Hoperation Smash New England IPA

Brewed in Ottawa, Hoperation Smash New England IPA comes from North American Craft. It’s a 6.2%, 62 IBU brew sold in militaristic 473mL cans. The beer is a hazy orange-gold colour with a fluff of white suds and a lively amount of carbonation. It also poured with a bit of sediment—not a chunk monster, but just a little.

Hoperation Smash has a juicy mandarin orange aroma and a correspondingly sweet flavour. The back end has considerable dank, citrus bitterness.

To my mind, Hoperation Smash had some points in its favour, but a handful of drawbacks that hurt my overall score. On the plus side, the juicy flavour and ample hops. In the negative column is the presence of some chunks and a slightly oversweet front end. A fine enough beer, but I’m not sure that I’d buy it more than occasionally.

Rating: 6.5 out of 10.