Having had the Terrapin line many times this is the first time I have laid it out in words (other than the 31in31 challenge). Big Hoppy Monster is an Imperial Red Ale that starts out with a monstrous mouth full of magnificence with regards to the hops. I know I skipped the aroma part and everything else but this is what strikes you the most. At the beginning, is was a nose-full of smooth yet heavy malt (2-row pale, Munich, Crystal 20, Crystal 30, Crystal 45, Crystal 77) then as you drink further into the reddish-brown liquid speckled with apparent hops bits like star s in the clear night, the hops get on ya (Ahtanum, Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe, Warrior). 8.3%abv (on the 05') with 85IBUs.
