COAST Brewing Company HopArt

By scot in Beer, Lounge on Friday, January 13th, 2012

COAST HopArt

The usual Thursday night get together was interrupted by the first snow storm of the season. Rich, being an American craft beer trooper, made it out in his over sized, 4-wheel drive vehicle. So we shared three American craft beers. We had:

• Daly Double by Half Acre Beer Company
• HopArt by COAST Brewing Company
• Hopslam by Bell’s Brewery

All three beers were solid but I am choosing HopArt as today’s beer. Why? Hopslam is just coiming out in my area and I will have my fill tonight 🙂 and I picked up six of the Daly Double (not all for myself), placing my thoughts in an earlier sips entry.

HopArt has a nice compliment of citrus, fruity, and pine hops that play perfectly together in the aroma and taste. The malt sweetness is held back by the hops while allowing a bitterness that lingers without being obtrusive.

It has been a year since my first and only other HopArt tasting. The experience was equally fulfilling but hopefully I won’t have to wait another year for my third helping. Enjoy!

Aroma: 10 (25%), Taste: 9 (25%), Look: 9 (15%), Drinkability: 8 (35%), Overall: 8.9

Useless Fact: Flies prefer to breed in the center of a room. This is why experts advise placing flypaper away from corners.