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Hops and Robbers

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

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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.
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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.

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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

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Post by aser »

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

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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.
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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!
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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.

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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.

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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. 8)

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

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Post by nickelass »

Picked up a few cans, tastes great to me.
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Post by Stroonze »

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.

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Post by kafercrazy »

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.

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Post by Gedge »

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

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