Sweet Jane - Pineapple Coconut
Fat Orange Cat Brew Company in East Hampton, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Great South Bay BreweryIPA - Milkshake Series Out of Production
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Score
6.84
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 4/2019. Pours very hazy/cloudy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense/creamy/rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy pineapple, coconut, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of pineapple, coconut, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, lactose, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy pineapple, coconut, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of pineapple, coconut, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, coconut, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness, and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/acidic/tangy mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7.3%. Overall this is an excellent fruited milkshake NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, coconut, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mildly bitter/tart/drying finish; fantastically soft feel. Feels like Citra, Mosaic, Galaxy. Great balance of super juicy hops/fruit, with light dankness; and a perfectly balanced lactose, and wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressively spot on style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Can in a trade with tfontana, thanks Tom. Nose is pineapple, light vanilla, mild coconut. Taste follows. It shows a slight bitterness toward the finish. Overall I’m not a huge fan of the style. They come off too sweet because of the lactose and fruit. This beer doesn’t make me change my mind about a thick mouthfeel, milkshake IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Can pour into nonic pint glass from the brewery. Appearance is cloudy dark orange with tons of dark floaties, trace sparkle along some edges of the glass, finger-width off-white foamy head with poor retention and fair, soapy lacing. Aroma is mostly nondescript sweet fruit, mild tart fruit and pineapple; hint of coconut if you search for it. Taste is strong pineapple offset by some tart (?orange?) fruit, background graininess you can feel more than taste; coconut flash at the finish. Palate is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thick texture, soft carbonation and mostly sweet finish as taste. Overall, nice mouthfeel and taste is better than aroma