Hop Grail
Hot Mess
- Double / Imperial IPA
- 8.3% ABV
- Label approved Feb 12, 2019
Had it? My score
90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
More Double / Imperial IPA from Iowa
Hot Mess (Kalona)'s Double / Imperial IPA. Label approved 12 February 2019.
Where to find it
We track beers, we don't sell them, so no stock promises. These are the searches we'd run for this one.
Readers' scores
Similar beers
More IPA
About this beer
It's the only label we have from Kalona Brewing Company. It is one of 215 double / imperial ipa labels approved in February 2019. Its label was approved 33 days after it was submitted. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
From the label“A creamy head, a hop candy aroma, and a brilliant orange amber appearance beguiles the senses. As lace lines your glass, savor the delightful hop bitterness holding its own against a proud malt backbone.”
Brew it
A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
The bench sheetAsk Hop Grail:
Everything from Hot Mess (Kalona) is on their page.
Scan a can to find any beer like this one. Get the free iPhone app
Style: IPABrewery: Hot Mess (Kalona)