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Hippotizing IPA
River Horse Brewing Co.
- From:
- River Horse Brewing Co.
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 8.48%
- Reviews:
- 39
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 22, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 11, 2016
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 47
Our American IPA is a cross between the West Coast and New England styles. It’s brewed with a pale malt profile to allow the hops to shine through, then dry hopped with over two pounds per barrel worth of Mosaic. This is a great amped up IPA for hop lovers.
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Ratings by MDDMD:
Rated by MDDMD from Pennsylvania
4.21/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jan 28, 2017
4.21/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jan 28, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by WiredWrong from New Jersey
4.41/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Riverhorse Brewery is only 25 minutes from me, so I've only had these fresh. The current one I'm drinking was packaged 7/29/21.
What I particularly love about this IPA is the hybrid West Coast and N.E East Coast style combo, along with it's smooth finish, disguising the alcohol content extremely well. Has a very Hazy look with some copper, smell is more West Coast, with pine and citrus, slightly heavy feel with a smooth pleasant after taste.
I'd certainly recommend trying this one, if it's fresh, you won't be disappointed.
Aug 28, 2021What I particularly love about this IPA is the hybrid West Coast and N.E East Coast style combo, along with it's smooth finish, disguising the alcohol content extremely well. Has a very Hazy look with some copper, smell is more West Coast, with pine and citrus, slightly heavy feel with a smooth pleasant after taste.
I'd certainly recommend trying this one, if it's fresh, you won't be disappointed.
Rated by markwmcbride from New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
220 calories / IBU=76
Dec 02, 2020Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania
4.15/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Draft at Handsome Cab in York, PA. Pours a cloudy amber with a considerable amount of sediment. Initial impression is grapefruit, pine, and orange with a nice caramel undertone. Mouthfeel is medium, bordering on sticky. Alcohol is quite well hidden - very drinkable. Finish is smooth and slightly bitter, but refreshingly so. Very enjoyable!
Sep 06, 2020Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
3.54/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottled on 12/05/19.
A - Pours a murky and very hazy medium orange copper color with nice white head retention on top and vibrant and steady carbonation.
S - Aroma is herbally, weedy, and some pine.
T - Floral, some citrus, and finishes with some slightly spicy pine bitterness.
M - Thick and soft with very little carbonation on the tongue.
O - My fault for grabbing a six month old bottle. Will definitely revisit a fresher version of this beer and update the score accordingly.
May 03, 2020A - Pours a murky and very hazy medium orange copper color with nice white head retention on top and vibrant and steady carbonation.
S - Aroma is herbally, weedy, and some pine.
T - Floral, some citrus, and finishes with some slightly spicy pine bitterness.
M - Thick and soft with very little carbonation on the tongue.
O - My fault for grabbing a six month old bottle. Will definitely revisit a fresher version of this beer and update the score accordingly.
Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania
4.11/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Hazy copper, it delivers as advertised. Good balance between the sweet malt and alcohol with the hop bitterness. Very pleasant hoppy aftertaste. More potent than it tastes.
Apr 29, 2020Reviewed by deleted_user_1237877
4.16/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look-Hazy light orange color leaning towards the darker side of orange. Pleasant look to mee
Smell-Got some fruit on my first nose smell with mango and a bit of pineapple. Overall a clean not overpowering bouquet
Taste-I got a slight hint of sweetness but forward hops but very smooth, Creamy back throat taste and easy down. Subsequent tastng I am getting some chocolate-malt flavors, nice overall taste.
Feel-Primarily a creamy mouthfeel to me. Very slight astringency on the back of the throat but first impression/taste was very good.
Overall-My first River Horse offering and was very pleasantly surprised and pleased. Good potent alcohol number that might limit my having more than about two but nonetheless an excellent IPA offering. I'll be buying more.
Apr 28, 2020Smell-Got some fruit on my first nose smell with mango and a bit of pineapple. Overall a clean not overpowering bouquet
Taste-I got a slight hint of sweetness but forward hops but very smooth, Creamy back throat taste and easy down. Subsequent tastng I am getting some chocolate-malt flavors, nice overall taste.
Feel-Primarily a creamy mouthfeel to me. Very slight astringency on the back of the throat but first impression/taste was very good.
Overall-My first River Horse offering and was very pleasantly surprised and pleased. Good potent alcohol number that might limit my having more than about two but nonetheless an excellent IPA offering. I'll be buying more.
Reviewed by rudiecantfail from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On tap, poured into a pint glass.
L---Golden amber color. Mild head with good retention and good lacing.
S---Citrus & pine. Some orange & grapefruit. Nice IPA vibe.
T___Some hop bitterness, but not a lot. Pine, grapefruit & orange follow from the nose. Add in some lemon. Nice.
F---A little astringent. Ok carbonation.
O---Nice offering from a good brewery. I'd have another one.
Aug 28, 2019L---Golden amber color. Mild head with good retention and good lacing.
S---Citrus & pine. Some orange & grapefruit. Nice IPA vibe.
T___Some hop bitterness, but not a lot. Pine, grapefruit & orange follow from the nose. Add in some lemon. Nice.
F---A little astringent. Ok carbonation.
O---Nice offering from a good brewery. I'd have another one.
Reviewed by CHickman from New York
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nice hoppy IPA with lots of citrus notes, biscuit and malt in the backbone of the taste and aroma, along with orange peel, lemon zest, mild floral hops and spices. Well balanced and almost refreshing, this was a nice enjoyable offering.
May 25, 2019Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.71/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has an orange color with a 1/2 inch head and lots of floaties. Smell is of citrus, malts. Taste is of tea, citrus, caramel malts, light to moderate bitterness. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall is an enjoyable beer.
Dec 31, 2018Reviewed by nealien from Massachusetts
4.6/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Great beer, super hoppy and piney. They describe it as a cross between a west coast and New England ipa, but the west coast is much more prevalent to me.
Dec 25, 2018
Hippotizing IPA from River Horse Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
127 ratings
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