HOMES Brewery Swell

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HOMES Brewery in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating
Score
7.26
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 14
DDH with all mosaic, tropical mango character, smooth body, clean finish
 

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7.5/10
Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2025 at 13:13

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn, pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn, pine, wheat, 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/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, 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/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mildly bitter/resinous/drying finish; great soft feel. Fantastic all Mosaic profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a perfectly balanced wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.
Tried from Can on 30 Apr 2019 at 02:07

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Haxy yellow. Moderately sweet and low bitterness. Alcohol is noticeable. Some citrus.
Tried on 02 Dec 2018 at 00:30

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a cloudy orange juice with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has strong bitter citrus and tropical fruits with a good amount of sweet grains underlying. Flavor has dank tropical fruit, citrus and onion with a sweet grain backbone.
Tried from Can on 02 Dec 2018 at 00:25