Overture
Ascension Brewing Company in Novi, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Founders Brewing Co.IPA - Session New England / Hazy Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.05
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Description: This hazy Session IPA gets it’s haze from a healthy percentage of malted oats and aggressive whirlpool hopping. Irresponsible amounts of Azacca hops were used in this IPA’s dryhop to promote intense aromas and flavors of mango and orange.
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superspak (10160) reviewed Overture from Ascension Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
32 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 9/14/2019. Pours opaquely hazy golden/amber/orange/green color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Taste of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate inreasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy,and fairly sticky/resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great, Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.6%, with minimal lingering hop burn after the finish. Overall this is an awesome session NEIPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish; great soft feel for the style ABV. Awesome Azacca showcase. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a nice balancing wheat/oat/malt backbone for the ABV. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example as expected of both breweries.
willisread (9761) reviewed Overture from Ascension Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Draft at Ascension. Pours a glowing hazy gold with a finger of white creamy foam that lingers. Light muted citrus & tropical fruit nose. Pineapple, white grapefruit and mango all there but kind of watery. Dank but thin, quick finish. Nose was better than the taste.