Hop Addict

BeerQueen · Post by **BeerQueen** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:39 am

1st in Toronto to try Hop Addict last night at Smokless Joes!

It was pretty good. Don't wait too long to give it a try.

Beer Geek · Post by **Beer Geek** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:07 am

Well I'm a Hop Addict! Who is brewing this beer?

tupalev · Post by **tupalev** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:09 am

C'mon Jay, check the front page of the site!!!

tupalev · Post by **tupalev** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:11 am

Don't wait too long to give it a try.

Why, is it only a one-off or seasonal release? It is nice to see Durham trying something new; can we expect other fine establishments getting this beer as well? Glad to hear you think it is decent.

BeerQueen · Post by **BeerQueen** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:22 am

Dunno. Would be interested to see if anyone else will be carrying it.

Beer Geek · Post by **Beer Geek** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:37 am

tupalev wrote:C'mon Jay, check the front page of the site!!!

ah yes, I see!

GregClow · Post by **GregClow** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:47 am

I just saw on the Victory Cafe website that they tapped a keg of the Hop Addict yesterday.

And Ralph at Volo mentioned on the weekend that they will be getting it in sometime soon as well.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:36 am

Great suggestion, I will try to sample this at its prime.

--- update ---

It was fine, but didn't really rock my boat personally. Worth a try.

Big Dawg · Post by **Big Dawg** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:51 pm

I just had Hop Addict at C'est What. I hope they add this to their permanent offerings.

Jon Walker · Post by **Jon Walker** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:44 pm

Yeah, I've been popping in to the Victory a lot these past few weeks in order to drink it. Very glad to have it so close to home.

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:34 pm

It's been at Volo for at least the last week or so too.

Vet_Fuel · Post by **Vet_Fuel** » Mon May 01, 2006 1:16 pm

I had one last night at Volo. It's very good. It has more more balance between hop and malt than some heavily hopped ales - quite like the "new" Sgt. Majors.

Good job Durham.

sstackho · Post by **sstackho** » Sat May 06, 2006 11:16 am

I've tried this one twice now, and found myself a bit disappointed with it. I think I was expecting a bit more based on the name.

However I must state that both times this beer was tasted immediately after drinking Black Oak Cask, and I'm not sure there's any beer that can stand up to that comparison!

JWalter · Post by **JWalter** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:03 pm

Finally got a chance to try this yesterday at lunch at BeerBistro... First off, I feel quite honored to have a beer named after me... Ha ha ha...

I really enjoyed it, it's certainly another strong addition to a small group of more extreme OCB beers. I love the tap handle, for those that haven't seen it, it's shaped like a large hyperdermic needle filled with hop cones, very cool!

It's of course a very hoppy IPA, or perhaps APA, nice malt character as well.

I'd love to hear from someone at Durham to know if they plan to get this into bottles at some point.

JerCraigs · Post by **JerCraigs** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:15 pm

JWalter wrote: I'd love to hear from someone at Durham to know if they plan to get this into bottles at some point.

I wonder if the label/name will present a problem? If cute pink elephants are contraband I can hardly imagine the reaction to the implication that someone might become addicted to a cannabis family plant!!!!

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