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Hop Stimulator
Funky Buddha Brewery
- From:
- Funky Buddha Brewery
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 8.25%
- Reviews:
- 57
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 06, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 07, 2016
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 89
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Introducing Hop Stimulator, an IPA we've dosed with so much hops that drinking one is downright transformative. Resinous alpha and beta acids intertwine with a muscular all-malt body to create a beer that's so bold, it's... it’s... MONSTROUS!
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil
4.07/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hazy amber color with a thin thick head with medium retention.
Nice aroma with notes of pine, passion fruit, mango, caramels, stone fruit and grapefruit.
Flavor with notes of pine, mango and apple juice, stone fruit, orange marmalade, grapefruit citrusy, caramel and toasted malts, tea leaves, resin, melon and strawberries Dry and bitter aftertaste. Strong but relatively behaved considering its 75 IBUs.
Medium to full body with appropriate carbonation. Alcohol of 9.5% is quite well disguised.
Piney and resiny DIPA with citrusy and vaguely tropical notes on the background. Very complex with flavor changing from intake to swallow and aftertaste.
May 26, 2018Nice aroma with notes of pine, passion fruit, mango, caramels, stone fruit and grapefruit.
Flavor with notes of pine, mango and apple juice, stone fruit, orange marmalade, grapefruit citrusy, caramel and toasted malts, tea leaves, resin, melon and strawberries Dry and bitter aftertaste. Strong but relatively behaved considering its 75 IBUs.
Medium to full body with appropriate carbonation. Alcohol of 9.5% is quite well disguised.
Piney and resiny DIPA with citrusy and vaguely tropical notes on the background. Very complex with flavor changing from intake to swallow and aftertaste.
Reviewed by Ejsheaffer from Ohio
4.34/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This DIPA has a bit of a different taste than most. May be a bit of piney taste w a sweeter finish. Very good DIPA and would like to try it off the tap.
Apr 03, 2018
Reviewed by scream from Wisconsin
4.1/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not sure what it is, but I like this beer. It is different from other IIPA'S I have had in some manner. Possibly it is that there is a background sweetness to it that I would not normally associate with the style.
Mar 26, 2018
Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
4.07/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.07/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
This beer pours a cloudy amber color. The head is 1 finger, white, frothy. The retention is moderate, and there's a bit of lacing on the glass.
The nose is very aggressive with hops. Pine aroma from the hops.
Taste - Very aggressive hops. Pine is the flavor. Don't get any citrus in the hops. Don't really get any malt Hops is the flavor.
Feel is thick, and the hops are quite sticky. They linger for a long time in my throat, and I feel them all the way down.
Damn good DIPA. Top notch, and a pleasure to try.
Mar 18, 2018The nose is very aggressive with hops. Pine aroma from the hops.
Taste - Very aggressive hops. Pine is the flavor. Don't get any citrus in the hops. Don't really get any malt Hops is the flavor.
Feel is thick, and the hops are quite sticky. They linger for a long time in my throat, and I feel them all the way down.
Damn good DIPA. Top notch, and a pleasure to try.
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.05/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A-Pours a nice amber color with a nice head and lacing
A-Aroma has hoppy hints
T-Taste follows the nose with a nice hop flavor and a generous amount of bitterness.
M-A medium bodied beer with nice carbonation
O-Well made well balanced beer
Feb 19, 2018A-Aroma has hoppy hints
T-Taste follows the nose with a nice hop flavor and a generous amount of bitterness.
M-A medium bodied beer with nice carbonation
O-Well made well balanced beer
Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico
4.12/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Copper color. Thick off-white head with a good amount of lace.
Aroma of pine and citrus.
Pine resin taste, grapefruit, caramel background.
Slick in the mouth. Nicely hopped.
Jan 31, 2018Aroma of pine and citrus.
Pine resin taste, grapefruit, caramel background.
Slick in the mouth. Nicely hopped.
Hop Stimulator from Funky Buddha Brewery
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
302 ratings
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