Only Hell Can Save Us Now
Abomination Brewing Company in North Haven, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Twelve Percent Beer ProjectIPA - Milkshake Rotating
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Score
6.92
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DDH Milkshake IPA brewed with lactose, golden promise, flaked oats and wheat. Hopped and double dry hopped with Galaxy, Pacific Jade, Mosaic, and Styrian Dragon. We than ferment this juicy beast on top of a monsterous amount of passionfruit, Pink guava, Red raspberry and vanilla beans!
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Fruit forward without being overbearing, which is good, but the acidity from the adjuncts makes this pint sour-adjacent, not quite bursting with IPA goodness. Berries and guava dominate the front, while the back end quickly dries out, adding a touch of vanilla to a rather tame, modestly bitter fade. Eh.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2020
at 23:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Super hazy golden coloured body with a dense, straw raw honey coloured body with a thin faint white head that fades quickly and is at most just a centimetre tall. Aroma of lactose, caster sugar, oranges, curacao, light grass, hay and a softer floral finish with some chamomile and jasmine blossoms as well. Medium-bodied; Strong lactose and large malt backbone that shows some light earth, dash of grass and a lot of the fruity notes, but they aren't really tropical fruits, more like blood oranges, grapefruit and kumquat - pure citrus notes. Aftertaste shows a robust balance of tons of hops and bitterness with an equal amount of robust deep malts and a smooth but pungent lactose and sweet note that finishes this off nicely. Overall, a nice and enjoyable beer that hits the right notes and especially the hop bitterness, with a great balance that has a pleasant amount of lactose and sweetness, especially at the end. I sampled this pint-sized can, purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 23-June-2019 for US$4,59 sampled at my house here in Washington on 15-September-2019.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Sep 2019
at 07:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 5/2019. Pours opaquely hazy medium golden/yellow/light green color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy red raspberry, passion fruit, pink guava, fruit skin/seeds, mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, 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 raspberry, passion fruit, pink guava, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, lactose, vanilla, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy red raspberry, passion fruit, pink guava, fruit skin/seeds, mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, 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 light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of red raspberry, passion fruit, pink guava, fruit skin/seeds, mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, 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 while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberry, passion fruit, pink guava, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, lactose, vanilla, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness, and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no astringent hop/fruit flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, fairly resinous/rindy, and lightly tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.2%. Overall this is an excellent fruited milkshake NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, lactose, vanilla, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nicely soft and not aggressive. Great Galaxy, Pacific Jade, Mosaic, and Styrian Dragon profile. Very juicy, vibrant and fairly dank/earthy hops/fruit; with a nice lactose, and wheat/oat/malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. A little more bitter/drying than I would have expected, but no complaints otherwise.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2019
at 15:06