Master of Oranges
Aslin Beer Company in Alexandria, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.40
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This beer is the love affair of Master of Karate and Double Orange Starfish! Master of Oranges is generously double dry hopped with Galaxy, Mosaic, Citra, & Amarillo!
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: pale orange haziness with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: oranges, pine, lemon pith, sweet onions and subtle pineapple-y hop tones with some doughy/bready malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a good bittersweet semi-juicy character; finishes orangey/lemony/piney
Texture: medium bodied - maybe a touch over; mostly sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: nice enough NEDIPA pretty worthy of returning to.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: pale orange haziness with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: oranges, pine, lemon pith, sweet onions and subtle pineapple-y hop tones with some doughy/bready malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a good bittersweet semi-juicy character; finishes orangey/lemony/piney
Texture: medium bodied - maybe a touch over; mostly sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: nice enough NEDIPA pretty worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 01:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Would have preferred a pint can from Half Time but I’ll make do with 12 oz. First off, it’s an interesting label. Secondly, it is a DIPA. My snifter is arrayed, let us pour. I see a hazy, light orange liquid completed by a creamy, substantial top of undoubtedly white foam. The scent is citrus leaning towards oranges, a touch of pine and bread. The taste is better than appearance or scent. Juice immediately, a little dankness, lemons, grain and a nice following bitterness. A hybrid IPA, I can appreciate that. Tasty brew.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2025
at 23:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from BiervanEijk, Frederiksoord. Aroma is fruity hop, citrus, orange, some oniony weedy dankness, oats, tropical notes. Flavour is moderate bitter with a light to moderate sweetness. Body is medium. Hmmm okay, bit ripe and sweetish with some dank hop as well.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2025
at 22:31
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very hazy and pretty chunky (collodial) straw coloured body with a thinnish, two centimetre tall off-white head that stays atop nicely above the 90 per cent opaque golden and light orange tint, with a bunch of solids here noticeable through the glass. Aroma of tons of oranges, honey, syrup, pineapple and a lot of wheat and oat malt elements that make this smell super juicy and fresh. Medium to Full-bodied; Very juicy and sweet orange flavours dominate here with some very easy-drinking oats, wheat and super soft malts that let this focus on the fruity and tropical hop notes that don't seem to have any bitterness at all with a lot of sugars here, too, ranging from honey to syrup, resin and pineapples. Aftertaste is very clean, easy-drinking and full of rich malts, orangey and tropical fruits and almost no bitterness nor alcohol noticeable. Overall, a very nice beer that is super new-school IPA - a lot of fruits, juice, haze and no bitterness, deep malts or complexity - super easy-drinking and the alcohol is hidden well. Great to sample super fresh and local and while this doesn't have any ties to Imperial Status, it's still great! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Wegman's [grocery] in Richmond (Short Pump), Virginia on 23-July-2022 for US$2,33 (part of a mixed six pack!) sampled at my house here in Washington on 23-August-2022.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2024
at 07:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Aromas are a decent, mild blend of stone fruit, orange and a little resin. Flavors are similar to nose, on the sweet side, but with enough bitter and carbonation to balance. Decent beer but not great.
Tried
from Can
at
La Crescent Wine and Spirit
on 04 Jul 2023
at 19:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22nd September 2022 Keg at Beer Temple. Just a light haze on this gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, a mild dryness, decent fine carbonation. The malts are light but quite sweet and a little bready, getting a vague Imperial Pilsner vibe from it. Hops deliver crisp pine and slightly sweet and ripe citrus with a side serving of floral orange and floral tangerine. A touch of citrus peel on the back end. A somewhat curious dipa but it drinks fine.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2022
at 12:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint can from Vintage Estate, 7/27/22. Hazy orange, large white head, good retention. Aroma of orange, mango, pale malt. Taste is mango, tangerine, pale malt. Simple, lives up to the name. Juicy, low bitterness. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2022
at 00:41