Viva Hop Vegas
Hop Valley Brewing Company

 

 

12oz can poured into a pint

A- pours a hazy light orange with a one finger foamy white head that reduces to a ring

S- tangerine, grapefruit zest, pine, bready malt

T- citrus forward up front with notes of orange and grapefruit. Mid-palate gives some piney notes. The finish gives a malty sweetness with more citrus on the linger

M- medium body with moderate carbonation, foamy mouthfeel and crisp finish

Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours hazy orange yellow with a small white head. Smells of sweet tropical fruit, some pineapple, some citrus. Tastes of tropical fruit with creamy citrus notes. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.

 

Can best by Nov 05 2024
Nose citrus tangerine, green grassy hops, floral pithy, light sweet malt,

Taste semi sweet malt, big citrus hop, tangerine, orange, pithy, little pineapple and tropical notes, herbal grassy hop late, hint of resin

Mouth is med bod, a bit soft creamy, med frothy carb, touch of warming alcohol

 

Viva Hop Vegas pours a darker, hazy, cooper color, with a larger, long-lasting, lacing head. The aroma is very earthy. The flavor is earthy, with hints of dry stone fruit. Good feel. Overall, it is an earthier, hazy IPA.

 

Pint draft pull at Las Vegas Airport. $20.00, includes gratuity.
Delivered in good shape, little spittle running down the side of the glass.
Aroma is grapefruit rind, assorted tropifruits, touch of cut grass.
Taste is carried by a good hop blend, fruit aroma sits on the top lip. Allright finish. Burp brought a smile.,
Mouth is medium, so is the carbonation.
Overall, this would make a nice every day after-work can popper. But you would think that Las Vegas airport would carry a local Nevada beer, instead of one called Hop Vegas, which is from Oregon.

 

I can get this beer at my local Safeway for about $6 per six pack, so my expectations were quite low. None the less, it was an acceptable hazy IPA drunk straight from the can on a warm afternoon. I don't think this beer will win any awards other than maybe best beer for the buck.

Pours out of the can a hazy orange-gold and 2 fingers of head when poured rough initially. Good retention with lazy bubbles running up the side of the glass. Smells like dank and juicy tropical fruits. Taste follows the nose with a nice full mouthfeel. Really superb NEIPA.