Belching Beaver Hoppy Hoppy Night IPA

Beer Name: Hoppy Hoppy Night IPA
Brewery: Belching Beaver Brewery (Vista, CA; San Diego, CA; Oceanside, CA)
ABV: 7.0%
How sold: 16 oz tallboy cans; on draft
Where bought: Craft Shack (San Diego, CA) ****bought online
Price: $3.99 for 16 oz. can

Date Canned: November 23, 2017 (yup, probably even shipped to me on that date)
Date Purchased: November 20, 2017
Date Received: November 27, 2017
Date Drank: December 4, 2017
When brewed? Seasonal beer. Released around November 2017.

What's on the Website: "In celebration of our 5 Year Anniversary we’ve brewed up a New England style IPA loaded with Galaxy, Citra, and Nelson hops. Hoppy, Hoppy Night is both hazy and juicy, with notes of citrus and passionfruit."

Where distributed: As of January 2018, Belching Beaver ships to select states. They can at least be found on the West Coast. See if they distribute to you!

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Poured hazy light orange into a pint glass. Frothy white head. Good lacing at the top of the glass. 4.5/5

Smell (25%): Resin-forward with tropical pineapple, orange, tangerine, and passion fruit. 4.25/5

Taste (40%): Follows the nose. Mostly resin-forward, but tropical citrus presence is there. Everything works together; aftertaste is a harmonious mix of resin/dank, orange, tangerine, and passion fruit. 4.5/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-bodied, some carbonation. Good juicy experience, but also some dry tongue. 4.25/5

Overall (20%): An excellent to outstanding IPA. Belching Beaver has some real good beers, so it was no surprise that I needed to get this one. They did well in creating a New England-style beer; kickass hazy appearance and delicious citrus. And I love the label here. 4.5/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.413/5