Hoppelhammer
Whitewater Brewing Co
- From:
- Whitewater Brewing Co
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 12.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 03, 2026
- Added:
- Feb 08, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
4.21/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned in a stubby little 330ml crafty craft can and delivered as part of Beer 52's Northern Ireland pack
Pours a clear amber body with huge foamy white head
Aroma carob and caramel and grapefruit
Flavour is so near close, pine and creaminess
May 03, 2026Pours a clear amber body with huge foamy white head
Aroma carob and caramel and grapefruit
Flavour is so near close, pine and creaminess
Rated by Makkkky from Northern Ireland
4.43/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Notes here says it’s expired. It’s not. It’s an absolute cracker. I wouldn’t drink too many of them though. Big boys stuff
Aug 30, 2024
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
2.6/5 rDev -32.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.75
2.6/5 rDev -32.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.75
L- Chestnut, pours with a 1cm white head, very slowly reducing to lacing.
S- Fruit notes, citrus, pleasant
T- Very toasty, very bitter, OH... burnt toast, into super-hoppy toasty end. Fortunately I'm not planning of drinking anything subtle after this. Well, hammer by name, hammer by nature, subtle it's not.
M- Quite a blunt instrument. Don't plan on detecting the taste of anything much after this.
O- Possibly the first beer from Northern Ireland that I've had. Given it's name I imagine it's intended to bludgeon, which it achieves in spades. There's no subtlety and little finesse to it though, so I've no reason to buy it again.
'Lot 174857, BB Oct 18'. Bought from a west London supermarket.
Aug 31, 2018S- Fruit notes, citrus, pleasant
T- Very toasty, very bitter, OH... burnt toast, into super-hoppy toasty end. Fortunately I'm not planning of drinking anything subtle after this. Well, hammer by name, hammer by nature, subtle it's not.
M- Quite a blunt instrument. Don't plan on detecting the taste of anything much after this.
O- Possibly the first beer from Northern Ireland that I've had. Given it's name I imagine it's intended to bludgeon, which it achieves in spades. There's no subtlety and little finesse to it though, so I've no reason to buy it again.
'Lot 174857, BB Oct 18'. Bought from a west London supermarket.
Reviewed by mickwin from Ireland
3.89/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look:cloudy, rather like cold tea, meagre head
Smell: malt and caramel, quite appealing
Taste: lots of caramel, some malt, nice balance of bitter and sweet.
Feel:smooth with a little fizz
Overall: nice beer, I find it to have just a little too much caramel and not enough hops.
Aug 16, 2016Smell: malt and caramel, quite appealing
Taste: lots of caramel, some malt, nice balance of bitter and sweet.
Feel:smooth with a little fizz
Overall: nice beer, I find it to have just a little too much caramel and not enough hops.
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.81/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
500ml bottle from Winemart, Enniskillen (£2.59):
Very enjoyable stuff, one of the best beers from the north of Ireland that I've tried thus far. There was plenty of hops & tropical fruits with a sweet malts, caramel & toffee backing that was well balanced & went down easily. A beer well worth looking out for.
Jul 13, 2015Very enjoyable stuff, one of the best beers from the north of Ireland that I've tried thus far. There was plenty of hops & tropical fruits with a sweet malts, caramel & toffee backing that was well balanced & went down easily. A beer well worth looking out for.
Reviewed by BeerDrinkersWorldTour from Northern Ireland
4.31/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - An almost tea like colouration similar to Darjeeling or Ceylon with a thick foam head that has very good retention and leaves a nice amount of sticky lace in the glass!
Smell - Toffee and biscuit almost like sticky toffee pudding some floral and leafy tones similar to cherry blossom. then there is a wonderful hit of dark chocolate!
Taste - An amazing sweet and bitter balance between the malt and the hops. Lots of woody elements and floral leafy flavour punchy bitter dark chocolate notes all balanced with the toffee pudding character. A wonderful balance.
MF - Creamy with a bitter dry end and very very good linger.
Overall - Another winner from the brewery in the mountains that sweep down to the sea. Great balance and complex flavour. The notes here say it retired, but where I come from this bad boy is alive and kicking so Drink up BAs!
Dec 14, 2014Smell - Toffee and biscuit almost like sticky toffee pudding some floral and leafy tones similar to cherry blossom. then there is a wonderful hit of dark chocolate!
Taste - An amazing sweet and bitter balance between the malt and the hops. Lots of woody elements and floral leafy flavour punchy bitter dark chocolate notes all balanced with the toffee pudding character. A wonderful balance.
MF - Creamy with a bitter dry end and very very good linger.
Overall - Another winner from the brewery in the mountains that sweep down to the sea. Great balance and complex flavour. The notes here say it retired, but where I come from this bad boy is alive and kicking so Drink up BAs!
Reviewed by Eramen from Ireland
3.66/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Nice shade of light amber-copper, thin half-finger head that leaves sparse lacing.
S - Marmalade, heavy citrus and hop earthiness.
T - Again definitely leaning towards the hops with a sweet citrus, caramel sweetness, and a little resin flavor.
MF - Quite nice carbonation, though I'd prefer if there was a little more. There is just slim traces of bubbles edging toward the surface but the liquid still contains a decent amount.
O - A decent IPA, it seems this style is all the rage nowadays with brewery's attempting it with great or less than stellar results. This one has just made it over 'the line'. I'd try it again.
Jul 31, 2013S - Marmalade, heavy citrus and hop earthiness.
T - Again definitely leaning towards the hops with a sweet citrus, caramel sweetness, and a little resin flavor.
MF - Quite nice carbonation, though I'd prefer if there was a little more. There is just slim traces of bubbles edging toward the surface but the liquid still contains a decent amount.
O - A decent IPA, it seems this style is all the rage nowadays with brewery's attempting it with great or less than stellar results. This one has just made it over 'the line'. I'd try it again.
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
3.5/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear amber with loose eggshell head that leaves the odd trail.
Cut peel marmalade and a bit of yellow cake on the nose.
Jaffa cakes and bit of mango with mild orange hops.
Cointreau finish and tightening linger.
Light to medium, crisp, oily.
This was brewed and bottled for the Belfast Beer Festival at the end of November. I didn't get the fuss then (even on cask) and I still don't now. Round and please premium bitter with a nice dose of EKG, but nothing that should have a hop bine on the label.
Hop mallet, more like.
Feb 08, 2013Cut peel marmalade and a bit of yellow cake on the nose.
Jaffa cakes and bit of mango with mild orange hops.
Cointreau finish and tightening linger.
Light to medium, crisp, oily.
This was brewed and bottled for the Belfast Beer Festival at the end of November. I didn't get the fuss then (even on cask) and I still don't now. Round and please premium bitter with a nice dose of EKG, but nothing that should have a hop bine on the label.
Hop mallet, more like.
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