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Hitchhiker Brewing Company
- From:
- Hitchhiker Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 9.64%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 13, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Brewed with Munich and Dextrine malt fermented with California Ale Yeast. Hopped with Vic Secret, Motueka and Summit.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by dano213 from Pennsylvania
4.04/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
16oz can purchased from the fridge as a single for $3.99. Canned on 04/10/24, so this is one day shy of seven weeks old.
Look: For a West Coast IPA, this is quite hazy. It has a vibrant opaque orange glow along with a half-finger of fluffy, off-white head that is holding nicely. Nice streams of small bubbles are rising up the glass. Very nice lacing.
Smell: It has nice dank notes along with pine, citrus, papaya, and paint thinner. On second sniff, the perception of paint thinner could be more like green bell pepper on the finish. Nice grapefruit zest aromas. There seems to be a bit of juiciness also, although that could just be wishful thinking as I am really thirsty right now.
Taste: This is quite tasty and very drinkable. I kind of see how they are calling this a West Coast IPA but not really. If I was drinking this blind, I highly doubt that I would consider this West Coast. Up front, it has a lot of juiciness with tons of citrus essence (grapefruit, lime, orange). There is an underlying malty grain bill that provides an interesting contrast with the caramel and hard candy notes that come through. The finish has a relatively high bitterness with lots of grapefruit pith, grapefruit and lime zest, lime pulp membrane, peppery notes, and resinous hops.
Feel: It has a nice softness to it, very easy-drinking. Not chalky at all. Medium plus body. Slightly chewy too.
Overall: This is my second Hitchhiker beer. I enjoyed this, however I would say that it is a very loose interpretation of West Coast IPA. To me, it basically tastes like a lot of New England IPAs just with a more bitter finish. It also definitely has a maltier grain bill and doesn't use oats or wheat. So it matches some of the attribuites of WCIPA (maltier, higher bitterness, only barley malts), however the haziness and juiciness make it too dissimilar. I'm actually glad that they marketed this as a West Coast IPA because I may not have bought it otherwise; however, I would suggest that they recategorize it and call it an "American IPA" or "Northeast IPA" because it just doesn't fit the WCIPA style well in my opinion.
May 29, 2024Look: For a West Coast IPA, this is quite hazy. It has a vibrant opaque orange glow along with a half-finger of fluffy, off-white head that is holding nicely. Nice streams of small bubbles are rising up the glass. Very nice lacing.
Smell: It has nice dank notes along with pine, citrus, papaya, and paint thinner. On second sniff, the perception of paint thinner could be more like green bell pepper on the finish. Nice grapefruit zest aromas. There seems to be a bit of juiciness also, although that could just be wishful thinking as I am really thirsty right now.
Taste: This is quite tasty and very drinkable. I kind of see how they are calling this a West Coast IPA but not really. If I was drinking this blind, I highly doubt that I would consider this West Coast. Up front, it has a lot of juiciness with tons of citrus essence (grapefruit, lime, orange). There is an underlying malty grain bill that provides an interesting contrast with the caramel and hard candy notes that come through. The finish has a relatively high bitterness with lots of grapefruit pith, grapefruit and lime zest, lime pulp membrane, peppery notes, and resinous hops.
Feel: It has a nice softness to it, very easy-drinking. Not chalky at all. Medium plus body. Slightly chewy too.
Overall: This is my second Hitchhiker beer. I enjoyed this, however I would say that it is a very loose interpretation of West Coast IPA. To me, it basically tastes like a lot of New England IPAs just with a more bitter finish. It also definitely has a maltier grain bill and doesn't use oats or wheat. So it matches some of the attribuites of WCIPA (maltier, higher bitterness, only barley malts), however the haziness and juiciness make it too dissimilar. I'm actually glad that they marketed this as a West Coast IPA because I may not have bought it otherwise; however, I would suggest that they recategorize it and call it an "American IPA" or "Northeast IPA" because it just doesn't fit the WCIPA style well in my opinion.
Rated by billlang from Pennsylvania
3.75/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not brewed with the usual "C" hops that says West Coast style. More like a NE style to my taste.
Mar 09, 2024
Rated by JDUBWA412
5/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
LOVE WHEN THEY PUT OUT NEW FIRE
Feb 25, 2024
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