Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Sierra Nevada Hoptimum


















































Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
Chico, California
1/24/2011, on tap at The Judge's Bench, 10.4 abv

Smell

The aroma is a little less hoppy than I expected, but still nice with faint citrus notes and hints of pine.

Appearance

Poured a clear, orangeish amber with a modest head.

Taste

Awesome hoppy, bitter grapefruit, pine and sweet malt flavors, but the alcohol burn is quite noticeable. Despite the burn, I enjoyed it thoroughly and will order it again if I see it.

Comments

My beer mongers say not much of this beer makes it to the east coast, so I feel fortunate to have found it on tap.

I like the portrait of the hophead guy on the label.

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2 comments:

  1. How would you compare this to Dogfish 90?

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  2. I am enjoying a DFH 90 as I write this. I would have to go with Hoptimim oven DFH 90. Hoptimum has great flavor, but the alcohol is quite noticeable. The alcohol is well hidden in DFH 90, but the flavors I like in a big IPA are not quite as intense.

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