Hopped To Death
Hi-Wire Brewing
- From:
- Hi-Wire Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 0.48%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2022
- Added:
- Nov 22, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Collaboration with Burial Beer Co.
Introducing a collaboration of conjoined twins, in a way, from yours truly and Asheville’s Burial Beer Co. Our two breweries opened within just a couple months of each other in the summer of 2013, linked forever by the trials and tribulations of starting in this beer business from the bottom. “Hopped To Death” is a dry-hopped pilsner brewed with Epiphany Malt and a blend of traditional German and juicy American Hops. It’s wet, hoppy, and
finishes clean as all hell.
Introducing a collaboration of conjoined twins, in a way, from yours truly and Asheville’s Burial Beer Co. Our two breweries opened within just a couple months of each other in the summer of 2013, linked forever by the trials and tribulations of starting in this beer business from the bottom. “Hopped To Death” is a dry-hopped pilsner brewed with Epiphany Malt and a blend of traditional German and juicy American Hops. It’s wet, hoppy, and
finishes clean as all hell.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.14/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Appearance: A hard pour delivers a one finger head perched over the slightly hazy goldenstraw; spotty lacing
Smell: Bready, with lemon, grapefruit and mowed grass aromatics
Taste: Lemon and grapefruit forward with the bready malts underneath; the hops take a grassy turn in the middle though the citrus doesn't move to the back seat; the finish is crisp
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body; slightly undercarbonated for the style
Overall: Carbonation issues aside, this is one of the more intriguing lagers I have tasted; a very nice hybrid between the American and German hop elements
Mar 01, 2022Smell: Bready, with lemon, grapefruit and mowed grass aromatics
Taste: Lemon and grapefruit forward with the bready malts underneath; the hops take a grassy turn in the middle though the citrus doesn't move to the back seat; the finish is crisp
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body; slightly undercarbonated for the style
Overall: Carbonation issues aside, this is one of the more intriguing lagers I have tasted; a very nice hybrid between the American and German hop elements
Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
4.14/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours a slightly hazy medium yellow in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising from the bottom of the glass and moderate lemon yellow + pale yellow + very pale golden yellow colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall fizzy creamy sudsy bright white head that slowly reduces to a handful of small patches of the medium thick film surrounded by a large patch of thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate to significant amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate aromas of bready + pale malts with a very light amount of grainy sweetness. Light to moderate aromas of citrus/lemon + citrus/grapefruit + herbal + grassy + earthy hops. Light aromas of lager yeast.
T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of bready + pale malts with a very light amount of grainy sweetness. That is followed by light flavors of lager yeast. Finally there is a moderate flavor of citrus/lemon + citrus/grapefruit + herbal + grassy + earthy hops which impart a light to moderate amount of bitterness which slowly fades away leaving light citrus + herbal hop flavors lingering.
M: Light to medium bodied with slightly heavier than moderate amounts of carbonation. Crisp with a relatively clean finish and a hint of dryness.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a pleasantly crisp mouthfeel. Enjoyable with a nice combination of American and classic German hops though might be approaching IPL territory rather than pilsner. I could definitely have a couple of these.
Jan 23, 2022S: Moderate aromas of bready + pale malts with a very light amount of grainy sweetness. Light to moderate aromas of citrus/lemon + citrus/grapefruit + herbal + grassy + earthy hops. Light aromas of lager yeast.
T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of bready + pale malts with a very light amount of grainy sweetness. That is followed by light flavors of lager yeast. Finally there is a moderate flavor of citrus/lemon + citrus/grapefruit + herbal + grassy + earthy hops which impart a light to moderate amount of bitterness which slowly fades away leaving light citrus + herbal hop flavors lingering.
M: Light to medium bodied with slightly heavier than moderate amounts of carbonation. Crisp with a relatively clean finish and a hint of dryness.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a pleasantly crisp mouthfeel. Enjoyable with a nice combination of American and classic German hops though might be approaching IPL territory rather than pilsner. I could definitely have a couple of these.
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