Hop Slinger India Pale Ale
Henniker Brewing Co.

Hop Slinger India Pale AleHop Slinger India Pale Ale
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From:
Henniker Brewing Co.
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,041
ABV:
7%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,543
Avg:
3.72 | pDev: 10.75%
Reviews:
37
Ratings:
184
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 10, 2024
Added:
Jan 19, 2013
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  51
An India Pale Ale - gets its golden copper color from the light caramel malts, which provide a solid backbone to the support all the great hops. This beer presents with an overwhelming citrus aroma that leads into an unmistakable flavor of grapefruit. Hop Slinger leaves you with a nice dry bitterness that pairs well with spicy curries, salty fried foods and ginger based desserts.
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Ratings by privateguy603:
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Reviewed by privateguy603 from New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Beer pours as amber with no transparency. Small head. Fruity nose. Mouthfeel is pleasent with a somewhat chalky feel. Taste initially is hop bonb but resolves into a resiny, very bitter finish, with a butttered popcorn after taste. To bad, as a bit more balance would make for a really nice beer.
Mar 21, 2013
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.96/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I am trying this beer off the tapper at the brewery as part of a six sample flight. It poured a clear copper with thin white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had subtle dank citrus fruit notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bright malt base with bitter citrus presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.
Feb 10, 2024
 
Rated: 3.59 by lakewy17 from New Hampshire

Jun 16, 2023
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Taster at Henniker. Medium, clear golden, thin head. Sweet, malty aroma with light piney notes. Taste brings a slice of piney, earthy hops on top of a caramel malty base.
Nov 30, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2022
 
Rated: 3.6 by TWStandley from Massachusetts

Mar 17, 2022
 
Rated: 5 by Dalkri from Massachusetts

Apr 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3.73 by DeFender from Maine

Jan 01, 2021
 
Rated: 3.65 by Happyyb from New Hampshire

Mar 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Dec 27, 2019
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Reviewed by Garypuffer from New Hampshire

3.13/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
I had not had Hop Slinger for a year or so and picked up a 6-pack...seems like the recipe has changed. The taste has a spicy, anise type flavor I did not remember from previous experiences with this local brew. It didn't amount to a "drain pour", but it sure has a different vibe going on that I hadn't tasted in an IPA before. That said, it did go pretty well with my pizza.
Nov 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.01 by JakerLou from New Hampshire

Jul 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.55 by pabstsmear from New Hampshire

Jul 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.69 by Mickt465 from New Hampshire

Apr 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.49 by Larueminati from Massachusetts

Apr 03, 2019
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.92/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Oh, man, their eastern neighbors get all the beer love, but I totally dig what is coming to me in CANs from the Granite State. Yeah, yinz CAN go chase all of the Lawson's & Hill Farmstead that you want, but I'm digging some NH goodness! Baby, I'm on a New CANned Henniker Beer Sunday (Week 733) kick today & things are solid as I have the Bruins/Pens game on. Hockey is LITERALLY the coolest & I love me some PGH Pens & CHI 'Hawks. If beer is baseball's liquid, then it flows freely for hockey, also.

From the slingin', swingin', shootin' from the top o' the dot CAN: "Unfiltered and juicy! Floral and fresh! We searched across the country to bring you the newest and best hops on the market for this delicious IPA. The Idaho 7 and El Dorado hops come to us from the pacific northwest and help to bring Hop Slinger a unique flavor profile to make it stand alone in a world full of IPAs. Look for beautiful tropical fruit notes of mandarin orange peel, ripe peach, tangerine, and pineapple."

I was amazed, amused & hazed on the Crack! of the vent, revealing a brimful craft CAN! I decided that since it was unfiltered that it could withstand a heavy Glug. My glass was the losing recipient as it foamed forth unCANtrollably to eventually form two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with decent retention. Color was a deeply-hazy/lightly-cloudy Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9). Nose was very fruity, like a tropical fruit cup in my lunch pail. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium. Sehr gut! The taste was very tropical fruity, but it was imbued with a menthol/eucalyptus mintiness that really made it for me. The fruity parts could go hang, but that cool, minty freshness was what really made me sit up. Whew! Did I just freshen my breath? Dang, but this was good! Finish remained cool, minty & dry. Yes!
Mar 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.71 by DavetotheB from Pennsylvania

Feb 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Feb 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by Shenk87 from Pennsylvania

Jan 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by baldilocks from Vermont

Jan 06, 2019
Hop Slinger India Pale Ale from Henniker Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 184 ratings