Little Choppy
Mast Landing Brewing Company

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From:
Mast Landing Brewing Company
 
Maine, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #382
ABV:
4.3%
Score:
88
Ranked #18,008
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 6.57%
Ratings:
32 | reviews: 11
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 09, 2023
Added:
Aug 09, 2017
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  8
Our refreshing, crisp, and hoppy session ale. Little Choppy is flavorful enough to wake up the palate, but easy drinking enough to let you focus on enjoying outside a beautiful day. Brewed with Citra, Centennial, Cascade, and Belma hops.
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Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut

3.58/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: slight haze; medium gold in color; 1 finger white head that receded to a wispy cap; sheets of lace;

S: slightly acidic; muddled citrus;

T: follows the nose from start to finish; mild to moderate bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: a little more malt character would probably have smoothed this out a bit;
Sep 09, 2023
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

4.01/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
A: The beer is hazy pale yellow in color - too hazy to see if there is any visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that quickly died down, leaving some lacing on the surface and a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of citrusy hops are present in the nose - orange and lime seem to stand out in particular.
T: The taste follows the smell and has underlying notes of honeydew melon and lychee. Only a slight amount of bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels a bit more than light-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer has a nice dose of citrus in the smell and taste with the drinkability of an APA.

Serving type: can
Sep 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.69 by Chico1985 from Massachusetts

Oct 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.15 by fitzy84 from Massachusetts

Jul 18, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by erlenmeyer from Maine

May 25, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Elicoleman from Colorado

Sep 30, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Sep 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.05 by BenMorse from Maine

Nov 16, 2018
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Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida

3.83/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured a slightly cloudy, orange body with minimal head and has an aroma that is basically floral and citric. Sharp, fuller body with an earthy, floral, citric hop bite with mild malt heft and a crisp/clean finish. Easy to drink, not much going on, but not bad and it's worth trying.
Nov 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Dope from Massachusetts

Oct 28, 2018
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Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina

3.81/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L: Poured from a tallboy can to a pint glass. Had an orange-yellow color and a hazy consistency. There was a half inch of foamy, fairly long-lasting head. Pretty good lacing.

S: An OK aroma of hops, malt, citrus fruit, grass, and a floral quality.

T: Tasted of a mild bit of malt (mostly in the finish), a little of the floral quality (not overly prevalent), some citrus fruit (orange, maybe?), a little grass, and a good dose of hops. For an APA, this is a very hoppy beer - almost too much so. It is light in character, but it needed a bit more citrus to balance out the bitterness of the hops. Not bad, though.

F: A fair amount of carbonation with a crisp finish. Light-bodied.

O: An uneven beer with some good qualities. Worth a try for something light and easy to drink.
Oct 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.89 by VeganUndead from Virginia

Oct 06, 2018
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Reviewed by ONUMello from Ohio

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap in a tulip
A: Hazy light orange
S: Light citrus & herbs
T: Matches adding light malt & grass
M: Light-bodied, crisp
O: A solid, tasty session ipa
Sep 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.92 by jcoleMA66 from Massachusetts

Sep 15, 2018
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Rated by jpx from Massachusetts

4.76/5  rDev +20.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I've been searching for a "favorite IPA" for a long time. This beer is currently in my top 3.
Sep 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by kniles38 from New York

Sep 07, 2018
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Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts

3.74/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Thanks to JLindros for sharing this can.

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice hazy straw hue with a thin white head that fades to leave light wisps and a thin halo.

S - Aromas of light cascade hops, little lackluster. Grassy and spicy, slightly malty.

T - Taste is similar to the nose, really lackluster and watery. Lightly grassy, really faint floral hops.

M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, thin and watery.

O - Overall this was a rather underwhelming beer. Incredibly watery!

Serving Type: can
Aug 25, 2018
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.62/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Canned 7/13
Pours a huge pillowy foamy bubbly head fades at a med pace, nice big soapy lacing, hazy blond color

Nose smells like a fresh wort blond malt and fresh light cascade spicy hops, fairly light

Taste mild malt, toasted blond malt but seems watery, more watery hop water, light spicy hops, little grassy and earthy, again cascade hop water

Mouth is thin watery light, decent carb

Overall way too light, decent hops but just way too light, a session beer doesn't need to be so light and watery
Aug 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Mleblanc25 from Massachusetts

Aug 15, 2018
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Reviewed by Ronl12 from Massachusetts

3.77/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can into IPA glass. Dated 7/13/18.
Nice cloudy yellow look. Nose is light tropical fruit. Taste follows nose and stays the same throughout. Feel is light. Overall very nice drinkable session. Would buy again.
Aug 13, 2018