Strawberry Cream Pop
Decadent Ales in Mamaroneck, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.01
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6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Hazy golden and peach coloured body with a thinnish just off-white head that shows a soapy layer on top. Aroma of super strong strawberry, vanilla, caster sugar, a dose of malt and a lot of lactose throughout with milky and creamy notes with a dose of alcohol noticeable near the end. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong malty notes with a big dose of alcohol, vanilla, earth and strawberries throughout with a large complexity from the malt, grain and a lot of alcohol throughout with some pungency and resin towards the end - more from the alcohol and sugars than from anything else. Aftertaste shows the herbal qualities at first, but way more of the strawberries and pure caster sugar and lactose than anything else - quite strong and incredibly pungent, especially with the alcohol bit near the end. Overall, a pretty pungent strawberry flavour with way less malt and balance than I expected with almost no hops at all (hard to call this one an IPA) and a strong finish of vanilla. I sampled this sixteen ounce can purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 21-November-2018 for US$4,29 sampled at my Mom's house in Manassas, Virginia on 23-December-2018.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2018
at 18:21
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 6/29/2018. Pours very hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge juicy/lightly tart/tangy strawberries, fruit skin, peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, grapefruit, orange juice, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, whipped cream, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, strawberries, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge juicy/lightly tart/tangy strawberries, fruit skin, peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, grapefruit, orange juice, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, whipped cream, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness; and berry tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of strawberries, fruit skin, peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, grapefruit, orange juice, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, whipped cream, wheat, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, strawberries, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, lightly sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.6%. Overall this is a fantastic milkshake DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, strawberries, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Awesome soft feel, just a touch too much lingering resins. Extremely juicy and lightly dank fruit/Mosiac hop complexity; perfect lactose/vanilla/malt backbone. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering bitter dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on dessert style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2018
at 23:05
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
16 oz can. Aroma is like strawberry ice cream, citrusy hops. Pours hazy golden with a collapsing off-white head. Taste is mildly bitter, moderately sweet with that strawberry ice cream/citrusy hop combo in flavor. Very tasty!
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2018
at 01:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 ounce can. Hazy mustard gold color. Small frothy beige head. Fragrant berry aroma. Bittersweet toasted malt flavor. Lots of berries and cream upfront. Some tangy fruit as well. Interesting combination of bitter hops and sweet berries and marshmallow. Creamy mouthfeel. Noticeable alcohol in finish. Different.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2018
at 00:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of light strawberry, earthy pine and light marshmallow toast - lighter medium body
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2018
at 21:06