It's So Damn Hot
The Hop Concept Brewing


- From:
- The Hop Concept Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 0%
- Reviews:
- 2
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 11, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 29, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
Collaboration with The Hop Concept and Burgeon Beer Co.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by beersampler6 from Michigan
3.94/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I found this beer very tasty and often had to remind myself it was a blonde ale, and not an IPA. Great flavors and balance. No canning date, just "freshest by 10/26/19" printed on the can. If this brewery's name is any indication of the quality of their beers' hops I'll have to look for more. Pours a slightly darker golden color with some nice fluffy white head and small sheets of lingering lacing. Smells of some bright floral and fruity hops - orange, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, mango - as well as some weaker herbal and piney hops, malt, bread and vanilla. Taste follows the nose, great balance between the good bitter hit of hops and the sweeter malt backbone. Smooth, clean, mild, slightly creamy mouthfeel and good carbonation. This brewery is new to me but I'll keep looking for its offerings.
Sep 11, 2019Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.94/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottom of the can stamped "freshest by 10/26/2019."
This was poured into an English pint glass.
The appearance was a nice looking semi-bright yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head, somewhat rocky but sliding with the sips. Left some mild messy lace running around the glass.
The aroma had some grassy hops, some lemon rind bitterness, light melon sweetness and a little bit of clean cracker malt.
The flavor had the cracker malt sweetness just a touch ahead of those grassy hops and lemon rind with the melon. Ever so slight aftertaste of lemon rind bitterness with cracker malts.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionable quality to it. Good carbonation and an appropriate crisp smoothness. Finishes crisp with some grassy hops.
Overall, pretty nice American blonde ale with a bit more flavor than most ones of this style. Would be a perfect grill side beer.
Aug 31, 2019This was poured into an English pint glass.
The appearance was a nice looking semi-bright yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head, somewhat rocky but sliding with the sips. Left some mild messy lace running around the glass.
The aroma had some grassy hops, some lemon rind bitterness, light melon sweetness and a little bit of clean cracker malt.
The flavor had the cracker malt sweetness just a touch ahead of those grassy hops and lemon rind with the melon. Ever so slight aftertaste of lemon rind bitterness with cracker malts.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionable quality to it. Good carbonation and an appropriate crisp smoothness. Finishes crisp with some grassy hops.
Overall, pretty nice American blonde ale with a bit more flavor than most ones of this style. Would be a perfect grill side beer.
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