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Face Hopper AF IPA
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Face Hopper AF IPA

A 0.5% hazy IPA from Tempest Brewing, built on oats and wheat for body, with Idaho 7, Mosaic, and Krush in the hop bill.

About This Drink

Most 0.5% IPAs thin out where it matters most: the body. Face Hopper addresses that by leaning on flaked oats and flaked wheat, which gives the beer a soft, rounded weight that carries the hop character rather than letting it drift. The hop bill is doing serious work here. Idaho 7 brings resinous pine and citrus peel, Mosaic layers tropical fruit underneath, and Krush pushes lychee and lime forward. Pour it into a wide glass and the aroma opens up: grapefruit zest, pine resin, ripe mango, with a faint biscuity grain note underneath. On the palate it is juicy and rounded, the tropical fruit coming first, with a clean, moderate bitterness in the tail. The finish dries out a bit, the citrus holding on without turning harsh. It is one of the more convincing AF IPAs around. The body is fuller than most and the hop character is genuine, not a thin approximation of it.

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

TROPICAL CITRUS PINE RESIN LYCHEE RIPE MANGO GRAPEFRUIT PITH LIGHT BISCUIT MALT

Aroma

GRAPEFRUIT ZEST PINE RESIN TROPICAL MANGO LYCHEE FAINT OAT GRAIN

Character

Appearance
HAZY GOLDEN WITH A FINE WHITE HEAD
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM-FULL BODY WITH SOFT CARBONATION OAT-BACKED SMOOTHNESS
Finish
DRY AND CLEAN WITH LINGERING CITRUS PEEL AND PINE
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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

TROPICAL CITRUS PINE RESIN LYCHEE RIPE MANGO GRAPEFRUIT PITH LIGHT BISCUIT MALT

Aroma

GRAPEFRUIT ZEST PINE RESIN TROPICAL MANGO LYCHEE FAINT OAT GRAIN

Character

Appearance
HAZY GOLDEN WITH A FINE WHITE HEAD
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM-FULL BODY WITH SOFT CARBONATION OAT-BACKED SMOOTHNESS
Finish
DRY AND CLEAN WITH LINGERING CITRUS PEEL AND PINE