Love Hazy IPA
Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.11
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LOVE is bursting with hoppy tropical flavors. Built on a simple base of Pilsner malt and rolled oats, this super dank IPA has a pillowy mouthfeel and is double dry-hopped with Mosaic, Citra and Sabro. Flavors of mango, cantaloupe, and citrus will keep you infatuated.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 7/22/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, coconut, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, vanilla, cream, cedar, mint, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, coconut, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, vanilla, cream, cedar, mint, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, coconut, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, vanilla, cream, cedar, mint, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 6.1%. Overall this is a fantastic NEIPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth =and easy to drink with mellowly bitter/drying finish; fantastic soft feel. Amazing Mosaic, Citra, Sabro profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and lightly dank/earthy hops; with a perfectly balanced wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2019
at 20:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Slightly hazy golden with a white head - Hop aroma with some citrus notes - Malt body with some citrus hop flavours that gives some bitterness - The hop flavours goes into the finish with some bitterness - This was nice
Tried
on 12 Aug 2019
at 15:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 ounce can. Hazy medium gold pour. Small creamy beige head. Citrusy hop aroma. Citrus notes upfront include lemon, mango, grapefruit and pineapple. Slightly dank, resiny notes in middle. Tropical fruit hops in finish. Complex and eminently drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jul 2019
at 00:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 oz can purchased to go at Irene's Tap Room in Phoenix, Arizona. Canned 1 31 19. The pour is a noisy yellow golden, hazed, with a fizzy white head that falls quick. The aroma is lemon citrus pineapple and straw. The taste is clean lemon fruit, citrus pineapple brightness, soft floral and a hint of cereal malt towards the back. The palate is medium bodied with an unfiltered mouth feel and sweet citrus fruit to the finish. Well made.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2019
at 17:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can into a taster showing very pale straw with a finger of quickly dissipating clean white foam. The nose shows moderately intense clean juicy notes of pineapple and guava. The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. Lightly intense flavors of guava throughout with barely any bitterness but lighter flavors of malt and guava on the end. Not terribly interesting but nothing offensive either.
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2019
at 13:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ Albion. Faintly cloudy golden with foamy off-white head, faint citrus peel aroma, low carbonation, medium bitter lightly resinous taste, citrus peel flavor, smooth body, long finish. Well rounded.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2019
at 21:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Adam! Pours a hazy gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy grass and some citrus with a bit of grain backing. Flavor has bitter citrus and light grass with a bit of grain and tropical fruits underlying.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2019
at 01:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Venice Ale House. Hazy light yellow with a white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, some grass and light malt. The same in the taste. The finish with some mild hop burn.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2019
at 19:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Pours very hazy deep yellow, large creamy white head, dissipates slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is light overall, notes of melon, lime, a touch leafy/vegetal. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, citrus, melon, hint of dankness. Medium body, soft mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2019
at 22:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
On draught at Atlas Tap Room. Hazy honeycomb with pristine white head. Orange aroma is overt. Taste is fruity - with a bit of bubblegum. Thinning mouthfeel. Overtly bitter at the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jan 2019
at 01:23