Hop Ritual
Conclave Brewing
- From:
- Conclave Brewing
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.91%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 6.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 01, 2019
- Added:
- Oct 17, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by njcraftguy from New Jersey
4.49/5 rDev +12%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +12%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Conclave is one of NJ's up n coming Brewerys. They are small so capacity is limited but just based on their beers I'd rank them easily in the top 5 perhaps top 3. Gravitational Waves is their best hoppy beer but this is a very solid brew as well. Nice and smooth, easy to drink as a Pale Ale should be. Very good flavors going on here that blend well together. They recently canned for the first time and I was very happy to get some. Just as good as on tap. Well done.
Apr 18, 2017
Reviewed by magnj from New Jersey
3.67/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Very cloudy, nice head.
Heavy tropical, some dark fruit, sweet.
Similar to the nose there are big tropical flavors. Balanced, perhaps a bit on the malty sweet side right out of the fridge with the bitterness making a comeback as it warms.
Full mouthfeel, lingering flavor. Nice solid beer but will try a growler of something else next time.
Jan 08, 2017Heavy tropical, some dark fruit, sweet.
Similar to the nose there are big tropical flavors. Balanced, perhaps a bit on the malty sweet side right out of the fridge with the bitterness making a comeback as it warms.
Full mouthfeel, lingering flavor. Nice solid beer but will try a growler of something else next time.
Reviewed by Wiffler27 from South Carolina
4.53/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
got a growler of this today, looking forward to it!
pours a hazy light gold with a solid head.
smell is sweet, lots of fruity hops.
this has an amazing taste, one of the best pale ales i've ever had. tons of hops but isn't a huge beer, also not overpowering with malt. crisp and hoppy, great flavor. smooth and easy drinker.
so far i've greatly enjoyed the hoppy beers Conclave is putting out
Sep 24, 2016pours a hazy light gold with a solid head.
smell is sweet, lots of fruity hops.
this has an amazing taste, one of the best pale ales i've ever had. tons of hops but isn't a huge beer, also not overpowering with malt. crisp and hoppy, great flavor. smooth and easy drinker.
so far i've greatly enjoyed the hoppy beers Conclave is putting out
Reviewed by Jacobier10 from New Jersey
3.57/5 rDev -11%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -11%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
On-tap @ Sol Mexican Cantina in Branchburg, NJ.
Very murky amber pour that looks more like a milkshake than a beer. Mild aroma with some light citrus and peach notes. The flavor is much more aggressive and in line with a pale ale. Smooth without any astringency. Medium-light bodied with a light bitter finish. Not my favorite pale ale, but an easy drinking one for sure.
Jul 19, 2016Very murky amber pour that looks more like a milkshake than a beer. Mild aroma with some light citrus and peach notes. The flavor is much more aggressive and in line with a pale ale. Smooth without any astringency. Medium-light bodied with a light bitter finish. Not my favorite pale ale, but an easy drinking one for sure.
Reviewed by DrStiffington from New Jersey
4.35/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A new batch just came out. Looks like they amped up the ABV a bit, bringing this more to a low end IPA. Nice looking beer, a bit cloudy. Smells a bit hoppy. Tastes clean and has that balance of citrus and bitter. I could drink this one all day. Between this and Gravitational Waves, Conclave has some great hoppy beers these days.
May 27, 2016
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