Beer: Hop Stoopid Ale
Brewery: Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, California
ABV: 7.7%
Style: Imperial IPA
Sample Medium: Bottle
Size: 22 oz
Impression: Lagunitas has produced what I am going to describe as a playful hoppy beer. In stating this I don’t mean that Hop Stoopid should be waved of as superficial because it certainly has bold hopping, and at 7.7% ABV has the minerals to back it up. I do mean that Lagunitas probably had some fun in creating this brew, as evident by their exploration of alternative ingredients, and it has a really light mouth feel that makes it easy to suck down. I think this brew derives this deceivingly light mouth feel from the use of hop extracts instead of actual whole leaf hops during the brewing process. Somehow Hop Stoopid feels cleaner or smoother than the typical liquid hop symphony. Conversely when considering this from an overall perspective the beer does lose some dimension of hop punch or richness that sets it back a bit from something like Ruination. In summation at roughly half the price of comparable 22 oz beers Hop Stoopid is a contender that packs plenty of hoppy goodness. There is a good chance you will see me in the beer isle putting some in my basket again soon.
2 comments:
Hop Stoopid was an excellent choice while in AZ visiting. I really enjoyed it and could have turned around and gotten another from the fridge. Thanks for recommending it. - BNA
For the record I have been back for more of this.
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