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Clown Shoes Hoppy Feet
Another Friday is upon us, so another trip to the better beer store has been made. This time I picked up a local brewery’s beer, Clown Shoes Hoppy Feet. It’s a Black IPA, so I am slowly but surely increasing that category on Sevenpack. That is all I have for an introduction so let’s get to the review.
The beer pours pitch black with a finger of tan head. Aromas of grapefruit and pine mixed together with chocolate brownie caress my nose. The aromas are not huge, so I only get them right before I take a sip. The mouthfeel is smooth and creeping towards “medium” on my imaginary “mouthfeel weight scale”. A definite bitter pine finish, though other aspects of the beer do shine through. A pleasant chocolate and pumpernickel bread base, mixed with some latent sweet grapefruit provide a nice lead up to the aforementioned bitter finish. Though the bitter finish sneaks up on me, it is certainly not out of control and well within bounds for the beer. The 7% abv is non-existent in the beer’s taste, and I only realize it when I read the beer’s label.
It’s a good beer and surprisingly more complex and enjoyable then I thought it would be (I have had Hoppy Feet, Eagle Claw Fist, and Pecan Pie Porter on tap, and none really impressed me, so I certainly went out on a limb when I purchased this bottle of Hoppy Feet). Might have to give their Hoppy Feet 1.5 (the imperialized version of Hoppy Feet) a go.
Author: Dave
Categories: Beer Reviews, Clown Shoes Brewing
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