From Asheville, NC, Hop Burgler came in a 12oz. bottle with a beautiful label featuring the notorious hop snatcher. The 7% alcohol brew poured with a fluffy off-white head. It was a mostly clear copper-orange beer with an assertively bitter orange scent. The flavour was quite enjoyable, with lots of bitterness built on top of a sweet and fruity basement. The finish was hoppy enough.
Hop
Burglar had a lot to be positive about. For a flavoured IPA, the use of
blood orange and grapefruit was judicious and didn't steal the show, the
strength was good, and the aroma was particularly nice. The beer was a
bit too sweet and, for a beer called Hop Burglar, could have packed in a
few more IBUs. My second foray into Wicked Weed's collection of beers,
and they've both been winners.
Rating: 8.0 out of 10.
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