Equilibrium Brewery Middletown Waves

Middletown Waves

 

Equilibrium Brewery in Middletown, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Milkshake Rotating
Score
7.61
ABV: 10.0% IBU: - Ticks: 17
Middletown Waves takes one of our favorite triples, Straight out of Middletown,
and adds a balanced amount of lactose and a heavy dose of oats showcasing an even thicker and creamier finish. With the mosaic and citra hop bill still being the star of the show, it pours a very murky tangerine color and releases aromas of fresh squeezed orange juice and earthy grass. The taste is resinous dank-citrus, light pine and orange push-pops. It has a rounded bitterness and a chewy but creamy mouth feel. The #EQjuice finish is very prominent and this beer drinks like a juicy orange creamsicle. Think dHop 2 supersized with a luscious orange sherbet finish.
 

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8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
473ml can. Murky, dark yellow-ish, golden colour with late awakening, average, very dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Slightly condensed, juicy, tropical fruity and minimally leafy as well as citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, notes of mango, guava, limoncello, some orange, blood orange, pink grapefruit. Taste is very creamy, juicy, tropical fruity hoppy, slightly citrusy fruity hoppy, mild hop bitterness, oaty malty basis, a minimally alcoholic touch, notes of mango, guava, passion fruit, some orange, blood orange, a touch of limoncello. Creamy, viscous texture, super soft, smooth, velvety palate, very fine, dense, creamy, soft carbonation. Very well crafted, excellent mouthfeel, well hidden alcohol, intense and superbly balanced, tropical and citrusy fruity hop notes - close to perfection.
Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2023 at 21:54

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours murky mango into a tulip. White conglomerate head with good retention recedes leaving trailing sheets to mottle surface. Tangerine and kumquat aromas. Thick with sweet tangerine-sicle, kumquat and melon front to back. Lasting, warm earthy peel and pith finish.
Tried on 28 Jul 2023 at 21:41

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours unclear, darker blonde. Smell is mild , orange. Taste is full, mild fruits. Decent MF and kinda ( relatively ) weak aroma . not a huge fan .
Tried on 06 Mar 2020 at 10:54

Tried from Can on 13 Feb 2020 at 20:50

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released locally. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense/creamy/rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, lactose, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a solid malt/lactose/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/silky/velvety/bready, lightly sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 10%. Overall this is an amazing milkshake NEDIPA! All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the mildly bitter/drying finish; amazingly soft feel. Feels like Galaxy, Citra. Extremely juicy and lightly dank/earthy hops; with a perfectly balanced lactose, and wheat/oat/malt backbone. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly amazing offering, and top tier style example.
Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2019 at 14:13

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
On tap at Arts and Crafts Amsterdam Ave. Pours hazy bright yellow. Pineapple, mango, lavender, mango, orange, sweet sticky tropical fruit salad. Good body. Gorgeous.
Tried from Draft on 31 May 2019 at 00:04

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours a very hazy, light lemon-banana yellow, with mid-sized, fast-dissipating head. Aromas of citrus fruit, vanilla, tropical fruit. Flavor is citrus fruit (orange), some tropical notes, a touch of sweetness, with some pine/spruce hop bitterness to the finish. The alcohol content is fairly well-hidden, although there is a slight touch of an alcohol-burn flavor to this.
Tried on 25 May 2019 at 21:32