Hop Thing
Abomination Brewing Company
- From:
- Abomination Brewing Company
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 18.31%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 08, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 11, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
DDH IPA Brewed with flaked oats and wheat, hopped and double dry hopped with Zappa, Citra and Mosaic! Notes of ripe citrus flesh, tropical berries with a beautiful juicy dank finish.
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.83/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I got a can of this beer from the beer store just around the corner. It poured a hazy chunky orangish with white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had bitter citrus hop notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bitter citrus finish. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a good beer.
Mar 07, 2020
Reviewed by Shlar from Minnesota
4.73/5 rDev +29.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.73/5 rDev +29.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Right at the edge of my tolerance for sweet in an IPA, which is not a high tolerance! But with this peculiar sweetness comes IMMENSE hop bitterness. I was really surprised to get such EPIC bitterness from Abomination; the 4 other IPA's I've tried from them really weren't particularly bitter at all. This is great news in my eyes for this brewery -- this ale goes to show that their various IPA's are not just barely-different versions of the same beer.
Sweet soap. That was my first impression of this ale. Is it weird that I love that!? Haha, "soap" does not do this epic delectable bitterness justice. "Piney lavender" perhaps is the note? Regardless, it is a bitterness to behold. The way it pairs with the distinct sweetness here, it's remarkable. The sweetness IS somewhat more than I tend to like in a beer, HOWEVER.... it did not put me off the beer at all, it expanded my horizon of acceptable-sweetness in an IPA. Normally, a sweet IPA starts to taste worse and worse to me as I expose myself to the sweetness more and more with each gulp. Here, it was the opposite: first sip, "ehhhh.....", fifth sip "wow!" 18th sip, "fuck yes!!" I trust this sweetness. The way it is paired with that exceptionally prominent and tasteful bitterness really is a match made in heaven. Such an interesting beer. Very sacred stuff here. Seldom do I say that a $17-18 4-pack is worth the money, but this one truly was. Thank you ABOMINATION. I finally understand why they are called Abomination -- they make most other hazy IPA's look like abominations by comparison.
Feb 24, 2020Sweet soap. That was my first impression of this ale. Is it weird that I love that!? Haha, "soap" does not do this epic delectable bitterness justice. "Piney lavender" perhaps is the note? Regardless, it is a bitterness to behold. The way it pairs with the distinct sweetness here, it's remarkable. The sweetness IS somewhat more than I tend to like in a beer, HOWEVER.... it did not put me off the beer at all, it expanded my horizon of acceptable-sweetness in an IPA. Normally, a sweet IPA starts to taste worse and worse to me as I expose myself to the sweetness more and more with each gulp. Here, it was the opposite: first sip, "ehhhh.....", fifth sip "wow!" 18th sip, "fuck yes!!" I trust this sweetness. The way it is paired with that exceptionally prominent and tasteful bitterness really is a match made in heaven. Such an interesting beer. Very sacred stuff here. Seldom do I say that a $17-18 4-pack is worth the money, but this one truly was. Thank you ABOMINATION. I finally understand why they are called Abomination -- they make most other hazy IPA's look like abominations by comparison.
Reviewed by deleted_user_1111368 from Delaware
4.03/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
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Look is typical haze IPA. Ringed collar, light to medium lacing. Aroma is slightly odd.. and has me on the berry side 1st, tropical 2nd. Very much the same with the taste. This could easily be pegged as old.. but I think it's my unfamiliarity with the hop combination. Light bitterness, Light to medium MF, with a nice ride front to back.
I did not like taste #1.. but the rest of it was rather pleasant, and teasing. No problem with trying a couple more.
Jan 26, 2020Look is typical haze IPA. Ringed collar, light to medium lacing. Aroma is slightly odd.. and has me on the berry side 1st, tropical 2nd. Very much the same with the taste. This could easily be pegged as old.. but I think it's my unfamiliarity with the hop combination. Light bitterness, Light to medium MF, with a nice ride front to back.
I did not like taste #1.. but the rest of it was rather pleasant, and teasing. No problem with trying a couple more.
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