Tröegs Independent Brewing Blizzard of Hops

Blizzard of Hops

 

Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸

IPA Winter
Score
6.96
ABV: 6.4% IBU: 80 Ticks: 9
We created this Winter IPA to toast hop growers around the world for another successful harvest. This storm of hoppy citrus and pine notes is a bright reminder the end of the Hop Cycle is only the beginning. #4 of 4 in our Hop Cycle seasonal series.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Taster at Troegs. Bright, clear golden pour, ring of head. Light hoppy aroma. Taste is sweet, biscuity, touch of hops provide a nice crisp bite. Expecting a hop bomb and got this very approachable iPA.

Tried on 12 Dec 2022 at 19:06


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz bottle, pours hazy bright yellow with small white head. Medium bodied. Pine grapefruit and pineapple aroma. Hoppy citrus and resin taste, strongly bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2020 at 02:30


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Wegmans. Pours quite a hazy gold with a low, thick head Juicy fruity hop nose, mango, orange, pineapple, papaya, and a bit of resin, Not exactly NE style. No wheaty sludge. Crisp, light body, tropical and citrus hops, pineapple and orange, some grapefruit, mango.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2019 at 02:02


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Glowing golden with a bright white head. Very pretty beer. Hoppy IPA with plenty of resin, pine and citrus. Medium body. IFNish has a decent mid-range bitterness. A very nice IPA.

Tried on 11 Jan 2018 at 20:34


4

Too hoppy for me.

Tried on 16 Dec 2017 at 13:38


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Hazy bright yellow with foamy whitish head, citrus peel aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter citrusy taste with mango, smooth body, longish medium bitter finish. Tasty and flavorful.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2017 at 14:08


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft. Clear bright yellow color, medium white head. Citrus aroma. Taste is lightly bitter lemon, orange. Easy one.

Tried from Draft on 26 Dec 2016 at 20:02


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, best before 3/9/2017. Pours very hazy deep golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, honey, bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of bright/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, honey, bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine/citrus rind/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, passion fruit, mango, melon, lemon/orange rind, pepper, pine, honey, bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of bright/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately sticky/resinous, and fairly creamy/grainy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.4%. Overall this is an awesome IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of bright/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Loved the hop choices for this one. A highly enjoyable offering.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2016 at 17:52


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours orange gold white head. Nose/taste of citrus, pine, lemon, caramel malt and resin. medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2014 at 16:58