Hop Circle IPA
Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.

Hop Circle IPAHop Circle IPA
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From:
Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #2,505
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
86
Ranked #19,071
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 10.99%
Reviews:
71
Ratings:
225
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 12, 2023
Added:
May 10, 2010
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  41
Hoptimization capacitors activated. Taste probe functions optimal. Aroma sensors in overdrive. Engage. Let this otherworldly IPA abduct the hell out of your senses. The gravitational pull of Hop Circle will have you searching the galaxy for another close encounter of the thirst kind. Resistance is futile.
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Ratings by itomek:
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Reviewed by itomek from New Hampshire

2.65/5  rDev -30.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
12 oz bottle, drank in July 2013 with a November 2013 "drink by" date.

A: I was intrigued by the color, yellow-gold wih fine carbonation, almost an orange hue that seemed to glow in the daylight.
S: still promising, piney and resinous hops, a little dank, some Hints of a Mary-Jane smell, slightly floral.
T: here is where things went to hell. First taste is promising, floral, fresh and pine notes on the tongue. Quickly, a bitter wave of vegetal awfulness sweeps over everything. Is there anything but pale malt in this beer? If so, I can't taste it. I don't know if this is DMS, but I was heartbroken. Won't buy again...
Jul 07, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.54 by shelby415 from Oregon

Aug 12, 2023
 
Rated: 3.53 by aklavall from Canada (AB)

Mar 23, 2022
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Rated by RB1977 from Canada (AB)

1.3/5  rDev -66%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Never again!
Apr 01, 2021
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Reviewed by bilbobrewer from Oregon

3/5  rDev -21.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Wow....just TWO reviews in the last 2 and a half years !?!?
For a year-round IPA offering of one of the larger craft breweries in a substantial-sized market ?!?

This is why Canada has no craft beers worth drinking....Canadians don't care enough to bother, or know enough to care.
Mar 14, 2021
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Reviewed by ADicerni from Canada (BC)

4.1/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: buckwheat honey gold in colour with off white creamy head with good retention and lots of lacing.
Smell is full and aromatic with piney spices and sweet malt.
Taste is potent with more than a hint of citrus and heavy bitterness in a good way. Well balanced with malty sweetness and bitter hops. Alcohol is strong but doesn’t overpower the hoppy flavour.
Mouthfeel is well rounded and full. Makes you want to hold it and savour the taste.
Overall I find this IPA exceptional and have put it on my favourites list.
Oct 25, 2020
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Reviewed by Harles5000

4.43/5  rDev +16%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The first time I bought Hop Circle while visiting family on Vancouver Island, I thought I need to find a locally brewed beer that I can enjoy while on the Island. When I saw the Hop Circle can it caught my eye like the other Phillips label designs are very bright and vivid, so I thought lets give it a try. My first impression was when poured it had a hoppy citrus smell with a very white head that held up very well. The taste was citrus first and then the hops build to a crescendo, I found it refreshing, light And enjoyable. #2 I added 2 oz of Clamato and added some Fat Chili Farms Wizard Choice Hot Sauce 4 to 8 drops depending on whether you enjoy spice, but the first one had 4 or 5 drops, I found my new West Coast drink, And now I live in Calgary and the Phillips Hop Boxes are available so I can enjoy here at home. I nicknamed the drink Spicy UFO.
May 19, 2020
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Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky

3.91/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Color threw me off. Pours the color of sweet tea. Head is white then dissipates quickly. Nose has a sweet almost caramel hint. Taste quickly kicks the sweetness to the side. Bitterness overwhelms the palate, but in a good way. Good beer.
Sep 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by Rukeli76 from Canada (ON)

Aug 15, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by R_Kole from Canada (AB)

Jun 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4.68 by Szalanc from Canada (BC)

Dec 31, 2017
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Reviewed by ChillingCammy from Canada (ON)

4.36/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Would love to re-rate with a fresh memory. Was served at local restaurant from tap, light straw color, slightly opaque. Strong citrus and fruit aromas. Very well hopped, strong citrus flavors. No longer available locally and look forward to the day i find it again.
Dec 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.34 by csmrx7 from Canada (AB)

Sep 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by LDuke from Canada (AB)

Sep 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.82 by Eric_Standard from Canada (BC)

Sep 09, 2017
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Reviewed by Everydayoff from Thailand

3.89/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
341ml bottle poured into a pint glass.

Slightly hazy orange amber color with thick creamy off-white head as a showcase, the head well retains itself with very good retention before slowly collapsing to an everlasting frothy layer on the surface and leaving sticky lacing wave all around.

Very crisp citrusy hop in the aroma, it also discloses notes of peach, melon, and mango while malt being a good support with its biscuit, candy (like an orange candy), and caramel.

Straightforward taste of good IPA, hop dominates the taste buds with its zesty citrus together with orange spice, peach, melon, mango, and moderate grassy bitterness. Malt is still in supporting like the aroma with its biscuit, sweet candy, and caramel.

Medium body with quite smooth mouthfeel from its moderate crisp carbonation, the feeling is quite refreshing with a dry finish.

Very easy drinkable IPA with loads of citrusy hop character which is precisely from the C hops, it is good in overall.
May 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.71 by derdtheterd from Canada (AB)

Jan 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.33 by maclean25 from Canada (BC)

Nov 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by BlueSpader from Washington

Sep 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by elvisdoc from Florida

Sep 08, 2016
Hop Circle IPA from Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 225 ratings