Pablo Esco Gnar
Superflux in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Collab with: Boombox Brewing CompanyIPA - New England / Hazy Regular
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Score
7.48
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Originally brewed in 2016 as a collaboration between Boombox and Machine Ales (now Superflux), Pablo Esco Gnar is a Northeast-style IPA brewed with oats and lactose.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can: Poured a hazy bright pale yellow color ale with a small white foamy head with light retention and some lacing. Aroma of dry hoppy notes with some grapefruit notes is interesting. Taste is a mix of grapefruit notes with some dry hoppy notes with very little residual sugar notes. Body is full with good carbonation. Enjoyable and probably as close as I have tasted to grapefruit juice.
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2018
at 18:15
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
2018-03-15, can from Strathcona Brewing, Vancouver, packaged 12 days ago, 9-3-8-5-17=42
Thick and smooth, a bit chalky but extremely fruity, tropical, zesty.
2018-03-07, can from Strathcona Brewing, Vancouver, packaged 4 days ago, 9-3-8-4-17=41
Murky yello-orange color; medium head, short retention. As expected, it has a fantastic aroma, fruity, with a medley of oranges, citrus fruits, mango, tropical fruits. Good body structure, dry mouthfeel; the typical chalkiness of these beers is very low, the malt is delicate, the hopping is prominent, zesty and resiny, piney, with robust final and enough bitterness; a bit astringent and very resiny in the finish.
Probably the young age gives an extra zing that is very interesting; excellent.
Thick and smooth, a bit chalky but extremely fruity, tropical, zesty.
2018-03-07, can from Strathcona Brewing, Vancouver, packaged 4 days ago, 9-3-8-4-17=41
Murky yello-orange color; medium head, short retention. As expected, it has a fantastic aroma, fruity, with a medley of oranges, citrus fruits, mango, tropical fruits. Good body structure, dry mouthfeel; the typical chalkiness of these beers is very low, the malt is delicate, the hopping is prominent, zesty and resiny, piney, with robust final and enough bitterness; a bit astringent and very resiny in the finish.
Probably the young age gives an extra zing that is very interesting; excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2018
at 21:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, enormous thanks mcberko! Shared with Hrabren and Sandi. Murky misty full yellow body, yellow peaches, dunno. Aroma... mango, pineapple, light onion, dank. Pungent, intensive. Tasty tasty classic NEIPA, sweetish, slightly slightly too much, but still not bothersome due to lactose, tropical fruit, dank notes, especially towards the finish. More creamy than truly juicy, and slightly too herbal/dank instead of, perhaps, fruity, but truly an excellent beer. You end up burping tropical fruit-flavored candy afterwards. :D
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2018
at 22:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
0.473 l can shared with Marko and Anna God. Huge thanks! Opaque banana yellow, small off-white head. Strong hoppy presence, tropical fruit, pineapple, mango, light citrus. Malts are hidden beneath the hops. Flavour is still hoppy, with some more malts appearing in the back. Low bitterness. Very nice juicy flavourful finish. Soft texture. Soft to moderate carbonation. Very good and refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2018
at 22:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
473 ml can. Pours a dull hazy yellow with moderate head that settles quickly. Aromas of orange juice and wheaty malts. Fruity flavors of oranges, citrusy tropical fruit. pineapple and soft grainy malts. Better than a lot of other local Hazy IPA's but pretty much still mixing juice and beer
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2018
at 01:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can - Fruity citrus and nice dank notes. Cloudy yellow gold with a decent white head. Peel, sweetness and some dank notes. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2018
at 06:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2018-03-14. Tall can from the Legacy. Canned on 2018-03-03. Pours an opaque blonde with a white head. Aroma is a bit dirty and grassy, similar to the many of Boombox beers. Similar taste. I would say this is more Boombox beer than the Superflux one. So much of the Boombox character with grass and dirt notes in it. I would prefer it to be cleaner and fruitier as Superflux.
7-4-7-3-14=35
2018-04-06. Tall can from Bottle Jockey. Canned on 2018-03-03. Pours an opaque blonde with a white head. Aroma is faded, became a bit malty with tropical fruits, maybe some vanilla. Similar taste that is much smoother now. This beer definitely needed time. Now it is very good.
7-4-7-3-14=35
2018-04-06. Tall can from Bottle Jockey. Canned on 2018-03-03. Pours an opaque blonde with a white head. Aroma is faded, became a bit malty with tropical fruits, maybe some vanilla. Similar taste that is much smoother now. This beer definitely needed time. Now it is very good.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2018
at 06:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
I'm pretty sure there were some notable tweaks to the recipe but not 100% on that. Opaque greyish and frothy...so basically still fermenting. Needs head retention if nothing else. On the nose it’s a bit weedy, tropical, yeasty. Soft body, really fruity, nice delicate pale malts, oat creaminess, low bitterness, but the backbone lets the hops, which have a pineapple note, show through a fair bit. NOTE: I gave this beer a 3.6 when it was fresh but after about six weeks in the fridge it’s more like a 4.1. What a difference a little maturity makes.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2018
at 22:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a cloudy peachy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is very yeasty, with resinous hops, pine, and moderate dankness. Flavour is pleasantly dank, with dank piney hops, pleasant yeast profile and a dry biscuity malt profile. Appropriately dank and nicely piney. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Mar 2018
at 03:28