Bent Hop - Golden IPA
Bent Paddle Brewing Co.

Bent Hop - Golden IPABent Hop - Golden IPA
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From:
Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,394
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
88
Ranked #13,029
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 9.87%
Reviews:
56
Ratings:
363
Status:
Active
Rated:
Today at 01:41 AM
Added:
Jun 02, 2013
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  88
An unexpected visual bend to an American India Pale Ale, this style is one that stands out in a crowd, or if you’re more like us - enjoyed at a campsite...with no crowd. This non-traditional IPA is golden in color with an enormous floral/citrus hop aroma and a supporting malt profile.
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Ratings by inbierveritas:
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Rated by inbierveritas from Minnesota

3.71/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Mar 28, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.09 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Today at 01:41 AM
 
Rated: 3.96 by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

Mar 02, 2024
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Reviewed by Strix from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden, decent head

Toasty malts, pine

Pine, slight citrus, balanced by cracker

well carbonated

Straightforward balanced beer that doesn't try to do too much. Almost a pale ale, but that's a compliment.
Jul 21, 2023
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Rated by GStone899 from Minnesota

4.28/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Wow. This one is really solid. Pretty complex ipa. Do I taste mosaic hops? Bold flavors without trying to do too much.
Nov 26, 2022
 
Rated: 3.52 by 322wingedfoot from Pennsylvania

Aug 08, 2022
 
Rated: 3.9 by tcbro023 from Wisconsin

Aug 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.89 by jt_thomas18 from Tennessee

Jul 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3.92 by gardner254 from Ohio

Jul 17, 2021
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

3.94/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can. Date stamping is on bottom lip and looks to be '171-21'.
Pale gold colored body, which is mostly cloudy. One finger of white head, which reduces to bubbly cap. Displays a wide palate of lacing on the glass.
Aroma of toasted malts and floral hops.
Taste has a base of honeyed malt, and the hops express slightly bitter, with flavors of citrus and pine. Rather quick to end in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel. Dry. Very good carbonation.
Solid and straightforward IPA, with a balanced approach to malts and hops. Not much in the aftertaste but the main experience is recognizable IPA goodness. At 6.2%ABV, this lends itself to a couple but not sessionable.
Apr 27, 2021
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Reviewed by Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota

3.88/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a tulip.

Medium gold color. Slightly chill hazed plus a little bit of natural haze as well. A nice bone-white fluffy head. Retention is good. Very attractive brew.

Simple clean aromas. Pale malt, mild citrus notes, and a bit of grass and spruce.

The flavor is also very clean and straightforward. Very restrained tropical fruits meet zesty citrus. A bit of cracker malt in midstream. The finish is resin and faint alcohol. Everything is very balanced but also pretty restrained.

The brew isn't crisp, but it is drying at the finish. That coupled with excellent carbonation makes for a brew that feels a notch lighter than it probably is.

Bent Paddle delivers another solid brew. I've not had a disappointment from them.
Feb 20, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by cbcrunch from Wyoming

Feb 04, 2021
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

3.83/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
10/4/20...pours copper, medium dark, slight ring of white. Foams. Mildy malty nose. Slightly sweet. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Quite smooth. Hidden bitter pokes out from hiding at the end. Quite tasty.
Dec 06, 2020
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

4.27/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12oz can with a code

Sudsy head, amber-orange color. Smells soooo good, aromatic hop funk dialed up to 11. Drinks almost like a double IPA it's so hoppped: very bitter, like chewing down pine bark

Heavily hopped IPA that delivers. Less like fruit juice, more like hop juice
Sep 06, 2020
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a dark golden/orange color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is dominated by oranges. Taste is orange peels, pine, hints of grapefruit, mild bitterness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a very easy drinking IPA that I could easily crush many of on this hot summer night.
Jul 23, 2020
 
Rated: 3.33 by aatazebeats from Wisconsin

Jan 18, 2020
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.99/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I got a can of this beer off the single shelf from a beer store in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It poured a hazy orangish with white head that is not leaving much lace. The scent had ripe citrus fruit notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with dank fruit presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall its a good beer.
Nov 26, 2019
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Reviewed by deleted_user_1239096

4.47/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Looks just like a shot of whiskey when in a taster glass.

No head, piney/citrusy aroma, taste is a pine dominated flavor with some mild passion fruit coming out. However it has a weird taste, like dirty socks. Anyway not too bad.
Oct 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by smithj4 from New York

Aug 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.09 by Burgy from Minnesota

Jul 29, 2019
Bent Hop - Golden IPA from Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 363 ratings