Hops and Robbers

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:04 am

Showing inventory now...

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TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:21 pm

Aweomse, some in Pickering. Planned on dropping by there to get some Tree Black IPA.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:36 pm

TheBeeraholic wrote:Aweomse, some in Pickering. Planned on dropping by there to get some Tree Black IPA.

It's all still in the east end and making its way way west, I guess.

I actually quite liked this on draft - not a hop bomb by any stretch, but a nice, quaffable Britishy IPA.

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:40 pm

JeffPorter wrote:I actually quite liked this on draft - not a hop bomb by any stretch, but a nice, quaffable Britishy IPA.

Which I think I'm going to be a nice changed from all the hop bombs I'm sure everyones been drinking the last few months.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:45 pm

the reviews of this one are very mixed bag, but i do look forward to trying it when it gets a little closer to the KW area

aser · Post by **aser** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:14 pm

had this on tap when visiting guelph, didn't like it at all, very bland.

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:11 pm

To me it drinks like a North American-style ESB. Plenty of rounded hop flavour with low bitterness and a refreshing, moreish quality. The draught version at Morrissey House had a nice orangey-apricoty flavour and juicy palate but none of the intensity that I expect from an IPA (less dryness as well). If you view it as a sessionable, moderately hoppy ESB you'll probably enjoy it.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:12 pm

cratez wrote:To me it drinks like a North American-style ESB. Plenty of rounded hop flavour with low bitterness and a refreshing, moreish quality. The draught version at Morrissey House had a nice orangey-apricoty flavour and juicy palate but none of the intensity that I expect from an IPA (less dryness as well). If you view it as a sessionable, moderately hoppy ESB you'll probably enjoy it.

You always have the descriptiveness that I'm reaching for - well put!

hopdevil · Post by **hopdevil** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:59 pm

Interesting to read the Best Bitter comparisons.

For those of you who have visited Pepperwood's Bistro in Burlington in the past: You should recognize this beer as the Pepperwood's Dry-hopped Best Bitter. ( I had quite a few of them )

Paul Dickey, brewer of Hops and Robbers, was the brewmaster at Pepperwood's a few years back.

hopdevil · Post by **hopdevil** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:01 pm

Interesting to read the Best Bitter comparisons.

For those of you who have visited Pepperwood's Bistro in Burlington in the past: You should recognize this beer ( as I recall ) as the Pepperwood's Dry-hopped Best Bitter.

Paul Dickey, brewer of Hops and Robbers, was the brewmaster at Pepperwood's a few years back.

kafercrazy · Post by **kafercrazy** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:32 am

cratez wrote:To me it drinks like a North American-style ESB. Plenty of rounded hop flavour with low bitterness and a refreshing, moreish quality. The draught version at Morrissey House had a nice orangey-apricoty flavour and juicy palate but none of the intensity that I expect from an IPA (less dryness as well). If you view it as a sessionable, moderately hoppy ESB you'll probably enjoy it.

^^this.

It's a very nice beer, but probably shouldn't be called an IPA.

nickelass · Post by **nickelass** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:23 am

Picked up a few cans, tastes great to me.

Stroonze · Post by **Stroonze** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:00 am

Very light tasting ESB, if im looking for a sessionable IPA i will reach for hop head or smashbomb. Very disapointed with this. There is nothing "Extra delicious" about this at all.

kafercrazy · Post by **kafercrazy** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:17 am

Hops & Robbers is a weekly sponsor for the Peterborough Disc Golf Club!

The response has been pretty good so far. The craft beer drinkers like it 'cause it's sessionable and balanced. And it's a good introduction to craft beer for the PBR/Bud guys.

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:13 am

This is a thumbs up for me. Really like this one.