Planet Idaho
Aeronaut Brewing Company in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Rotating|
Score
6.79
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Big zesty tangerine marmalade with caramel notes & a firm bitterness
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Brewery draught, 8/4/26.
Bit of earthiness/toastiness from the cara malts with red fruit and softer citrus behind it. Some base malt sweetness interjects, helping soften things and take some of the focus off the caramel. Fairly zippy, though far from the bitterness/acidity in a trad WC. Clean enough, though.
In the mouth the cara malts add more soft, sweet, round caramel in concert with the base malt, rather than any bready/acidic/overly toasted character. Medium-light body has light white bread character, as well, and is topped off with a fruity, citrusy, easygoing hop character that definitely lacks the assertive bitterness of a WC. I realize this is a blend/hybrid of a WC and an NEIPA, but I think it still needs significantly more bitterness. Just too soft, round, borderline flabby without it.
Bit of earthiness/toastiness from the cara malts with red fruit and softer citrus behind it. Some base malt sweetness interjects, helping soften things and take some of the focus off the caramel. Fairly zippy, though far from the bitterness/acidity in a trad WC. Clean enough, though.
In the mouth the cara malts add more soft, sweet, round caramel in concert with the base malt, rather than any bready/acidic/overly toasted character. Medium-light body has light white bread character, as well, and is topped off with a fruity, citrusy, easygoing hop character that definitely lacks the assertive bitterness of a WC. I realize this is a blend/hybrid of a WC and an NEIPA, but I think it still needs significantly more bitterness. Just too soft, round, borderline flabby without it.
Tried
from Draft
at
Aeronaut Brewing Company
on 05 Aug 2026
at 14:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Aeronaut, pours an amber orange with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of bready malts, toasted caramel, and gentle resinous hops. Flavour has a nice balance of malt and hops, with plenty of caramely malt, bready notes, and resinous hops. Resinous hoppy, malty finish in good balance. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Aeronaut Brewing Company
on 05 Aug 2026
at 01:50