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Rexpo beers!

2.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1

Hazy orange tinted pale. Nose is somewhat putrid IPA, must be the orange in there, weird fer-sher. Taste is certainly a little orange someplace in the background, but the IPA comes on strong, evolving from the background to rapidly punching you in yer face, whew. Difficult for a lager lover. Between the nose and the taste, it almost pulls out the gag reflex. Ugh. Think about a real rubber inner tube sent thru a food processor, along with fermenting rotting oranges peels and some pine tar sap and then mixed with the hand soap that comes in a dispenser. Yea, this is another rude ass IPA. As a recall, when I was making my mixed six pack, I didn't see this was IPA or maybe I would have left it on the shelf. Thicker palate, mouth coating nonsense. On the inevitable undesired finish there is this typical on style big ass bitter IPA finish. Fortunately, some of the orange actually comes thru in the end. Tuff stuff. If you like IPA, put this on yer bucket list. Ewe

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

can. interesting beer. my first milkshake IPA. the orange meets lactose is certainly unique - okay beer

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 1/18/2020. Pours very hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice/pulp, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of oranges/zest, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, orange juice/pulp, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and citrus tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy tangerine, orange juice/pulp, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of oranges/zest, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, sticky/resinous/rindy, and fairly acidic/tangy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is an awesome fruited Milkshake NEIPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of oranges/zest, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/tart/tangy/drying finish. Nicely soft and not overly aggressive. Awesome Citra, Mosaic profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a nice balancing lactose and wheat/oat/malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin/rind dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example as expected.