Hop Seeker
Deep Ellum Brewing Company

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From:
Deep Ellum Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #752
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,363
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 11.11%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
86
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 09, 2023
Added:
Sep 12, 2012
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  17
Hop Seeker is a 100% wet hop ale with fresh cut Centennial hops in the initial boil and Equinox in the dry hop. Notice a pronounced aroma profile with citrus, tropical fruit, floral and herbal characteristics.
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Ratings by Cambo04:
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Rated by Cambo04

3/5  rDev -20.6%

Oct 29, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.66 by KensWorld from Florida

Mar 09, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.69 by JaimePena67 from Texas

Nov 09, 2019
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Reviewed by stephens101 from Oklahoma

3.69/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
An amber colored brew with blonde hues and a light tan froth.

Smells of light fruits and faint herb.

Tastes of melon, apricot, caramel and faint pine.

Light from start to finish and lacks body.

Not much here.
Apr 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by Futbolmanby from Michigan

Jan 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.84 by kkarimi from Texas

Dec 10, 2017
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.96/5  rDev -21.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On-draught @ the Draughthouse, Austin, TX.

Grassy. Indistinct. Shallow depth of flavour.

High C / AVERAGE
Nov 19, 2017
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Reviewed by donspublic from Texas

3.77/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from tap into shaker, 1 finger cream colored head, nice retention and good lacing. Light amberish golden in the glass, crystal clear to look at. Smells tropical on the nose. Taste is caramel that leads into pine/pineapple and a solid bitterness. Not much out of this compared to other fresh hops I have tried. Can't say I am a fan of the lingering tannic bitterness on the finish
Nov 16, 2017
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Rated by StArnoldFan from Texas

3.73/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Wish I would have tried it a bit fresher.
Nov 16, 2017
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Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana

4.11/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful burnt orange color with a tan head. Citrus aromas are a bit muted, and there’s a malt presence, which is nice.

The taste, though, has huge citrus flavors, some marmalade, and a light toffee flavor from the malt.

I purchased this a week ago, and it already had some whiskers when I purchased it (canned on 9/13/17). I would love to try this fresher, say a week or two after canning, because it’s very good now with 6 weeks on it.
Oct 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by cmbeddoe7997 from Texas

Oct 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by archero from Texas

Oct 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.46 by Moon_Man33 from Texas

Sep 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by rspauldi from Texas

Mar 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.61 by JMScowcroft from Vermont

Feb 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hendry from Vermont

Jan 28, 2017
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Reviewed by tesla323 from Texas

4.52/5  rDev +19.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Lots of citrus and fruit on the nose; heavier mouthfeel than I was expecting for a 5.6 ABV beer; also sweeter than I was expecting. Overall, a great pale ale that tastes more like an IPA than a pale ale.
Jan 20, 2017
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Reviewed by princessbay710 from Texas

3.97/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
My sweet fiancé came home with this in a build-your-own 6 pack saying "I remember you liking a recent APA, so I brought home 6!"
Expired yesterday.
Look is a murky orange, like our cat, alright lacing, weak head.
Smell is weak, too clean with a tang as strange as its taste, which leaves a sour/bitter bite in the center - front of your tounge.
Burps reminisce a once tropical beer.
RIP until a fresher try next season.
Jan 15, 2017
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Reviewed by HotDogBikeRide from Texas

3.99/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I believe I tried this at least a few months too late, but I can't tell because the canning date is so squished it is impossible to read.

Beer looks alright, golden with a little orange and a little hazy. Smell is very pale and indistinct. Light grass? Taste follows almost the same suit but a little more bright and revelatory in a couple beginning weak flavors, none of which really take off. I unfortunately feel that this "wet-hopped" ale sat on the shelf, eroding the uniqueness as time went on.

I can tell there probably was a danker smell as well was more grassy, more fruity, and more bitter tones (pretty much none left). Make sure to drink this one on time.. getting a strange mostly dry grass finish.
Jan 15, 2017
Hop Seeker from Deep Ellum Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 86 ratings