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Lord Octopus
Hop Butcher For The World
- From:
- Hop Butcher For The World
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #258 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,065 - Avg:
- 4.29 | pDev: 5.83%
- Reviews:
- 29
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Yesterday at 07:44 PM
- Added:
- Jan 13, 2020
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
Mosaic and Mosaic Cryo-hopped Double India Pale Ale.
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Ratings by stortore:
Reviewed by stortore from Illinois
4.4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
16 ounce can into a tulip snifter. Canned 1/14/20, had 1/23/20.
Looks like foamy orange juice. The pour yields a two and a half inch creamy foam head with great retention and lots of foamy lacing. Aromas of orange as suggested in the tasting notes on the can, light lemon, some lactose- although none was used. Smells grassy- real grassy, and lightly dank. Flavors of orange, some melon, cream, some lemon, not as grassy as the aroma but a little more earthy. Has a modest hop bitterness that lingers on the finish. Smooth, refreshing, somewhat creamy, a solid lighter body, well carbonated.
Don’t pick up the other suggested tasting notes- cotton candy or a berry medley, but what I do pick up is awfully tasty. Like many of their offerings, this is pretty straightforward but just really well done. Well worth a purchase if it comes around again.
Apr 06, 2020Looks like foamy orange juice. The pour yields a two and a half inch creamy foam head with great retention and lots of foamy lacing. Aromas of orange as suggested in the tasting notes on the can, light lemon, some lactose- although none was used. Smells grassy- real grassy, and lightly dank. Flavors of orange, some melon, cream, some lemon, not as grassy as the aroma but a little more earthy. Has a modest hop bitterness that lingers on the finish. Smooth, refreshing, somewhat creamy, a solid lighter body, well carbonated.
Don’t pick up the other suggested tasting notes- cotton candy or a berry medley, but what I do pick up is awfully tasty. Like many of their offerings, this is pretty straightforward but just really well done. Well worth a purchase if it comes around again.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
4.16/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 1/30/24 (2 months ago)
Appearance: Pours a completely hazy (5-10% clarity) medium, deep but also somewhat pale orange color with a strong white head. (4.00)
Aroma: Stronger of grapefruit and orange, white, grape, a light, zesty, pineapple, and floral note off the end. Hint of mango. (4.25)
Flavor: Strong flavors of orange, white, grape, tropical melon, and berries. As it evolves more orange, white grape, pink cotton candy. Hints of berries and mango underneath. Smooth and slightly sweet. (4.25)
Feel: Medium to heavier body, appropriate, carbonation. Finishes, smooth, and slightly sweet. (4.00)
Compared to Hop Butcher Kielbasa King 3/2024: Pours slightly darker. Similar aromas. Slightly less tropical blueberries. More white grape, pink cotton candy, mango. Nearly identical though.
Overall: All Mosaic here. Very authentic flavors. A touch more grape and mango notes. Smooth, balanced, complex. Incredible as usual. (Rating: 4.16)
Yesterday at 07:44 PMAppearance: Pours a completely hazy (5-10% clarity) medium, deep but also somewhat pale orange color with a strong white head. (4.00)
Aroma: Stronger of grapefruit and orange, white, grape, a light, zesty, pineapple, and floral note off the end. Hint of mango. (4.25)
Flavor: Strong flavors of orange, white, grape, tropical melon, and berries. As it evolves more orange, white grape, pink cotton candy. Hints of berries and mango underneath. Smooth and slightly sweet. (4.25)
Feel: Medium to heavier body, appropriate, carbonation. Finishes, smooth, and slightly sweet. (4.00)
Compared to Hop Butcher Kielbasa King 3/2024: Pours slightly darker. Similar aromas. Slightly less tropical blueberries. More white grape, pink cotton candy, mango. Nearly identical though.
Overall: All Mosaic here. Very authentic flavors. A touch more grape and mango notes. Smooth, balanced, complex. Incredible as usual. (Rating: 4.16)
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.23/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16oz can. No dating information found.
Hazy, pale gold colored body. Three fingers of dense white head, which recedes rather quickly to a thin cap and high bubbly ring. Leaves behind tight lacing webs.
Aroma of citrus - orange and kumquat, with some sweet cotton candy.
Taste is juicy with orange citrus, and extra candy sweet. Slight flavors of green melon and a brief appearance of pine bitterness. Good sweet malt base.
Medium mouth feel, with a metallic dryness. Is way sweeter than bitter. Very good carbonation.
Simple expression but full.
Mar 17, 2024Hazy, pale gold colored body. Three fingers of dense white head, which recedes rather quickly to a thin cap and high bubbly ring. Leaves behind tight lacing webs.
Aroma of citrus - orange and kumquat, with some sweet cotton candy.
Taste is juicy with orange citrus, and extra candy sweet. Slight flavors of green melon and a brief appearance of pine bitterness. Good sweet malt base.
Medium mouth feel, with a metallic dryness. Is way sweeter than bitter. Very good carbonation.
Simple expression but full.
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
4.17/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 16oz can into an IPA glass. No date on the can that I could see.
Appearance: pale medium orange hue with lots of haze and several fingers of pillowy ivory foam. A big chunky lace is left on the glass as the head dissipates.
Smell: sweet malt wiht a nice, citrusy orange-peel kind of aroma. Kind of like the classic Orange Julius hazy … not complex, but not bad at all.
Taste: sweet, like the aroma, but less citrusy and a lot danker from a hop character standpoint. A nice complexity; there’s even a little stone fruit in there to complement things. Quite good.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent carbonation and creaminess.
Overall: this beer may not be perfect, but it’s darn tasty.
Mar 05, 2024Appearance: pale medium orange hue with lots of haze and several fingers of pillowy ivory foam. A big chunky lace is left on the glass as the head dissipates.
Smell: sweet malt wiht a nice, citrusy orange-peel kind of aroma. Kind of like the classic Orange Julius hazy … not complex, but not bad at all.
Taste: sweet, like the aroma, but less citrusy and a lot danker from a hop character standpoint. A nice complexity; there’s even a little stone fruit in there to complement things. Quite good.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent carbonation and creaminess.
Overall: this beer may not be perfect, but it’s darn tasty.
Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida
4.03/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured a light, yellow and peach-colored tinted body with some decent head and a little lace down the glass. Aroma had notes of minor citric aroma along with hints of pineapple and mango. Medium-bodied beer, smooth, no booziness present as this beer has a juicy plushness of tropical fruits like mango that balances with an acidic crispness (like pineapple) and finishes both sweet and snappy.
Feb 29, 2024Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.16/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can from Tavour. Hazy golden pour, thin foamy white head. Musky, ripe fruit aroma, stone fruit. Taste is fruity, over ripe, light tangy notes with a dull bitterness. Slightly mouth coating with a little lingering bitterness.
Feb 27, 2024Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan
4.43/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A - Pours a hazy deep orange with a large fluffy white head. Heavy amount of soapy lacing.
S - Aroma is pineapple, mango and grapefruit.
T - The taste is papaya, pineapple, overripe blueberries, bubblegum, caramel malts and a light bitter hop bite.
M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a soft dry finish.
O - Really dig this one. Super easy drinking at 7.5%.
Jul 06, 2023S - Aroma is pineapple, mango and grapefruit.
T - The taste is papaya, pineapple, overripe blueberries, bubblegum, caramel malts and a light bitter hop bite.
M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a soft dry finish.
O - Really dig this one. Super easy drinking at 7.5%.
Lord Octopus from Hop Butcher For The World
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
71 ratings
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