bodied with slight creaminess, but good carbonation. A citrus and grassy hop forward IPA, with the malt struggling a little to support the robust citrus hops. A good, but somewhat unbalanced IPA. The light mint in the finish redeems the flavor and kept me happily drinking this. Apparently brewed by Ritual for Main Street until they get their new brewery up and running. (Note: Main Street is now apparently defunct).
Reviewed by Rollzroyce21 from California
3.91/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
- 6oz. pour off tap into tasting pint glass at the Fest of Ales event (Anaheim, CA) on 27-Sep-15
Overall a good IPA where the aromas are better than the taste.
Oct 12, 2015Overall a good IPA where the aromas are better than the taste.
Rated by Nardit from California
4.97/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.97/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Great balance of hop and malt classic ipa
Sep 27, 2015
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.54/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Ritual Brewing Company in Redlands, CA.
Pours a hazy honey orange with a foamy tan head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of citrus fruit, citrus zest, and floral aromas. Taste is much the same with earth, citrus zest, and grapefruit juice flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that has a solid mix of earth and citrus hop qualities.
Serving type: on tap.
Apr 30, 2015Pours a hazy honey orange with a foamy tan head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of citrus fruit, citrus zest, and floral aromas. Taste is much the same with earth, citrus zest, and grapefruit juice flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that has a solid mix of earth and citrus hop qualities.
Serving type: on tap.
Reviewed by miadw3 from California
4.25/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A - Pours a golden yellow with minimal white head. Little lacing present.
S - Aroma of citrus with a little amount of hops present. Malt also noticible.
T - Taste is fairly well balanced, with a bit of pine dominating the profile. Citrus is more subdued than in the nose.
M - Medium carbonation and mouthfeel. Good for an IPA.
O - This is actually a great IPA from a small brewery. The beer is well balanced with a solid hop bite. Would love to try a double from them sometime.
Oct 25, 2011S - Aroma of citrus with a little amount of hops present. Malt also noticible.
T - Taste is fairly well balanced, with a bit of pine dominating the profile. Citrus is more subdued than in the nose.
M - Medium carbonation and mouthfeel. Good for an IPA.
O - This is actually a great IPA from a small brewery. The beer is well balanced with a solid hop bite. Would love to try a double from them sometime.
Reviewed by hopdog from Pennsylvania
3.72/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.72/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Growler acquired in trade with Hophead22 (thanks!). Hop Daddy for the hopdog.
Poured a medium and hazy amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of floral hops, pine, toasty, and grassy. Tastes of pine, floral hops and some caramel. Aromas was all hops with the tastes having a balance. Pine burbs.
May 02, 2009Poured a medium and hazy amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of floral hops, pine, toasty, and grassy. Tastes of pine, floral hops and some caramel. Aromas was all hops with the tastes having a balance. Pine burbs.
Reviewed by Floydster from California
3.33/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Sampled at the brewery in Corona on 1/3/09, reviewed from notes, was in the mood for something lighter with my pizza, had this along with the hefeweizen and the blonde, this one was in the middle of the pack out of the three, color is a medium orange that is almost an amber, thin 1/2 inch soapy white head that leaves some decent legs, aroma is mild hops, some sugar, minimal citrus, and caramel, grapefruit hit me first which was weird because I could not smell it all, finish needed to be dryer but still had a little pine, not exactly a hophead's preferred type of India pale ale, got sweeter as it warmed, slightly dry and citrusy mouthfeel, medium bodied, moderate carbonation, could drink a few pints of this, pretty light and can be refreshing at times, one of this place's better brews but still nothing going back for, if I did find myself back there, I would probably order this thoug, might be worth trying
Feb 13, 2009Reviewed by ironlung from California
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Heavy amber/dark copper w/ a nice tight lacing(shows every sip) and great head retension.
S: Earthy-pine aroma. Not much else.
T: A little sweeter than I like, but overall a solid ipa.
M: Coats the tounge w/ sticky sweetness. Needs more hop "snap" imo.
D: Good IPA very similar to Racer 5. I lived in Corona for 4 months this summer and this was my go-to beer. The brewmaster Bob is a really cool guy and he does a great job with his ales! Nice to get fresh craft beer in the Corona/Norco area. Hey Bob if you're reading this I'm the guy that gave you the BP Dorado IPA.
Oct 31, 2008S: Earthy-pine aroma. Not much else.
T: A little sweeter than I like, but overall a solid ipa.
M: Coats the tounge w/ sticky sweetness. Needs more hop "snap" imo.
D: Good IPA very similar to Racer 5. I lived in Corona for 4 months this summer and this was my go-to beer. The brewmaster Bob is a really cool guy and he does a great job with his ales! Nice to get fresh craft beer in the Corona/Norco area. Hey Bob if you're reading this I'm the guy that gave you the BP Dorado IPA.
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