Hackney Hopster
London Fields Brewery
- From:
- London Fields Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 9.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 26, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 08, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Balanced pale with light bitterness, showcasing passionfruit and citrus notes. A rework of the original Hopster recipe, one of the first beers in London to showcase NZ hops back in 2011.
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.44/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Can at Gourmet Burger Kitchen - South Kensington, London, England
A: The beer is a little hazy yellow in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high frothy white head that settled down and left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface.
S: Faint aromas of passionfruit are present in the nose.
T: The taste has light flavors of passionfruit and citrus with underlying hints of pale malts. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is an easy drinking pale ale that has subtle aromas of tropical fruits and citrus.
Serving type: can
Oct 31, 2019A: The beer is a little hazy yellow in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high frothy white head that settled down and left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface.
S: Faint aromas of passionfruit are present in the nose.
T: The taste has light flavors of passionfruit and citrus with underlying hints of pale malts. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is an easy drinking pale ale that has subtle aromas of tropical fruits and citrus.
Serving type: can
Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.5/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Can. Hazy straw in colour with a deep frothy head.
Smells of lemon and tangerine with hints of damp straw.
Tastes the same. Bitter completion.
Zingy feel.
Run of the mill.
Aug 10, 2019Smells of lemon and tangerine with hints of damp straw.
Tastes the same. Bitter completion.
Zingy feel.
Run of the mill.
Reviewed by mick303 from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Tapped on cask. The colour was a caramel bronze, good head retention. The smell was probably he highlight, crisp hop bite, with some lemon citrus notes thrown in. Quite inviting. The beer itself was a light and smooth ale, pleasant and has a real smoothness coming through, really sessionable. A touch more of the strong malt body coming through with some lemon oil notes , ends on a rather dry somewhat herbal character. Enjoyable and good session PA with a decent hopiness.
Apr 04, 2013
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
4.09/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Amber-tinged gold with loose white froth and some crust. Funk, lemon peel and Sauternes nose that opens into layers of Hawaiian Punch.
Rumors of biscuit before tart papaya, a hint of cantaloupe, and grapefruit rind hit.
Stingy end and bitter rind linger. Light verging on medium, some cling.
Moteuka and Nelson Sauvin for aroma, says the label.
Lots of tropical fruit and the IBUs do build – but keeps in check in the interests of drinkability. Very much an APA, not an IPA. Brings the NZ hops in the end.
May 28, 2012Rumors of biscuit before tart papaya, a hint of cantaloupe, and grapefruit rind hit.
Stingy end and bitter rind linger. Light verging on medium, some cling.
Moteuka and Nelson Sauvin for aroma, says the label.
Lots of tropical fruit and the IBUs do build – but keeps in check in the interests of drinkability. Very much an APA, not an IPA. Brings the NZ hops in the end.
Reviewed by haz77 from Australia
2.89/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.89/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A - A hard pour yields a very limited amount of foamy head. The liquid is light amber with no visible carbonation. Not them most enticing beer I've ever seen.
S - Thankfully the nose is an improvement. Plenty of tropical fruit, some brioche, light grassy hops tucked at the back.
T - Initial flavour of breadyness along with a hint of pineapple. Middle to end of the drink is all the tropical fruit along with some citrus. Drying hops move in at the finish and continue on into a short aftertaste. Lacking in flavour and depth of complexity.
M - The start is very thin. Fortunately it builds and becomes more creamy. Soft, microscopic carbonation cleanses well.
D - Was hoping for more but the beer is quite average. Would like to call it subtlety, but it's lack of dimension.
Jan 08, 2012S - Thankfully the nose is an improvement. Plenty of tropical fruit, some brioche, light grassy hops tucked at the back.
T - Initial flavour of breadyness along with a hint of pineapple. Middle to end of the drink is all the tropical fruit along with some citrus. Drying hops move in at the finish and continue on into a short aftertaste. Lacking in flavour and depth of complexity.
M - The start is very thin. Fortunately it builds and becomes more creamy. Soft, microscopic carbonation cleanses well.
D - Was hoping for more but the beer is quite average. Would like to call it subtlety, but it's lack of dimension.
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