Sexy Hops #1
Lupulin Brewing

 

 

Ultra-hazy. Bright golden. Slim white head.

In the nose: Sweet 'n' hoppy. Tropical notes abound. Side order of citrus. Quite likable.

In the mouth: Sweet starts it, but it quickly turns out dry on the palate. Big dose of bitter that slides right off. Medium bodied, good drinking. Refreshingly approachable. Goes down smooth and begs for more. Pineapple and lemon. Bright and delightful.

These guys. They keep on making these beers that I can't help but like. What's their deal, man?

 

 

Poured from 16oz can into glass. Canning mark on can bottom is off the mark and unreadable, but purchased on 5/24/2018, and it was a fresh drop.
Murky, straw colored body. One finger pillowy, white head sticks around as thick cap. Strings of lacing left behind.
Expressive aroma of mango, pineapple, and passion fruit. Smells like a bunch of dry hops. Not catty. Slight grassiness.
Taste of juicy, sweet tropical fruits (mango and pineapple). There is a slightly bitter rind taste that emerges at the end, but this is not a real hop bitterness. Slight grassiness.
Medium to full mouth feel, quite soft and pillowy. Good carbonation.
Extremely crushable fruit bomb IPA. Enveloping mouth feel, sweet fruit throughout, and no expressed bitterness. Close to a fruit soda pop. Best when chilled.

Shrink wrapped can but with with psychedelic artwork is eye catching and informative, directing me to pour into Revival glassware. I didn’t.

Pours a typical hazy IPA — so yes it’s hazy and faintly orange-pineapple yellow with sticky white foam. Attractive.

Aroma is melon, mango, citrus, grassy.

It’s soft on the palate, mildly bitter, lightly grassy and lime, peach, passion fruit.

Medium light body seems a little low on carb. Finish is quite clean, mildly bitter with a faint citric residue.

Overall it’s an easy drinking and a good beer, but rather unremarkable as well. I wouldn’t go to the ends of the earth to seek it out, nor drive from Minneapolis to Big Lake.. unless you twist my arm.

 

canned mid May, so pretty darn fresh I'd say. Very pale orange juice looking. and a smaller head upon pour.
Fruity and tropical hop aroma. Drink is mostly hops and of similar fare. Body is thin and almost watery. I like the bitterness. Very level. Smooth and consistent and never too much. Soft malt. Just a touch of sweetness up front.
I like this but it's not through the roof good.

 

 

I have been craving hops lately & been feasting mostly on Blackstack & the incoming cans via FedEx – time to switch it up. 16 oz. can with typical drug-induced Lupulin artwork.

The pour is what the kids think it sexy – opaque, someplace between pineapple juice & orange juice – looks healthy. The nose is grass, grain, citrus. Acceptable.

Sexy Hops #1 is wearing a one piece swim suit – nice, but not my sexy ideal. More bitterness than I’ve come to expect from the brewery, & right in my gold grill, biting hops, citrus, with only a hint of the tropics. Lesser magics include damp grass, ditch water, & sandpaper, which stand in contrast to all the initial pleasantness. Sehr dry. I’d have been content with 12 oz. cans.

Exactly what I’ve come to expect from a Lupulin IPA – a good beer that treads safely along well-trodden ground.

 

Can. White head. Hazy pale yellow.

Soft and fairly juicy. A bit of bubble gum. Tangerine and orange. Earthy hops. A bit of floral notes. Some bitterness in the finish. Solid.

 

Pours a cloudy light straw yellow color. Smell had grapefruit and citrus a touch of pine and malts. Taste was fruity had a big citrus/grapefruit hit some pine bitterness and some but less tropical hops. Mouth feel was dry with a bitter finish. Low marks overall cause the 4pk was $16 for a 6% IPA, glad i bought a single only. Worth a try for sure.

 

Pours an opaque hazy bright yellow with a thin white head that leaves decent lacing. The aroma is somewhat muted, tropical fruits. Flavor is light pineapple with very little pine bitterness. The feel is the best portion of this beer IMO, thick and juicy, nicely carbonated. Overall an okay beer but not what I expected from this brewery especially as it's priced higher than Hooey and Blissful Ignorance.