Focal Banger
The Alchemist in Stowe, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.97
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Crisp, clean malt character supporting copious additions of Citra and Mosaic hops.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Rocky white head on vivid golden coloured body. Juicy aroma. Medium bodied, smooth on the tongue thinning out to dry clean. Orange, pineapple, mango & hopped up tastes with bitter earthy finish. Excellent.
Tried
on 14 May 2022
at 17:11
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2022
at 20:21
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Hazy orange, plenty of fluffy white head. Smell is grainy, some citrus. Great mouthfeel, chewy almost, but refreshing. Taste is fairly bitter, but also has some good citrussy notes, not the in your face resiny bitter. I can see why this is a classic. Also tried from can, less balanced that way, but more beery. Prefer from glass to get full aroma.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2022
at 23:00
8/10
Tried
on 16 Oct 2021
at 21:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Gylden skum hvid Citrus tropisk frugt grape malt Bitter meget sød lidt Oile livlig
Tried
on 16 Oct 2021
at 20:59
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
Excellence in a can….do I need to say more? Hazed golden pour with a fine head Lovely hoppy aroma Solid nice bitterness. No f……juice Citric hoppy, malty, tropical and pine in the flavor [Can at Jæren Beer Festival 21]
Tried
from Can
on 15 Sep 2021
at 07:01
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Shared can at regional tasting. Slightly hazy yellow colour, white head. Decent fruity aroma. Decent fruity flavour too, solid bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2021
at 15:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Lukt: Citrus, honning. Utseende: Gul. Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum. Smak: Citrus, honning. Medium: Rating:747413, Boks@470ml, ABV@7%, Når@13.08.2021. Hvor: Jæren Ølfestival 2021. The Alchemist Focal Banger IPA - Hazy / New England (NEIPA)
Tried
on 12 Aug 2021
at 17:53
8/10
0,473 litre Can, from a trade. Cloudy Golden/ orange with white head. Malts, hops, Citrus, heavy Piney bitterness,
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2021
at 19:52
8/10
Finally got around to trying some Alchemist. Classic. Dank hop bomb. Label says drink from the can, and it does taste about 2% better that way but I prefer a glass; hard to get your nose in a can.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2021
at 19:06