James Squire Hop Thief

[mkstalen]

I had it at the 3 Monkeys on George St, Sydney.
Found this from the brewer:


Hops are Citra, Simcoe and Stella/Steller (Tassis hop).

Only on tap, couldn't get enough Citra to do a bottle run.

 

[piraterum]

I had it at the 3 Monkeys on George St, Sydney.
Found this from the brewer:


Hops are Citra, Simcoe and Stella/Steller (Tassis hop).

Only on tap, couldn't get enough Citra to do a bottle run.

I had this on tap at the 3 Monkeys on George St, Sydney too. It's a well balanced beer with plenty of malt and hop flavour. If not a huge fan of this kind of hop flavour though - it's got a strong passionfruit / grapefruit taste about it.


James Squire Hop Thief IV
The Hop Thief, or should we say Hop Thieves, are a series of beers released sporadically by James Squire whenever they feel like going on a hop splurge. Each one has featured a different blend of hops, often newly released, and this is no different. Based around the American Pale Ale style, the hops are a blend of the powerful Aussie variety Stella and Americans Citra and Falconers Flight, itself a blend of several punchy hop varieties. The latter two are used for some serious dry-hopping action to impart plenty of citrus and grapefruit aromas over what the brewers tell us is a rich deep amber malt base. Delicious with a big steak too, apparently.

Available:

Portland Hotel
And at James Squire Brewhouses across the land (draught only)
Style: American Pale Ale
Strength: 5.0%
Bitterness: 35 IBU

http://craftypint.com/beer/beer/james-squire-hop-thief-iv/

 

[bmarshall]

Omg!
After a day at the races drinking CUBs finest, I had two pints of hop theif and I was in heaven.
The best JS beer easily. Most of the blokes i was at the races with didnt agree! They were happy drinking mega swill!

 

[Edak]

wait wait, is hop thief still around? I would have thought that last years was out of date now..

 

[Darrens]

Yeah, was drinking it at the 3 Monkeys in Sydney ( George Street ) last weekend.... Lovely drop...

 

[technobabble66]

Woohoo - Hop Thief's back!
This was my gateway beer - got me interested in craft brewing many years ago. Obviously it (& my tastebuds) changed since then, but i'd still be very keen to try this incarnation.
I'm actually currently brewing a replica of the one i most loved - a Simcoe+ Columbus combo. (I just cannot seem to get the hops impact in the flavour i recall from the original JSHT )

 

[Bribie G]

In 2009 I drank it in the JS pub at King St Wharf that used to be there, best beer of the session. Might see if it's in bottles anywhere.

 

[Byran]

Its on tap at The Warren View Hotel in Newtown, Sydney pretty much forever. Not sure why that is..... But its pretty nice from the tap!

 

[technobabble66]

In 2009 I drank it in the JS pub at King St Wharf that used to be there, best beer of the session. Might see if it's in bottles anywhere.

I believe from researching/snooping:
2009 was POR for bittering & Southern Hallertau (now Helga?) flowers for flavour/aroma, plus the SH flowers in a late-fermentation hopback process they devised. Little sharper on the bittering, i thought, but still a fantastic beer.

I just checked my notes - the one i loved was the 2006 batch (#2).

Unfortunately they supposedly couldn't get enough of the Citra this year for making a bottle release. Bugger!

 

[bmarshall]

 

[Droopy Brew]

Just had my first taste of this beer at the Brisbane Casino Kitty bar a couple of days ago.
I was impressed, great hop punch. Best JS I have tasted by a fair way. Of course it helps that it was draught.
Looks like they have gone back to the Simcoe / Columbus blend again- unless they are recycling their tap heads.

 

[Trevandjo]

Anyone tried the new Hop Thief 7? That may explain where all the Galaxy and Mosaic have gone.

 

[peas_and_corn]

Hmm, I'll have to give that a try. Sounds like a nice combination.

 

[Brew Forky]

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Anyone tried the new Hop Thief 7? That may explain where all the Galaxy and Mosaic have gone.

Yeah, I gave it a run off tap with a glass of HT6 beside it. I was unable to pick the hops, but the HT7 had more body, smoother and more bitter than HT6. I was full of anticipation of their new creation, but was a bit deflated because it was as they say in Thailand, "same, same but different". In saying that, HT7 is a better drop than HT6.

 

[chrisluki]

I did a side by side 6 vs 7 the other week and thought that maybe 6 was better by a smidge. Thought it had a bit more too it and that 7 was slightly dumbed down.

Would love to taste it before it gets pasteurised too.

 

[DU99]

have to get a few and trial

 

[Tahoose]

Something about the new hop thief popped up on my Facebook today, looking forward to trying it however I think I'm starting to tire of galaxy.

Which might be a good thing as I don't have to stress about it being hard to obtain.

 

[paulyman]

Will try and grab a 6 pack to compare to my Mosaic IPA. I am hoping I will finally have a brew I can honestly say is better than a commercial example). I haven't experienced this yet, although my Hop Thief 6 clone was close.

 

[Bribie G]

Today I bought a six of Hop Thief seven from The Northern Star Hotel on Beaumont Street Newcastle. They are a big JS pub with every single one of their beers on tap, not a VB in sight and they go through a swag of product. Got it home and it's bloody delicious, nicest bottled beer I've had for a while.
I don't find it dumbed down personally, unlike others such as Golden Ale or Amber. Long smooth sweetish finish, lovely aroma.

For a mere five percent beer it tastes more like a 6.5 percent AIPA.

Noice.

 

[SBOB]

Today I bought a six of Hop Thief seven from The Northern Star Hotel on Beaumont Street Newcastle. They are a big JS pub with every single one of their beers on tap, not a VB in sight and they go through a swag of product. Got it home and it's bloody delicious, nicest bottled beer I've had for a while.
I don't find it dumbed down personally, unlike others such as Golden Ale or Amber. Long smooth sweetish finish, lovely aroma.

For a mere five percent beer it tastes more like a 6.5 percent AIPA.

Noice.

you could have visited Dan Murphy's and got them for $10 at the moment