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Hopfive IPA
Susquehanna Brewing Company
- From:
- Susquehanna Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #3,495 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 76
Ranked #27,349 - Avg:
- 3.29 | pDev: 15.2%
- Reviews:
- 25
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 04, 2022
- Added:
- Jan 04, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 34
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Ratings by jcole524:
Rated by jcole524 from Pennsylvania
3.79/5 rDev +15.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Aug 26, 2015
3.79/5 rDev +15.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Aug 26, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Chickenhawk9932 from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a pale amber with an off white head.
Bright citrus, pine, fruit, and whole grain bread in the nose, nicely balanced.
Taste follows nose this a bright crisp IPA well balanced with solid notes.
Sep 04, 2022Bright citrus, pine, fruit, and whole grain bread in the nose, nicely balanced.
Taste follows nose this a bright crisp IPA well balanced with solid notes.
Reviewed by jamyers1 from Pennsylvania
3/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This seems like a bit of an outdated IPA, given that IPAs have become such hip bombs. Not much of a hop flavor for the NEIPA enthusiast. Almost tastes like an amber ale. However, it is still good beer, and I will drink it! Better than many, not better than most. 3/5 is still a good score!
Jul 21, 2018Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
3.41/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle into a pint glass. there is along complicated code towards the bottle which seems to suggest this beer is 14 months old. D'oh.
golden yellow body with massive white head leaving good lacing. lots of carbonation.
slightly sweet aroma which is also faintly nauseating.
however, the smell doesn't translate to the taste. faintly peppery and bitter with a decent malt background.
above medium on the mouth, manages to be slightly sweet initially on the finish, then then slightly bitter and sour.
overall, not that great of an ipa, but maybe age related. will re-review if i come across a fresh one and its any different. odd than i bought this side by side with a 3 week old goldencold lager from the same brewery.
Apr 14, 2018golden yellow body with massive white head leaving good lacing. lots of carbonation.
slightly sweet aroma which is also faintly nauseating.
however, the smell doesn't translate to the taste. faintly peppery and bitter with a decent malt background.
above medium on the mouth, manages to be slightly sweet initially on the finish, then then slightly bitter and sour.
overall, not that great of an ipa, but maybe age related. will re-review if i come across a fresh one and its any different. odd than i bought this side by side with a 3 week old goldencold lager from the same brewery.
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4.18/5 rDev +27.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +27.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Susquehanna Brewing Co. "Hopfive IPA"
12 fl. oz. brown glass bottle without freshness dating
$2 @ Wegmans, State College, PA
Look: Hazy golden body beneath a finger-thick head of bright white foam that holds quite well and leaves some very nice lacing behind.
Smell: Brightly floral, gently spicy, and lightly piney over a delicately sweetish malt base.
Taste: As the nose suggests but more peppery, and somewhat fruity, perhaps a little berry-like - with the spiciness it seems almost like Juniper berry. The biscuity malt is just lightly caramelish but offers enough depth to balance the hops. A very firm bitterness of around 50 IBUs balances it, and along with the spiciness of the hops it finishes dry, spicy, earthy, piney, and woody.
Feel: Medium-light in body and delicately bristling with a fine-bubbled, seemingly natural, median carbonation.
Overall: At the very least it's unique with spicy hops rather than citrusy or tropical and/or whatever's hot at the moment. It's also not that 'spicy and piney with a bite' kind of IPA that generally relies heavily on Chinook, no this is really quite different, it's much more refined. It's also really well balanced, and quite drinkable - at 6.0% ABV it's not that strong, just .4 above Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and towards the bottom of the range for American IPAs, but it's about the malt and hop flavors and it works. Really well done! Worth trying.
Aug 17, 201712 fl. oz. brown glass bottle without freshness dating
$2 @ Wegmans, State College, PA
Look: Hazy golden body beneath a finger-thick head of bright white foam that holds quite well and leaves some very nice lacing behind.
Smell: Brightly floral, gently spicy, and lightly piney over a delicately sweetish malt base.
Taste: As the nose suggests but more peppery, and somewhat fruity, perhaps a little berry-like - with the spiciness it seems almost like Juniper berry. The biscuity malt is just lightly caramelish but offers enough depth to balance the hops. A very firm bitterness of around 50 IBUs balances it, and along with the spiciness of the hops it finishes dry, spicy, earthy, piney, and woody.
Feel: Medium-light in body and delicately bristling with a fine-bubbled, seemingly natural, median carbonation.
Overall: At the very least it's unique with spicy hops rather than citrusy or tropical and/or whatever's hot at the moment. It's also not that 'spicy and piney with a bite' kind of IPA that generally relies heavily on Chinook, no this is really quite different, it's much more refined. It's also really well balanced, and quite drinkable - at 6.0% ABV it's not that strong, just .4 above Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and towards the bottom of the range for American IPAs, but it's about the malt and hop flavors and it works. Really well done! Worth trying.
Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey
3.34/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
DATE: July 13, 2017... OCCASION: first (and last) episode of "Will"... GLASSWARE: Howard's Pub pint... pours a tawny, straw-colored body with sparse bubbles discernible through haziness... head is off-white, creamy, and thin, with enough arcs to intrigue the eye... straight-up lemon, soft grapefruit, pepper, biscuit malts, and pine... rather subtle for strength of five hops... slightly creamy, crisp at the lips, with a smooth finish... drinkable, yes, and speedily so... orange peel, lemon, grapefruit, bitter herbs, slight pine, and a bit of cracker makes for an easy-drinking, piney finish... a beer that offers a bit of bitterness with its fruitiness... a bit distant in its impact, but I would not fault it for its drinkability...
Jul 14, 2017Rated by Lemke412 from New York
2.84/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
2.84/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Dark, lacks citrus
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Reviewed by Wer34truh from Minnesota
3.45/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.45/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours a hazy golden color with a large dank head.
Slight smell of floral and herbal notes. Also some sweet, almost tangerine-esque, citrusy hops in the background. Delightful but limited smell.
Taste is similar to smell. There's a good beer in here, I just feel like the flavors need to come out more. Slight sweetness with some bitterness in the aftertaste. I just wished it was all dialed up a bit. Mouthfeel is light, with little carbonation.
Not a great IPA, hell I don't even know if I would call it a good one - but it has potential. And it suited me quite well when I walked into the bar on a 90-degree summer day sweating like crazy.
Jun 20, 2016Slight smell of floral and herbal notes. Also some sweet, almost tangerine-esque, citrusy hops in the background. Delightful but limited smell.
Taste is similar to smell. There's a good beer in here, I just feel like the flavors need to come out more. Slight sweetness with some bitterness in the aftertaste. I just wished it was all dialed up a bit. Mouthfeel is light, with little carbonation.
Not a great IPA, hell I don't even know if I would call it a good one - but it has potential. And it suited me quite well when I walked into the bar on a 90-degree summer day sweating like crazy.
Rated by dougmiller112 from Pennsylvania
1.47/5 rDev -55.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
1.47/5 rDev -55.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
Very pale color. Biscuity flavor. Mild, mild taste with mostly grassy flavor. No need to get this one again,
May 14, 2016
Hopfive IPA from Susquehanna Brewing Company
Beer rating:
76 out of
100 with
153 ratings
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