Illuminated Spoonful of Sugar
Illuminated Brew Works in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.18
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16oz can picked up at the state store. Pours hazy yellow with a big frothy white head, good lacing. Pineapple, oranges, melon, zesty. Ok
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2022
at 03:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 3/4/2019. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden/amber/light orange color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. 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, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops, lactose, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste 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, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery 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/rind, light peppercorn/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops, lactose, 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/silky/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Light lingering resins/rinds after the finish. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an awesome milkshake NEDIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish, nicely soft feel. Awesome Galaxy/Motueka profile. Very juicy and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balanced lactose, and wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. A bit more drying that expected, but spot on stuff otherwise.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2019
at 03:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz can. Aroma is pineapple, orange, lemon, Fruit Loops. Taste is moderately bitter and only slightly sweet—weird, considering the name. Flavors of citrus, pine, a hint of vegetal. It’s really good, but I expected more of a dessert IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Mar 2019
at 02:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Tavour. Active bottle yields a milky golden pour, huge, towering fluffy head. Mild citrus aroma, grapefruit. Taste brings a smooth, creamy texture, light citrus notes. Lactose makes for a wonderful velvety feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2018
at 02:12