Hophazardly
Begyle Brewing Company
- From:
- Begyle Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,708 - ABV:
- 7.1%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #22,537 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 11.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 17
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 19, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 19, 2013
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 19
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Hophazardly is a citrus-bomb of an IPA featuring large doses of Citra and Simcoe hops.
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
POURS AMBER HAZY FINE NICE HEAD great hop flavors but nothing special
Jan 19, 2023
Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois
3.88/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. can, canned on 03/10/22, somehow a seven month old IPA slipped by the people at Binny's. Finally getting around to reviewing this one from Begyle Brewing Company, my first new beer from them in years, this one introduced to BeerAdvocate long ago in March of 2013. I remember when Begyle first began bottling beer, and I recall seeing this beer in bombers at the time.
Poured to a Ballast Point tulip glass.
A - Pours a nice sunset orange body, burnt sienna in the glass. One finger of frothy khaki head, looks bubbly, and leaves good spotty lacing.
S - The caramel character of the malts has pretty much taken this beer over. Earthy, leafy, herbal, not unpleasant, but any "pine" or hop character seems to have faded a bit.
T - Taste follows: earthy, herbal, leafy, lots of bready caramelized malts, hints of toffee, still lots of resinous hop bitterness on the finish. Notes of pine. I would have guessed Centennial or Cascade hops, but the notes say Citra and Simcoe.
M - Feel is smooth, crisp, medium-bodied & fairly easy drinking. Bitter & resinous on the finish.
Overall, a nice IPA that has held up well despite it's seven month age. Begyle puts out quality stuff, and I hope to seek out more new beers from them soon.
Begyle Brewing Hophazardly -----4/5.
Oct 02, 2022Poured to a Ballast Point tulip glass.
A - Pours a nice sunset orange body, burnt sienna in the glass. One finger of frothy khaki head, looks bubbly, and leaves good spotty lacing.
S - The caramel character of the malts has pretty much taken this beer over. Earthy, leafy, herbal, not unpleasant, but any "pine" or hop character seems to have faded a bit.
T - Taste follows: earthy, herbal, leafy, lots of bready caramelized malts, hints of toffee, still lots of resinous hop bitterness on the finish. Notes of pine. I would have guessed Centennial or Cascade hops, but the notes say Citra and Simcoe.
M - Feel is smooth, crisp, medium-bodied & fairly easy drinking. Bitter & resinous on the finish.
Overall, a nice IPA that has held up well despite it's seven month age. Begyle puts out quality stuff, and I hope to seek out more new beers from them soon.
Begyle Brewing Hophazardly -----4/5.
Reviewed by ZebulonXZogg from Illinois
3.6/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a foggy dark orange, the small white head faded immediately, no lacing at all.
Snot factory sez pineapple, citrus and hops, taste buds got all that a nice bitter finish. Medium bodied, zilch carbonation. This was from a pick six and was about 100 days from canning. I think this would be really good fresh.....
Jul 24, 2022Snot factory sez pineapple, citrus and hops, taste buds got all that a nice bitter finish. Medium bodied, zilch carbonation. This was from a pick six and was about 100 days from canning. I think this would be really good fresh.....
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.65/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a beautiful deep orange color that is robust.
Aroma: A bitter, tropical fruit aroma. Mostly melon and papaya.
Taste: An earth, bitter, tropical melon. Classic dark tropical mosaic flavors. Black tea presence. Dank and sweet candied-fruit. Subtle light pale malts. A strong boozy, bitter finish.
Feel: Surprisingly light to Medium-bodied, well carbonated. Not oily by any means. Finishes bitter.
Overall: A west-coast leaning IPA with a lighter body. Mosaic all the way here. Dank tropical melon and bitterness as Mosaic, but interestingly lighter and not oily. Some floral and honey. Little to no malt presence to hide the booze. Agree with previous review that it drinks more like an imperial IPA without the malt presence. Not necessarily a gem to seek out if you prefer dank and resiny beer, there are better out there. If you prefer lighter, juicier east-coast IPAs, there are out there. This one sort of splits the difference, but enough malts for a midwest mosaic IPA. Mosaic IPA. Nothing special here.
May 10, 2019Aroma: A bitter, tropical fruit aroma. Mostly melon and papaya.
Taste: An earth, bitter, tropical melon. Classic dark tropical mosaic flavors. Black tea presence. Dank and sweet candied-fruit. Subtle light pale malts. A strong boozy, bitter finish.
Feel: Surprisingly light to Medium-bodied, well carbonated. Not oily by any means. Finishes bitter.
Overall: A west-coast leaning IPA with a lighter body. Mosaic all the way here. Dank tropical melon and bitterness as Mosaic, but interestingly lighter and not oily. Some floral and honey. Little to no malt presence to hide the booze. Agree with previous review that it drinks more like an imperial IPA without the malt presence. Not necessarily a gem to seek out if you prefer dank and resiny beer, there are better out there. If you prefer lighter, juicier east-coast IPAs, there are out there. This one sort of splits the difference, but enough malts for a midwest mosaic IPA. Mosaic IPA. Nothing special here.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
2.67/5 rDev -31.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.67/5 rDev -31.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Bottled 12/29/15; drank 1/21/16 @ the Yarchives.
See-through orange appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice eggshell head; strong, frothy lace.
Orange citrus, caramel & faint booze heat notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Caramel & grapefruit flavors up front; mild trash water notes on the finish.
Something is wrong here; I'll never have another.
Apr 08, 2019See-through orange appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice eggshell head; strong, frothy lace.
Orange citrus, caramel & faint booze heat notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Caramel & grapefruit flavors up front; mild trash water notes on the finish.
Something is wrong here; I'll never have another.
Rated by JoeWalsh from Illinois
3.12/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.12/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Yielded a nice head, with amber liquid. The flavor was predictably bitter, but (like the scent) also citrusy and reminiscent of pine. Not bad.
Mar 20, 2019
Rated by Hondo from Nevada
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Some like em hoppy. I am that some.
Apr 13, 2018
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