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Lord Hobo Brewing Company

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From:
Lord Hobo Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,784
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
88
Ranked #15,013
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 9.46%
Reviews:
106
Ratings:
488
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 20, 2022
Added:
Feb 15, 2016
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  162
Formerly: Hobo Life

Hobo Life Session IPA is heavily dry-hopped with Citra and rests on 20% flaked oats. Refreshing and bright with notes of lime and grapefruit zest to entertain the palate, Hobo Life is a go-to for any session.
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Ratings by ADKbeerguy:
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Rated by ADKbeerguy from New York

4.06/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Feb 28, 2018
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Reviewed by Peach63 from New York

3.71/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hazy pale yellow with a 1/2" white head, which slowly fades to a wisp. Moderate lacing.

Aroma of pine, lime, grass.

Tastes of pine, lime zest.

Medium body, light carbonation. Dry finish.

For a session, it's decent.
Nov 20, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

3.12/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
12 oz can

hazy pale yellow in color, white head. decent fruity hop aroma. but like many session IPAs, its taste is thin and watery, like hoppy carbonated water. thin bodied, fizzy
May 21, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Mar 02, 2022
 
Rated: 4.18 by TeachChefs from Pennsylvania

Feb 21, 2022
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

3.68/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
nice hoppy ipa smooth to drink i've had better beers from this brewery
Feb 10, 2022
 
Rated: 3.71 by lakewy17 from New Hampshire

Jan 12, 2022
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas

3.87/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a hazy golden yellow color with a huge head of puffy white foam. The head has a great level of retention, slowly fading over time to leave a ton of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is massive of a grapefruit citrus smell mixed with lots of lemon and a touch of cracker malt. Along with these smells comes some hay and pine as well as a light tropical fruit smell and an aroma of a bitter herbal hop.
Taste – The taste begins with a nice cracker malt flavor matched with lots of grapefruit and pine hop. Upfront there is also some sweeter tangerine and tropical fruit flavors. These fruit tastes are light, getting slightly stronger as the taste moves forward. With the slight increase in sweet also comes some lemon and hay tastes coming to the tongue. Toward the end, the lemon surges, adding a sour dimension to the flavor, and with an increase in the grapefruit, one is left with a crisp and citrus bitter taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is light and crisp with a carbonation level that is medium. A lightly higher carbonation level would have been a bit better for the style and the abv, but overall the feel was pretty good.
Overall – A nice easy drinking session with a bit of sourness and a good hit of citrus hop.
Oct 05, 2021
 
Rated: 3.83 by edthehead from Maryland

May 09, 2021
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Reviewed by Jeez from Massachusetts

2.63/5  rDev -32.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
I had this one a while back as part of a Lord Hobo variety pack. Looks and tastes like a NEIPA, pouring a hazy uneven yellow. The dry-hop lends a decent herbal character to the flavor. Otherwise, it's dank dank dank. Unpalatably so. It's feel is quite a bit lighter than Boomsauce, which I guess is a plus. If you liked Boomsauce, but thought "I would like this beer a lot more if it didn't taste as horrible", then this is the beer for you.
May 01, 2021
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Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey

4.1/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Rebranded as LIFE. Possibly the best session IPA in the world. I give it a 4 across, and 4.5 overall.
a) Pale yellow boat like hazed body. Dotty lace.
s) citra, sweet and melony.
t) More melon than citrus, lemony, some wood fresh sawn. Lots going on.
f) Smooth, juicy, inviting.
o) Best to blind test vs Carton Boat, Founders, etc.
Apr 12, 2021
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Reviewed by VALIS666 from Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a beautiful hazy yellow with particles and medium-low lacing. Scent is faint with grass, pine, lemon. Taste is also on the milder side, medium carbonation, lemon rind, mildly juicy. Aftertaste is slightly bitter and fizzy. One of the better session/low-cal IPAs I've tried, and I've tried a lot of them.
Mar 21, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jcal2023 from Pennsylvania

Feb 20, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by Dalkri from Massachusetts

Feb 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3.52 by Mickt465 from New Hampshire

Jan 07, 2021
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Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire

3.52/5  rDev -10%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
From a 12 fl. oz. can dated 12/08/20. Sampled 12/26/2020.

Slightly opaque hazy yellow appearance under a lingering, full white head.

A hint of tropical fruit and citrus can be picked up in the aroma with a lower profile oat or cereal grain breadiness.

Light mouthfeel.

For a Session IPA there are some decent flavor characters including grapefruit, pear, apple, and a sweet breadiness to balance it out. Easy to chug.
Dec 26, 2020
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Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania

3.45/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a hazy straw color with a finger of head. The nose is very light hoppy. The flavor profile is thin except for the hoppiness which is potent.

Like most session IPAs, this offering is a one note chorus.
Nov 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Sep 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.94 by tbeer40 from New Jersey

Sep 08, 2020
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Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 488 ratings