I brought a nice big bottle of Urthel's Hop-It along with me for some delicious sushi at a restaurant that happens to be BYOB.
Appearance was pale, living up to the moniker I'm paraphrasing off the bottle "hoppy blonde ale."
The style "Belgian IPA" is no joke, though I would place it on the more Belgian end of the flavor spectrum. There was some bitter hop smack to the finish, but to my nose and taste buds (however distracted by sushi they may have been), the trademark Belgian sourness was up front and center.
Mouthfeel was light and bubbly. Good texture to go with my sushi.
I almost let the light feel fool me, until halfway through the bomber bottle I remembered this was a 9.5% Belgian. Maybe limit yourself to one bottle a night?
Overall it was a very interesting beer to drink. I don't get Belgians very often, as I'm usually drawn to the punch-you-in-the-face-with-hops offerings our American brewing brethren have to offer. Hence my purchase of the one called "Hop-It." I liked what I tasted though, and would recommend to any IPA drinker wanting a stepping stone over into the land of Belgians.
Urthel Hop-It Page
Thanks to Jimbo for the photo of his bottle of Hop-It. FYI, the bottle I got had a new, different label.
1 comment:
Perhaps you had wasabi and green Kikoman soy sauce dehabilitating your beer senses. Were you drinking this 40s style right out of the bottle like young college-raging Veehole or were you being a sophisticated hophead with the proper glass selection?
Like the review...good memory. I need to bring a notebook with me if I go out just to remember my wacked out thoughts. I will give this sucker a try sometime
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