# Hop 'n Gator revisited

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hop-n-gator-revisited/354385>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 26, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hop-n-gator-revisited/354385 "2006-04-26T23:55:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hop-n-gator-revisited/354385/1 "2006-04-26T23:55:18Z")

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Alright. I bought the 6 pack of [Hop 'N Gator](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=368501). $1.49 for 6 12 ounce glass bottles (in the original thread I mistakenly said it was $1.4 **8**. My bad).

A web search, including [Rate Beer.com](http://www.ratebeer.com/) provided no real info on this stuff. Some, but not a lot. Most of it was about the 1970’s version, not this new stuff. Even the beers brewer, [Pittsburgh Brewing Company](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&hs=O9s&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official_s&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=pittsburgh+brewing&spell=1) doesn’t have any info on their web site that I could find.

After some pasta & homemade meatballs courtesy of my Italian love doll, I opened a bottle.

**STRONG** aroma of sweat. Sweat & salt.  
One swig and I knew exactly what this is: Beer & Gatorade!:eek: No shit! Theres no question that’s what it is. Beer (hence the “Hop”) and lemon/lime Gatorade. [hence the “Gator”)

And, no, it doesn’t taste like a cheap version of Zima. It’s Beer and Gatorade through & through. Leaves a real sweatysalty taste.  
I’d still like to find out the alcohol content. See if it’s at least a value as an alcohol delivery system. Probably not. I don’t notice any strong presence of intoxicant. It’s like it’s made with a cheap light beer like Blatz light.

Oh, well. You get what you pay for.

Now if I could just figure out what that sound is at the begining of [Silly Love Songs](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=368900). 😉