Fantasy Factory
Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.14
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Hopheads crusade on a heroic quest for the holy grail of India Pale Ales. The subconscious composes paradisiacal scenes of malty waves crashing on a ripe lupulin landscape cascading hop flavors and aromas in profuse abundance. With humble confidence we offer this brew as fantasy made reality. Balanced in every detail and gushing resinous, exceptional citrus flavors and aromas that collaborate with soft bready notes surrendered from premium English golden malted barley, this beer is a tropical dreamscape. Epic.
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8.5/10
It's almost as good as the label.
Fairly unique little aftertaste ya got there, buddy.
Fairly unique little aftertaste ya got there, buddy.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2018
at 16:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Tap. Press slightly hazy Amber, small off white head, decent lacing. Aroma is Grapefruit, tropical, hints of pine, mango. Flavor is light sweet, medium bitter. Medium body
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2017
at 13:35
7/10
Tried
on 01 Jun 2017
at 11:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours hazy/cloudy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, biscuit, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of bright citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, biscuit, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine/spicy/citrus peel bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon/orange peel, pepper, pine, biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.3%. Overall this is a great IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and pretty refreshing to drink. A really well balanced IPA that has great hop vibrancy, without being too bitter or drying. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2016
at 16:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Orange-mango, caramel malt, pine, and grapefruit peel aroma. Hazy golden yellow with small head. Orange caramel malt and moderately bitter pine/grapefruit peel flavor. Nice body. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2016
at 12:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Shared at a tasting. Hazy orange, large fizzy tan head, good retention. Aroma of earthy, dank hops, candied citrus. The taste is candied citrus, earth, dank, pine, pale malt. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Dec 2015
at 01:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks, ineedbeer. The beer is a medium orangey amber color. It’s quite cloudy. I can’t quite see through the middle of the glass. The head is small to medium in size and white. The layer of foam sticks around for a good amount of time and leaves some lacing. The aroma has a lot of light caramel malt flavor with a citrus forward hoppiness. Mild tropical flavor. Mostly orange with some grapefruit. A little bit of a peachy flavor to it. Just kinda mild and uninteresting. The taste keeps to that mildly hoppy theme with a fairly strong biscuity malt sweetness with some caramel. Moderate to mild bitterness. Some astringency. Mildly sweet. There’s just not a lot going on. The hops are a bit blandly bitter, though the beer isn’t very bitter overall. Medium body with a touch of booze.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2015
at 21:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 12 oz bottle courtesy of the catman. Aroma has a light maltiness with a bit of caramel and moderate cracker and biscuit notes. Moderately strong tropical fruit hop notes with some melon and mango. Some medium light citrus and stone fruit skins. A hint of pineapple. Pours a hazy, brownish orange with a small, thick, slightly off white head that slowly recedes to the edges. Medium light lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with moderate cracker notes and some lighter caramel and toasted bread. Flavor has moderately strong bitterness. Medium hop notes with tropical fruit and lighter stone fruit and citrus. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, but slightly watery with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice beer with decent sweetness. Good hop aroma, but could use a bit more in the flavor. Darker color than the malt profile lets on in the aroma and flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2015
at 23:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Paul’s Club pours a hazy orange with some lacing white head. Nose has candy, citrus, some perfume, almost lilac, mild resin. Flavor is sweet and fruity, oddly chalky, orange, heavy flower pollen, malt. All of the hop is back seat to the sweet/floral notes. Almost powdery finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Aug 2015
at 20:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours a clear orangish gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has lots of pine and resin with a touch of bitter citrus and a grain backbone. Flavor is bitter and resinous throughout with pine, citrus and a hint of onion underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Aug 2015
at 11:32