Hop-Fu!
North Park Beer Company
- From:
- North Park Beer Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #359 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #6,849 - Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 6.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 22
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 30, 2026
- Added:
- Aug 18, 2016
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Lupulin loaded with Chinook, Simcoe, Citra, Amarillo, Mosaic, and Columbus hops, Hop-Fu! delivers a flying kick to your olfactory system with a blast of complex hop flavors and aromas! Pine, dank resins, fresh flowers, peppery spice, tropical fruit, berries, melon, stone fruit, and a lingering citrusy finish all make this one delicious West Coast IPA.
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
4.21/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
I had this beer on-tap in a tulip glass at the brewery.
Appearance: medium golden hue with just a little dash of haze and a thin layer of eggshell foam atop.
Smell: sweet malt with a rich and juicy grapefruit character. Very good classic American IPA aroma. I'm into it.
Taste: bitter grapefruit peel with just enough sweetness in the malt to be nicely balanced. The fruit has a nice juiciness to it as well. Very good indeed.
Mouthfeel: medium rich body with a moderate carbonation and good creaminess.
Overall: man, this is what I think of when I think of San Diego IPAs of yore. Solid, solid beer.
Jan 20, 2026Appearance: medium golden hue with just a little dash of haze and a thin layer of eggshell foam atop.
Smell: sweet malt with a rich and juicy grapefruit character. Very good classic American IPA aroma. I'm into it.
Taste: bitter grapefruit peel with just enough sweetness in the malt to be nicely balanced. The fruit has a nice juiciness to it as well. Very good indeed.
Mouthfeel: medium rich body with a moderate carbonation and good creaminess.
Overall: man, this is what I think of when I think of San Diego IPAs of yore. Solid, solid beer.
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
4.03/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden color. Nice, white head. Pine, citrus, and malt in the aroma. Hoppy taste with a malty background and pleasant bitterness all the way through.Nice.
Apr 21, 2025
Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.89/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This beer was popular at other bars or as guest tap around town. Yes it was tasty, it was west coast not murky, on tap at the source. What's not to like?
Jan 17, 2025
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
4.5/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
On tap at the Function taphouse yesterday.
The beer pours a light peachy amber color with good head retention and lacing. On the nose, this is just a wonderfully aromatic WCIPA, showcasing resiny pine, light dank earth, light onion and some noticeable tropical fruit. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely, but I'm particularly impressed by how light the mouthfeel is, and how easy it is to appreciate and enjoy this IPA. This is a very well balanced WCIPA, but with good bitterness on the finish to buoy the modest sweet malt in the mid palate. Also, it's really rare to get this amount of pine flavor in an IPA these days, which is another feature I appreciate. Alcohol is very well integrated into the flavor profile, and the beer has a long, very smooth finish. There are no off flavors detectable anywhere in the flavor profile.
Really outstanding IPA here, one I wish were more readily available where I live. This is an IPA that is worth seeking out IMHO. Impressive.
Mar 09, 2024The beer pours a light peachy amber color with good head retention and lacing. On the nose, this is just a wonderfully aromatic WCIPA, showcasing resiny pine, light dank earth, light onion and some noticeable tropical fruit. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely, but I'm particularly impressed by how light the mouthfeel is, and how easy it is to appreciate and enjoy this IPA. This is a very well balanced WCIPA, but with good bitterness on the finish to buoy the modest sweet malt in the mid palate. Also, it's really rare to get this amount of pine flavor in an IPA these days, which is another feature I appreciate. Alcohol is very well integrated into the flavor profile, and the beer has a long, very smooth finish. There are no off flavors detectable anywhere in the flavor profile.
Really outstanding IPA here, one I wish were more readily available where I live. This is an IPA that is worth seeking out IMHO. Impressive.
Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona
3.93/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From 16oz can,very fresh,just delivered no date on can. Pours a slight hazed golden color with a white head . Smell is fruity, malty and dank . Taste has oranges and grapefruit,with pine and sweet malts. Its fruity and tropical more than bitter piney in mouth feel lower carbonation
Oct 30, 2023
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