Hoprocket IPA
Octopi Brewing

12 oz. can. Hazy deep orange. Smells of fruit hops with a touch of dank hops to steer it away from generic juice hops. Tastes of sharp and dank hops right up front that get slightly tempered by juicy citrus. A bit of acidic hops. Light grain. Low sweetness, but also low bitterness. Medium low carbonation. Drinks easily. Pleasant and a nice profile for what I expected to be a standard entry into the juicy hazy IPA category.

 

 

I got a can of this beer off the single shelf from a beer store in LaCrosse, WI. It poured a hazy orangish with white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had pine and bitter fruit peel notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bitter citrus hop presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.

 

 

Excellent West Coast IPA! It has the most pine in an IPA that I can remember but without the bitterness. Can design is sleek, modern, and inviting. Light and smooth finish. Great beer overall.

 

Pours a cloudy golden yellow color with a finger width foamy head. Head retention is good as is lacing. Has a nice fresh citrus aroma with some decent piney resin. Just like I would expect from a West Coast. Very smooth citrus taste with nice piney resin. Bitterness doesn't linger much into aftertaste. Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

Canned on 5/20/20. 12oz can poured into a tulip. Pours a hazy and cloudy yellowish golden with some sediment; small creamy eggshell white head that falls slowly leaving great retention and sticky lacing. It looks like a "New England IPA". The aromas have a nice blend of citrus and tropical notes. Some damp herbal notes. Some bread and crackers. Malts are there. The flavors follow the nose. Some orange along with some pineapple leading the way. More citrus and tropical fruit fighting for supremacy. Some fresh grass in the mix. Subtle sweetness. Moderate bitterness. Malts do their thing without dominating. Finishes juicy. Alcohol basically goes unnoticed. Mouthfeel is very nice. It's medium-bodied with active carbonation. It's sharp, crisp, smooth and easy to drink.

This is a pretty solid brew. It's probably closer to a "Hazy/New England IPA" than your regular "American IPA", in my opinion. It's still nice and enjoyable regardless. Nice hop aromas and flavors. It's clean, crisp and refreshing. The craftsmanship is on point. Well done.

 

 

 

 

Little over a finger’s worth of off-white foam, good density with a pockmarked surface, small blotches of lacing. Cloudy and opaque liquid, filled with floating particulate, looks like a dredged up river, a sheet of bubbles head upwards against the glass. Not especially pungent with a citrus dominated nose, tangerine, white grapefruit then cracker, aspirin, and earthy herbaceousness, somewhat floral to help lift the simple apricot, peach to apple fruit scents. Medium-bodied, the carbonation adds a lot of prickle which helps immensely to keep it fresh and active. Dry on the whole, playing up grassiness and a sort of minerally, metallic touch. More tangerine, blood orange citrus. The cracker, grains in turn a clear major contributor. The pineapple, nectarine, peach fruit crisp and without excess juiciness. High marks for drinkability, not at all fatigued by it once the can is done. (Canned 6/20/19)

 

 

 

Hazy golden straw color with a sudsy white head, this IPA packs a dank nose filled with tropical citrus notes that translate directly to the taste and finishes slightly dry. I’d not heard of this brewery until 90 minutes ago, but I’m a fan. Well done by Octopi.