Tangerine Express Hazy IPA
(has 2 batches)
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Flavoured Rotating|
Score
7.02
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An India pale ale packed with whole tangerine & pineapple
Imagine the tropical haze of a lazy afternoon- into-evening. Your official duties for the day have been to maybe take a hike to a secluded waterfall, perhaps grill something, definitely chill with plenty of sand between your toes…and crack a phenomenal beer to complete the experience. Check, check, check again and…pfffft…check.
This ain’t no just-add-juice approach. This one is for adults. We use bountiful whole tangerine purée, which brings pithy, crisp bitterness to the citrus flavor. In addition to the complexities of the tangerine — the likes of which you can only get by using the whole fruit — we judiciously employ just a hint of whole pineapple for a backnote (you’d likely not even pick it out of the mix if we didn’t tell you it was there). We’re not looking for a sweet concoction to appease the “I want my beer to taste like fruit juice” crowd. This is Stone. We like our IPAs to taste like IPAs. Big, bold and not for kids.
Working with fruit can be amazing and so using amazing quality fruit is key to achieving that wonderful freshness. The high-end pureed fruit selected here blends exceptionally well with the aroma and flavors from the hops, creating a multi-layered IPA that also has fresh hoppy dankness and bitterness that superbly rounds out this beer.
Imagine the tropical haze of a lazy afternoon- into-evening. Your official duties for the day have been to maybe take a hike to a secluded waterfall, perhaps grill something, definitely chill with plenty of sand between your toes…and crack a phenomenal beer to complete the experience. Check, check, check again and…pfffft…check.
This ain’t no just-add-juice approach. This one is for adults. We use bountiful whole tangerine purée, which brings pithy, crisp bitterness to the citrus flavor. In addition to the complexities of the tangerine — the likes of which you can only get by using the whole fruit — we judiciously employ just a hint of whole pineapple for a backnote (you’d likely not even pick it out of the mix if we didn’t tell you it was there). We’re not looking for a sweet concoction to appease the “I want my beer to taste like fruit juice” crowd. This is Stone. We like our IPAs to taste like IPAs. Big, bold and not for kids.
Working with fruit can be amazing and so using amazing quality fruit is key to achieving that wonderful freshness. The high-end pureed fruit selected here blends exceptionally well with the aroma and flavors from the hops, creating a multi-layered IPA that also has fresh hoppy dankness and bitterness that superbly rounds out this beer.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Golden with a white head - Good tropical fruity aroma - Malt body with a good tropical fruity flavour with nice bitterness - The fruity flavour with good hop bitterness goes into a dry bitter finish - This was good
Tried
on 28 Apr 2019
at 20:17
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at the Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV. Pours a clear orange-gold color with a small off-white head. As expected, has a fruity hops aroma. Nice juicy citrus notes but overall too bitter for my liking.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Feb 2019
at 20:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
355ml can from Chesterfield Craft. Slightly hazy orangey gold colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of orangey hop, caramel. Taste is malt caramel with spicy tangerine citrus, grapefruity, pine and tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangerine bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2019
at 19:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
355 ml can into lager glass. Hazy amber beer with foamy white head. Earthy manky nose. Good body, slight sparkle. Bitter and earthy. Finish is bitter with touches of caramel and light fruit. Beautiful beer but not much tangerine.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2018
at 04:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Shared bottle of Stone (Berlin) Pilot Series 2018: IPA - Tangerine at RB/HD at Askje 13.10.18. 6,5 % ABV. Unclear yellow straw colour. Foamy and persistent bright white and lacing. Refreshing aroma and taste of pilsner malt, lemon and lime marmalade, bitter lime, sorrel and lemongrass. Well, well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2018
at 16:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Fra 0,5 boks på RBHD-samling hos Asle Bjørn, okt-18: lett uklar lys gylden med fint skum som varer. Mandarinpreget er tydelig, men på en behagelig og balansert måte. Deilig appelsinaktig bitterhet med furunål i avslutningen. Elegant og lettdrikkelig. Brygget hos Stone Berlin, og 6,5% iflg etiketten.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2018
at 16:38