The last Belgian IPA I had was Brewdog's attempt at an amalgamation of a dark styled hopped ale and a 'Belgian IPA'. T'Smisje IPA, which I reviewed last month was a fantastically tasty, hopped and balanced brew. Hop It was one of the first heavily hopped Belgian's I was aware of, now its time to dig in.
Its 9.5%abv, served in an Innis and Gunn class, chilled. 330ml bottle.
It pours with a rich straw yellow body slight haze and a bubbly off white, creamy head. Solid retention and a touch of patchy lacing.
Aroma is rich and spicy. Lots of Belgian yeast, zesty alcohol rich hops. Some fresh flowers, touch of lemon zest and a whack of chalkiness.
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aste, initialy crisp spicy lemon hops. Crunchy biscuity malt with a noticable Belgian character. Syrupy honey sweetness, dry lingering lavender infused hops on the finish.A balanced and very drnkable brew. Doesn't shout out as noticably as the t'Smisje IPA which just had a much more impressive and overwhelming hop character. That said this reminds me of Duvel with a bit more sweetness. Worth a go.
Thanks for sharing the TASTING NOTES: Urthel Hop It. It was nice going through it. keep it up the good work. Cheers :) Ihampers.co.uk
ReplyDeleteCheers, thanks for the support. It's got very slow at the moment because I've been doing more news writing but I'm getting back on the horse asap!
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