Hop Cone Syndrome
Rainhard Brewing Co.
- From:
- Rainhard Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,534 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #12,095 - Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 7.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 12, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 07, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
2016 Silver Medal Winner at the Canadian Brewing Awards
It’s that time of year, when the new hop crop starts arriving. Hops are at their peak freshness and exploding with intense flavour and aromas. We marked this occasion with a brand new beer that showcases just how fresh these hops are!
Hop Cone Syndrome is a Double IPA, brewed with the 2015 hop crop, featuring Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic & Columbus!
It’s that time of year, when the new hop crop starts arriving. Hops are at their peak freshness and exploding with intense flavour and aromas. We marked this occasion with a brand new beer that showcases just how fresh these hops are!
Hop Cone Syndrome is a Double IPA, brewed with the 2015 hop crop, featuring Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic & Columbus!
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Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
4.5/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From Vaughan, Ontario's Small Batch Dispatch's March curation. No date stamp or lot number. My sixth beer from the Toronto, Ontario brewery, and fourth for 2025. With Gracie the cat...
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From Small Batch Dispatch's November curation. No date stamp or lot number. My 2nd time having this brew. Wildly embraced and protected for my consumption by Sundae the cat, with love...4.25 on March 22, 2026 for second experience...
Oct 12, 2025At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From Small Batch Dispatch's November curation. No date stamp or lot number. My 2nd time having this brew. Wildly embraced and protected for my consumption by Sundae the cat, with love...4.25 on March 22, 2026 for second experience...
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.87/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Feb 3 2026
May 17, 2025
Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)
4.06/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I just got a retirement gift from my coworker Daniel..
HOP CONE SYNDROME RAINHARD 10th anniversary edition 473ml can at 8% double West coast IPA.
Poured into glass smells like bumble gum and fruits very enjoyable to drink with a medium bitterness level.
Good beer
Cheers
Apr 17, 2025HOP CONE SYNDROME RAINHARD 10th anniversary edition 473ml can at 8% double West coast IPA.
Poured into glass smells like bumble gum and fruits very enjoyable to drink with a medium bitterness level.
Good beer
Cheers
Reviewed by Coronaeus from Canada (ON)
4.15/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
500ml bottle from brewery.
Bright copper with generous head. Substantial lacing. Dank, grassy aromas. Citrus dominates, but grass and gentle malts peak through. Medium body. Very enjoyable.
Apr 26, 2016Bright copper with generous head. Substantial lacing. Dank, grassy aromas. Citrus dominates, but grass and gentle malts peak through. Medium body. Very enjoyable.
Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
4.12/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle from the brewery. Served in a Bellwoods snifter.
A - A finger of white foam settles to a partial cap, collar, and specks of lace adorning the sides of the glass.
Transparent brass-hued body with a few tiny stray bubbles.
S - Dank, zesty, herbaceous hops dominate the aroma, with notes of grapefruit, melon, and cat pee. There's some sweet, doughy malt character, although it'd be tough for me to peg this as an IPA or DIPA; unsurprisingly the ABV is on the lower end of the DIPA spectrum. Perhaps a touch of alcohol spice.
T - Now this is the type of balance I like the this style, aggressive hops, a kiss of malt, and medium-high bitterness. There's perhaps a touch of astringency, but it never reaches critical levels. Hops are in the grapefruit-lemon-orange family, with some zesty notes; perhaps a hint of onion. Malt is a mix of lightly browned sugars and caramel.
M - Medium bodied, with pleasantly soft carbonation. Lingering stickiness and resinous hop oils on the palate. Some warming alcohol; seems a bit higher than 8.5% actually.
D - This reminds me of the great DIPAs that came out in 2010-11; I only get slight hints of the Mosaic component. And you know what? That's fine by me, as I'm just glad it isn't a malt bomb of a DIPA as is oft the case in Ontario. Kudos to Rainhard for a very nice brew.
Apr 12, 2016A - A finger of white foam settles to a partial cap, collar, and specks of lace adorning the sides of the glass.
Transparent brass-hued body with a few tiny stray bubbles.
S - Dank, zesty, herbaceous hops dominate the aroma, with notes of grapefruit, melon, and cat pee. There's some sweet, doughy malt character, although it'd be tough for me to peg this as an IPA or DIPA; unsurprisingly the ABV is on the lower end of the DIPA spectrum. Perhaps a touch of alcohol spice.
T - Now this is the type of balance I like the this style, aggressive hops, a kiss of malt, and medium-high bitterness. There's perhaps a touch of astringency, but it never reaches critical levels. Hops are in the grapefruit-lemon-orange family, with some zesty notes; perhaps a hint of onion. Malt is a mix of lightly browned sugars and caramel.
M - Medium bodied, with pleasantly soft carbonation. Lingering stickiness and resinous hop oils on the palate. Some warming alcohol; seems a bit higher than 8.5% actually.
D - This reminds me of the great DIPAs that came out in 2010-11; I only get slight hints of the Mosaic component. And you know what? That's fine by me, as I'm just glad it isn't a malt bomb of a DIPA as is oft the case in Ontario. Kudos to Rainhard for a very nice brew.
Rated by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.99/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
3.99/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Solid balanved, very drnkable dipa. Not a palate eraser.Late boiling led to great citra mosaic combo.on tap at the source.
Apr 10, 2016
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