Valkyrie Tears
HammerHeart Brewing Company
- From:
- HammerHeart Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #2,327 - ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,317 - Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 21.88%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 21, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 25, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota
4.11/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Hazy, deep golden color, nearly orange, with a thin, ivory ring.
In the nose: Powerfully pungent hop presence in this nose, bursting with citrus and tropical tones.
In the mouth: Juicy. Bitter. Slightly sweet. Begins big and gets bigger, turning gargantuan on the palate. Turns from cool to hot. Alcohol sticks out early. Flavors come together with such force that it earns the label of Triple IPA, coming close to a barley-wine, even.
Full-bodied. Rich, lush malt, with potent hoppiness. I'm pretty much in love with it.
This bottle was kept warm and it wasn't fresh. This may explain the "floaties" that swam in my glass as I emptied the bottle. I don't mind it, but it reminds me to pick up on these a little quicker. I'm scared off by higher prices, though, and this one was on the lower end, thus attracting me. And the whole double (triple) IPA thing. That lures me in.
Let's read the label for more information (I can't find it anywhere else):
Bottled 8-24-18. (There we go.)
Valkyrie Tears is a hazy double IPA dry-hopped with smoked Cascade hops with a biscuity, grassy malt base and notes of grapefruit, orange rind, and smokey citrus.
"Smokey citrus." Only Hammerheart. Only Hammerheart.
May 27, 2019In the nose: Powerfully pungent hop presence in this nose, bursting with citrus and tropical tones.
In the mouth: Juicy. Bitter. Slightly sweet. Begins big and gets bigger, turning gargantuan on the palate. Turns from cool to hot. Alcohol sticks out early. Flavors come together with such force that it earns the label of Triple IPA, coming close to a barley-wine, even.
Full-bodied. Rich, lush malt, with potent hoppiness. I'm pretty much in love with it.
This bottle was kept warm and it wasn't fresh. This may explain the "floaties" that swam in my glass as I emptied the bottle. I don't mind it, but it reminds me to pick up on these a little quicker. I'm scared off by higher prices, though, and this one was on the lower end, thus attracting me. And the whole double (triple) IPA thing. That lures me in.
Let's read the label for more information (I can't find it anywhere else):
Bottled 8-24-18. (There we go.)
Valkyrie Tears is a hazy double IPA dry-hopped with smoked Cascade hops with a biscuity, grassy malt base and notes of grapefruit, orange rind, and smokey citrus.
"Smokey citrus." Only Hammerheart. Only Hammerheart.
Reviewed by SD-Alefan from South Dakota
4.07/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a cloudy dark caramel with a tan, thick and creamy head.
To my nostrils, caramel leads the way quickly backed up by pine, a hint of citrus and a little shot of alcohol.
The taste is loaded. This is a huge beer. Lots of sweet caramel, then some pine, a bit of toffee and then a long, lingering, bitter finish. A hit of booze in the mouth and, as it warms, a bit of chocolate and some smokiness.
Mouthfeel is medium and sticky.
I would call this an American barleywine. Whatever you call it, it's pretty damn tasty.
Mar 16, 2016To my nostrils, caramel leads the way quickly backed up by pine, a hint of citrus and a little shot of alcohol.
The taste is loaded. This is a huge beer. Lots of sweet caramel, then some pine, a bit of toffee and then a long, lingering, bitter finish. A hit of booze in the mouth and, as it warms, a bit of chocolate and some smokiness.
Mouthfeel is medium and sticky.
I would call this an American barleywine. Whatever you call it, it's pretty damn tasty.
Reviewed by KarlHungus from Minnesota
1.5/5 rDev -61.8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.5/5 rDev -61.8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
This beer is a complete mess. Soap abounds in both the taste and aroma. There is also a strong vanilla note that lingers way too long. Something major went wrong in the fermentation of this beer, and it should have been dumped. Hammerheart has lost a lot of my respect for releasing this.
Nov 19, 2015
Reviewed by Mdog from Minnesota
3.82/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Cloudy brown-amber, good head.
Smell: Malt, caramel, citrus rind/pith.
Taste: Moderately sweet to start then a wave of boozy fruit--raisins and figs. Moves towards a citrus bitterness that lingers in the finish.
Overall: After getting to try a test batch about a year ago, I was really excited for the release of this beer. Brought home a mini-growler for a tasting. Very good stuff, barleywine/triple IPA territory, balanced but leans more towards the malty/sweet side.
Oct 30, 2015Smell: Malt, caramel, citrus rind/pith.
Taste: Moderately sweet to start then a wave of boozy fruit--raisins and figs. Moves towards a citrus bitterness that lingers in the finish.
Overall: After getting to try a test batch about a year ago, I was really excited for the release of this beer. Brought home a mini-growler for a tasting. Very good stuff, barleywine/triple IPA territory, balanced but leans more towards the malty/sweet side.
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