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Hop Delusion
Karbach Brewing Co.
- From:
- Karbach Brewing Co.
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.23 | pDev: 9.69%
- Reviews:
- 66
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 16, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 67
- Gots:
- 121
You are in a state of full Hop Delusion, but you knew what you signed up for when you popped this bottle. You knew that it had over 100 IBUs of hop bitterness and that it was dry hopped with insane amounts of Simcoe and Mosaic hops, but you chose to drink it anyway. It's difficult to say if you will ever snap out of it, for you have been smitten with the disorder that many can never overcome.
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Ratings by Nicole15:
Reviewed by Nicole15 from Massachusetts
3.94/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got this as an extra in a trade. Pours a orange reddish Amber. Thick white head that disappears into a sticky lacing. The aroma is overwhelmingly boozie. I was nervous that it would taste too boozy but it's pretty balanced considering the ABV. I get a lot of pine and a decent amount of booze in the finish. Really good imperial.
Aug 22, 2015More User Ratings:
Reviewed by TBoneJones from Texas
4.1/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Was compelled to chance this box of cans upon sight because the day prior someone visiting TX from out of state on business mentioned liking this brewery’s beers while trying local brews. Pours hazy orangish yellow, decent head.
Nose is tropical fruit/ pineapple, with pine.
Up-front this is bursting with hoppy tropical flavors where pineapple is the standout. Then the bitterness, but ending’s surprisingly smooth given the IBU count. Some earth and general citrus is in there.
Feels smooth and medium-full.
This is something to try, and I could see it as a beer I’d seek out if I were in the mood to crush a hoppy imperial IPA. Best comparison in memory would be a Victory Hop Wallop.
Jan 12, 2019Nose is tropical fruit/ pineapple, with pine.
Up-front this is bursting with hoppy tropical flavors where pineapple is the standout. Then the bitterness, but ending’s surprisingly smooth given the IBU count. Some earth and general citrus is in there.
Feels smooth and medium-full.
This is something to try, and I could see it as a beer I’d seek out if I were in the mood to crush a hoppy imperial IPA. Best comparison in memory would be a Victory Hop Wallop.
Rated by VanessaM888 from Texas
4.7/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.7/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I love it!!
Dec 12, 2018Reviewed by Thankin_Hank from Texas
4.4/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.4/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Revisiting as this beer has become available locally and now have six packs available for mass consumption. Upgrading my rating for taste as it lingers and find it very enjoyable. I get pineapple with this and am finding some of these fruit flavors in Double/Imperial IPA's are absolutely delicious. This one is hazy and has a thick head and good lacing. High IBU's but NO bitter beer face. This will bump my overall rating for this beer too. Try this one when you find it.
Dec 01, 2018
Hop Delusion from Karbach Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
422 ratings
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