Terrapin Hopzilla

I made a trip to Al’s of Hampden to get a glass of Terrapin Hopzilla and to meet up with some friends. Al posted on his Twitter that this beer was “titties,” so I had to see for myself. The beer pours a golden color with a bubbly white head that dissipates rather rapidly. The aroma consists of tangerine, candy, orange, and pine. The taste is sweet at first with toffee, caramel, and orange candies with a balancing bitterness of tangerine and grapefruit. The finish dries a little with pine and spruce. The alcohol content is 10.80% ABV. I really enjoyed the orange candy sweetness to this beer, and it was wonderfully balanced with very bitter and citrusy hops. This beer is definitely recommended by me.

Iron Hill Hopzilla

On an evening following a Union match, my buddy Matt and I stopped into Iron Hill in West Chester for dinner. The first beer I ordered was the Hopzilla. The beer pours a copper color with a thin bubbly white head. The aroma is strong lemon and light pepper. The taste is also lemon and pepper with same caramel undertone. The alcohol content is 7.0% ABV. The Hopzilla was a delicious IPA, but nothing too special either. It is a great beer to order while at Iron Hill, but not worth the trip there alone.