Day 345: HopDevil

Name: HopDevil

Brewer: Victory Brewing Co. (Downingtown, PA)

Classification: American IPA

Alcohol: 6.7%

Thoughts: There is a Devil in all of us. Some more then others. However, there should be a lot of HopDevil in everybody! Because this beer is just damn good. It pours a dark golden amber color with a massive tan head. The smell is dynamic! Big citrus! Big Malts! Big Hops! An extremely enticing, enthralling aroma for any style of beer. I expected an over the top hop-monster of a beer. I mean this bad mother is called HopDevil. So you expect it to be devilishly hoppy. But it wasn't. Usually I would say that would be a bad thing, but not on this occasion. HopDevil is super well balanced. Don't get me wrong the hops are still a bigger presence then the malts, but the taste seems to be evened out enough to not make this overly fruity, overly malty, or overly bitter. This is another BeerAdvocate beer that has been rated 100. I don't quite think it is that good, but the craft in this beer is damn near perfect. 

Rating: 89/100