Holiday Train
Hop Butcher For The World
- From:
- Hop Butcher For The World
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 2.37%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 20, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 18, 2024
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Citra & Amarillo- hopped India Pale Ale brewed with Rooibos tea, ginger, cinnamon, almonds, pistachios & orange peel.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by ChicagoJ from Illinois
3.68/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12/15/24 - (Can - Home) (Chicago, IL) Can Notes: Purchased single can on December 13, 2024 at Beer on the Wall Park Ridge. Purchased at store temperature for $4.55 including tax, refrigerated upon returning home before opening this morning. 16 oz canned 11/21/24, can stamp "Seasons Greetings". 6.5% ABV, Citra & Amarillo-Hopped India Pale Ale brewed with Rooibos tea, ginger, cinnamon, almonds, pistachios & orange peel. Tasting Notes: Juicy Orange, Holiday Spices, Candied Tropical. Artwork by Dan Grzeca. Brewed and canned by Hop Butcher For the World in Chicago, Illinois and Bedford Park, Illinois.
Appearance: 2/3 of can poured into a Hop Butcher For The World Teku glass. Bright white head leaves a razor thin cover over the base and a creamier buildup around the rim. Base a brown yellow color, does not look appealing at all, after looking white to yellow while poured. 3.0
Aroma: Lots of added flavors noted, but in terms of what I smell, its limited to pineapple, citrus and tangerine. Above average strength and enjoyment, wonder where the "Holiday Spices" are. 3.75
Taste: Starts off with a lead of citrus and pineapple, backed by egg-nog and pistachio. As this warms, it becomes more of a standard Citra-Amarillo IPA, tropical fruits front and center. Enjoyed it fresh, enjoying as it warms. 3.75
Mouthfeel: Drinks light and easy, and or below the 6.5% ABV. No bitterness to contain the sweet flavors, drinkable, but could have used a bit of bitterness. Light to medium body, faint slightly prickly carbonation, citrus pineapple finish. 3.5
Overall: Started off "weird, weird, weird", but they somehow pulled off my first "egg-nog" flavor in a beer, albeit brief and better than it may sound to those who do not love egg-nog. In the end, the hops shine through, it's more of a standard IPA release than the half dozen additives would lead one to expect. I am enjoying and glad I pulled for today, and would be OK with a pour of this each Christmas season. 3.75
Dec 15, 2024Appearance: 2/3 of can poured into a Hop Butcher For The World Teku glass. Bright white head leaves a razor thin cover over the base and a creamier buildup around the rim. Base a brown yellow color, does not look appealing at all, after looking white to yellow while poured. 3.0
Aroma: Lots of added flavors noted, but in terms of what I smell, its limited to pineapple, citrus and tangerine. Above average strength and enjoyment, wonder where the "Holiday Spices" are. 3.75
Taste: Starts off with a lead of citrus and pineapple, backed by egg-nog and pistachio. As this warms, it becomes more of a standard Citra-Amarillo IPA, tropical fruits front and center. Enjoyed it fresh, enjoying as it warms. 3.75
Mouthfeel: Drinks light and easy, and or below the 6.5% ABV. No bitterness to contain the sweet flavors, drinkable, but could have used a bit of bitterness. Light to medium body, faint slightly prickly carbonation, citrus pineapple finish. 3.5
Overall: Started off "weird, weird, weird", but they somehow pulled off my first "egg-nog" flavor in a beer, albeit brief and better than it may sound to those who do not love egg-nog. In the end, the hops shine through, it's more of a standard IPA release than the half dozen additives would lead one to expect. I am enjoying and glad I pulled for today, and would be OK with a pour of this each Christmas season. 3.75
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