Full Earth 2018
Old Nation Brewing Company in Williamston, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.37
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Hopped with Cryo Laurel, Cryo Cashmere, Centennial, Columbus & Cascade
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz can. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a white head. Pine and spicy hop aroma, cannabis-like, with tropical fruit coming in after. Flavor has a lot more tropical fruit and citrus in it, still some pine. Pretty juicy and tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
16 ounce can. Hazy orange gold color. Bubbly white head dissipates to a small cap. Slightly tart citrus fruit aroma. Bittersweet citrus flavor upfront. Notes of papaya, mango and orange. Boozy notes in middle. Dank bitter finish has some black pepper and lime.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Hazy (but not murky/cloudy), dirty medium orange-brown body, thin-medium cream head. Catty nose, spicy and herbal with hints of tropical fruit. Body initially tart with a tropical fruit bite. Papaya and passionfruit. Sweeter and more tannic than ON's other hazy IPAs, with an earthy, herbal, bitter finish. A tad prickly on the whole, less creamy/pillowy than its kin, too. This beer really grew on me after the second and third tries.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Thanks Gregg! Pours nice hazy orange, some white foam there. Nose is super smooth, juicy hops, kind of best you can expect from NEIPAs. Taste has some smooth velvety texture, some hops - but also alcohol coming through quite strong. Not really full pint material, bit heavy on the body but still not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of pine, citrus, caramel malt, orange peel - medium bodied
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/29/2018. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, apricot, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic complexity and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, apricot, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, apricot, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an amazing malt/bitterness balance; and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, lightly sticky, and slightly resinous mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 9.1%. Overall this is an insane NE DIPA! All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; extremely smooth and easy to drink; with mildly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Perfectly soft mouthfeel for the style. Loved the hop bill. The Columbus, Centennial, Loral, Simcoe hops provide more citrusy/dank/earthy complexity, and a touch more resin drying than Boss Tweed. Insanely juicy and fairly dank hop complexity; with perfect wheat/oat/malt balance. Never overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. A highly amazing offering, and spot on style example as expected. Not quite as impressive as Boss Tweed, but extremely close.