Pretentious Hopper
Rek-lis Brewing Company
- From:
- Rek-lis Brewing Company
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
Ranked #1,270 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #17,574 - Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 12.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 23, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 21, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by BigM from New Hampshire
5/5 rDev +25%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +25%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
NEIPA AT ITS BEST
Feb 23, 2026
Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire
4.69/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.69/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Pretentious Hopper
Rek' lis Brewing Company
IPA - New England / Hazy
If Pretentious means awesome, then yes, it sure is! Wow. Those hops are maxed out of Dry-hop style. Plenty of dried fruit bowl mix in there with a crunch, dry leafy ground style bite. Dry and juicy all the way. Nose has dried out tropical fruit upfront.
Purchased at Monadnock Food Co-op >
4.60
Sep 08, 2025Rek' lis Brewing Company
IPA - New England / Hazy
If Pretentious means awesome, then yes, it sure is! Wow. Those hops are maxed out of Dry-hop style. Plenty of dried fruit bowl mix in there with a crunch, dry leafy ground style bite. Dry and juicy all the way. Nose has dried out tropical fruit upfront.
Purchased at Monadnock Food Co-op >
4.60
Rated by smackdanie from Illinois
3.44/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Decent beer, not really a hazy as it's too clear and bitter, but it was well paired woth my spicy sandwich.
Jun 27, 2024
Rated by smackdanie360 from Arizona
3/5 rDev -25%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -25%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Pours dark gild, little nose, decent lacing . Pretty thin mouth and flavors very light.
Jul 16, 2023
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
3.92/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
From the 16 oz. can dated 03/19/21. Sampled April 9, 2021.
The pour is orange-amber with a modest, fading off-white head.
The aroma is pineapple, pear, and other tropical sensations along with a lower profile oat grain.
The mouthfeel is medium but smooth.
The taste has a sweet start but then a tropical bitterness roars in to finish it off.
Apr 09, 2021The pour is orange-amber with a modest, fading off-white head.
The aroma is pineapple, pear, and other tropical sensations along with a lower profile oat grain.
The mouthfeel is medium but smooth.
The taste has a sweet start but then a tropical bitterness roars in to finish it off.
Reviewed by sethmeister from New Hampshire
4.28/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From a 16oz can with no freshness date.
Pours into my tulip a hazed brassy gold with an immense cake-like cream colored head. Good retention and full panels of sticky fluffy lace. Great looking beer.
Scent is pine, grapefruit, citrus and a delightful oniony dankness.
Taste is melon (canteloupe as well as green) and citrus up front with tropical fruit - papaya and guava - following. Oranges and a hint of orange creamsicle. A touch of caramel and bread crusts. That oniony dankness shows up as the beer warms. I love that flavor in an IPA. Pine resin. Good stout bitterness - I've been missing that in some NEIPAs.
Mouth is juicy and creamy.
This one really impressed me. Fantastic IPA. Looking forward to trying more from these guys.
Feb 11, 2021Pours into my tulip a hazed brassy gold with an immense cake-like cream colored head. Good retention and full panels of sticky fluffy lace. Great looking beer.
Scent is pine, grapefruit, citrus and a delightful oniony dankness.
Taste is melon (canteloupe as well as green) and citrus up front with tropical fruit - papaya and guava - following. Oranges and a hint of orange creamsicle. A touch of caramel and bread crusts. That oniony dankness shows up as the beer warms. I love that flavor in an IPA. Pine resin. Good stout bitterness - I've been missing that in some NEIPAs.
Mouth is juicy and creamy.
This one really impressed me. Fantastic IPA. Looking forward to trying more from these guys.
Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire
4.06/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured into a 16 oz tulip glass not sure when it was canned. Pours a hazy dark orange with a 2 finger sticky off white head that leaves big thick streaks of lace with excellent retention. 4.5
Aroma is tangerine, pineapple, melon, caramel, peach, and apricot. 4
Taste follows tangerine, pineapple, honeydew, peach, caramel, and apricot. Tangerine is most dominant for sure. 4
Mouthfeel is above medium, fairly soft creamy carbonation, a little sticky but not dry, and at 7% ABV it drinks bigger all around, but still really approachable. 4.25
Overall this is a really solid brew all around. I would recommend Pretentious Hopper from rek’•lis for sure. 4
Dec 26, 2020Aroma is tangerine, pineapple, melon, caramel, peach, and apricot. 4
Taste follows tangerine, pineapple, honeydew, peach, caramel, and apricot. Tangerine is most dominant for sure. 4
Mouthfeel is above medium, fairly soft creamy carbonation, a little sticky but not dry, and at 7% ABV it drinks bigger all around, but still really approachable. 4.25
Overall this is a really solid brew all around. I would recommend Pretentious Hopper from rek’•lis for sure. 4
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