A Prescription for Hop Heads

Beer Review/PSA – Green Flash Hop Head Red
Style: Red India Pale Ale
ABV: 7.0%
Drink if you like: delicious hops, sweet baked desserts, things with red labels.

A “Hophead” is described by Urban Dictionary as “someone who enjoys really hoppy beers, or drinks hoppy beers exclusively. Most likely this person is a beer-geek or craft-brew drinker”.

Close your eyes and picture the first Hophead that comes to mind. You got ‘em? Now, ask yourself “if asked to be a character witness for this person, would I have to bend the truth?” If the answer is “no”, then this person you are picturing is either a Hophead imposter or you don’t know them well enough.

With all due respect, every Hophead I’ve ever known has had a crazy streak in them. Not the “oh, [person’s name] so cray” type, I mean “the Psychologist will see you now” type…but they mean well. They really do.

The Chicken or the Egg: Hopheadedness is not an inherited trait. Instead, this peculiarity is manifested over years of hop exploitation. The user’s body begins to crave the citrusy/herbal/fruity/piney bitterness that hops provide. This compulsion, in turn, begins a mind-altering transformation that bleeds over into the Hophead’s daily life, which leads to an existence solely based on eccentricism, extravagance, and unreserved craziness…but the adoring kind. Pine-tree-licking and grapefruit-seed-snorting are only seen in the most extreme cases

Hop Head Red is dry hopped with Amarillo Hops – prepare to take a trip to this wonderful place!

But, alas, there is now an FDA approved therapeutic treatment within our state borders that aims to dissuade this behavior in a very humane way. The name of this over-the-counter remedy is Green Flash Hop Head Red. At the onset, this hazy amber tonic welcomes the patient with a calming aroma of citrus, as well as a subtle addition of rich caramel malts. The taste provides a perfect balance of caramel sweetness, bready malt, and a lingering dose (70 IBUs) of Columbus, Nugget, and Amarillo hops that impart flavors of citrus and pine. The medium-bodied concoction has the appeal of hop bitterness with a cleverly disguised malt body that is sure to facilitate stability to the loved ones in your life.

We gave this beer 4.5 Diamonds:

 

 

Think of how the indulgent Hopheads you know could benefit from this wonderful medicinal brew. You can pick them up at the following locations:

Spirits Shop – Fayetteville
Dickson Street Liquor – Fayetteville
The Bottle – Fayetteville
Liquor World – Fayetteville
Tanglewood Branch – Fayetteville
Crossover Liquor – Fayetteville
Macadoodles – Springdale
Popatop University – Little Rock
Grapevine Wine & Spirits – Little Rock
Willy D’s – Little Rock
Vino’s – Little Rock
Yancy’s Wine and Spirits – Little Rock
Big Orange – Little Rock
Westrock Spirits and Wines – Little Rock
Hillcrest Liquor – Little Rock
Flying Saucer – Little Rock
Sullivant’s Liquor – Little Rock
Colonial Wine & Spirits – Little Rock
Palarm Creek Liquor – North Little Rock
Springhill Wine & Spirits – North Little Rock
Pat’s Beverage Shop – North Little Rock
The Vineyard – Fort Smith
In Good Spirits – Fort Smith
71 South Liquor – Fort Smith
Shamrock Liquor – Fort Smith
Town and Country Liquors – Fort Smith
Cheers Liquor – Fort Smith
Lake Liquor – Maumelle
Judicious Spirits – Mountain Home
Jack’s Package Store – Mountain Home
Holiday Store – Paragould
The Party Liquor Store – Paragould
Porter’s Liquor – Augusta
Bayman Liquor – Cotter
Poinsett Package – Harrisburg
Redfield Liquor – Redfield