Sage Hopinion Session IPA
Big Bear Lake Brewing Company
- From:
- Big Bear Lake Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 10.43%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 01, 2015
- Added:
- Sep 26, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by Radome from Florida
3.74/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Tasted at brewery on 1 Nov 15. Great spice aromas and flavors with the sage and pine nuts. Light touch on the hops. Very drinkable and enjoyable.
Nov 01, 2015
Reviewed by DoubleJ from Wisconsin
3.54/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Using locally sourced sage at least makes this light IPA a little more intriguing in theory. Can it deliver in reality? On-tap at the source, on to the beer:
Hopinion is a reddish brown ale that is topped with a half-inch of head. The smell at least is different with the sage, and for the better as well. It smells like sage indeed, and perhaps sage infused soap. I can't find much hoppiness in the aroma, but the sage is done well.
Indeed, I am hit by a strong note of sage. I begin to detect hops about midway into the sip, and combined with the sage, does work as a melody to an extent. Now, I wouldn't want to take a growler of this, as the sage starts to overpower and it begins tasting soapy in the aftertaste. That said, this beer is very light boded, and as a style, should ditch the "session IPA" classification and relabel itself as a spiced beer, as it comes across more as the latter.
Sep 29, 2015Hopinion is a reddish brown ale that is topped with a half-inch of head. The smell at least is different with the sage, and for the better as well. It smells like sage indeed, and perhaps sage infused soap. I can't find much hoppiness in the aroma, but the sage is done well.
Indeed, I am hit by a strong note of sage. I begin to detect hops about midway into the sip, and combined with the sage, does work as a melody to an extent. Now, I wouldn't want to take a growler of this, as the sage starts to overpower and it begins tasting soapy in the aftertaste. That said, this beer is very light boded, and as a style, should ditch the "session IPA" classification and relabel itself as a spiced beer, as it comes across more as the latter.
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