Mainstream Pop Song

28th July 2018
Can. Hazy orange - gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth light malts, mild creamy sweetness. A little tangy spice. Smooth soft citrus. Floral orange. Nice tropical fruits on equal billing, soft mango and a touch of pineapple. Mellow pine and sweetish pink grapefruit on the back end. Great dipa, ticks most of the boxes, light and drinkable, good citrus and tropicals. Great stuff.

16 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, honey, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, honey, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, honey, wheat, biscuit dough, 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 a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Mildly increasing warmth of 8% after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Nicely soft feel, and not aggressive. Spot on Amarillo, Mosaic, Citra hop showcase. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering as expected.

Nice stuff. Guava and mango with lots of pine like alpine trees lost in the tropics. Pours hazy orange with decent head. Good malt backbone and decent bitterness. Tall can at Bad Saint. Nice stuff.