Stoopid is as Stoopid does

Let’s start with the numbers – 102 IBUs; a 94 rating at beeradvocate.com based on 5,463 reviews; and a price tag of $4.29 at Habersham Beverage for a 22-ounce bomber. You’d have to be, well, pretty damn stoopid to not at least try this. Produced by the irreverent folks at Lagunitas Brewing Co. in Petaluma, Calif., Hop Stoopid is, in industry parlance, an American Double/Imperial India Pale Ale with an ABV of 8 percent. As for its actual character, it can accurately be described as a straight-up, dry-hopped, gold-hued flavor bomb. It smacks you immediately with strident hop notes of citrus and pine, a bitterness that smooths out as it slowly rolls along to a lengthy, dry, clean finish. Its alcohol content is not apparent. There are many DIPAs out there with much larger profiles, and much higher price tags, but, Hop Stoopid is a smart choice.