Hop Grail
Cardinal
- Amber / Red Ale
- 6.3% ABV
- Label approved Nov 3
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Hopkins Brewing Company's Amber / Red Ale. Label approved 3 November 2026.
Stronger than 72% of the 275 Amber Ale labels we've read.
From the label“Not every move goes according to plan. Sometimes you lose a Bishop, change your strategy, and come out ahead. Bold, malty, and full of character. The game goes on. Checkmate. Malt: Solstice Malt, Flaked Rye, White Wheat, Biscuit Brewed with Utah-grown and malted Solstice Malt.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 46–52°F (8–11°C)
- Glass
- Nonic pint: the bulge gives you a grip and room for a head
About 185–210 calories and 16–22 g carbs
About 125 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Amber / Red Ale. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
Where to find it
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Readers' scores
Also naming Centennial and Chinook
About this beer
This is the 3rd of 3 labels we have from Hopkins Brewing Company. It is one of 9 amber / red ale labels approved in November 2026. Its label was approved 4 days after it was submitted. The label names 5 hops — Mosaic, Centennial, Chinook, Simcoe and Cascade.
Brew it
The label names its hops (Mosaic, Centennial, Chinook…), which is enough for a real starting point.
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Style: Amber/Other AleBrewery: Hopkins Brewing Company