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Fat Orange Cat Brew Company in East Hampton, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
6.84
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Ridiculously hazy golden, peach and orange coloured body with a deep, robust orange and copper tint, all about 85% opaque, with a very thin, single centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of grass, citrus, hay, flowers and a dash of bitter resin, but the orange and grapefruit are the strongest here. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong citrusey flavours dominate here with a dash of flowers, resinous hops, alcohol and yeast with a lot of medicinal astringency along with some metallic flavours to add to the bitterness with a lot of hay and malts, a bit moreso than the [still largely present] hops. Aftertaste shows the grain and astringency more than anything with a lot of alcohol and hops and ending with a lot of flavours and pungency on the end with the oranges and grapefruits the strongest and some dry herbal hops as well. Overall, a more deep and pungent take on the style with a relatively low amount of alcohol, but feels and tastes like much more, due to the other bitterness from the dry malts and the astringent notes. I sampled this sixteen ounce can, purchased from The Beer Store in Franklin Mills [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania on 05-October-2019 for US$6,99 sampled at home in Washington on 25-November-2019.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2019
at 07:54
4/10
On its way out. Already a bit of a malty mess, my bad.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Oct 2019
at 22:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Hazy amber beer with a cream head. Orange and tropical fruit aroma. Orange and grapefruit flavor with tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Orange and grapefruit linger with tropical fruit.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Oct 2019
at 20:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Orange, lemon gum drop, caramel nose. Cloudy amber, thick head, little retention. Caramel, tangy orange. Full body, moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2019
at 22:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Light gold hazy pour. Fruit and hop nose. Orange, sweet grapefruit, and melon, with bread/wheat taste. Orange palate
Tried
on 02 Sep 2019
at 22:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
16 ounce can. Cloudy mustard gold color. Frothy beige head. Tropical fruit nose. Big tropical fruit flavor out of the gate. Big boozy notes as well. Bready malt base has metallic undertones. Middle brings notes of melon, papaya, lemon and grapefruit. Tangy citrus hop finish.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2019
at 21:02
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 in 7/2019. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, green pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, green pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, green pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is a fantastic NEDIPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nicely soft feel, and not aggressive. Fantastic Citra, Ekuanot, El Dorado profile. Extremely juicy and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balanced wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2019
at 18:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can from Half Barrel had prior to hitting the new Tarantino joint. Pulpy orange pour. Nose is thick orange juice, ripe tropical fruit, light pine. Tastes of orange juice, pineapple, mango, earthy, pine, hint of horse blanket funk. Some bitters.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2019
at 01:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tall can Hazy orange body with a white head. Aroma of citrus & pineapple. Well balanced, earthhy flavor that isn't too sweet or cloying. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2019
at 21:22