Coco Ecto
Decadent Ales in Mamaroneck, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.18
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CloakedDagger (37038) reviewed Coco Ecto from Decadent Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can 1 pint. Pours a cloudy opaque golden with a small, dissipating white head. Nose is an interesting blend of coconut and grapefruit. Medium body, tart like a Berliner still with the citrus and coconut driving the beer. No real hop feel or biterness. Had you called this an Imperial Gose I would've believed you. Delicious and quaffing. 140120
superspak (10163) reviewed Coco Ecto from Decadent Ales 6 years ago
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 very hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, coconut, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, coconut, oranges/zest, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tangerine, orange juice, coconut, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and slight fruit tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, coconut, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, coconut, oranges/zest, 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, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy/acidic mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.7%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited NEDIPA. All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, coconut, oranges/zest, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV; with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, great soft feel. Awesome Citra hop profile as usual. Very juicy and lightly dank/earthy hops/fruit; with a great balanced wheat/oat/malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected. Great balance between hops and fruit, nothing overwhelming.
andrewje41 (7962) reviewed Coco Ecto from Decadent Ales 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz can poured. Plenty of bright orange haze, and rocky foam head. Quite the soapy introduction, but it's soothing. Coconut and lemon lime. Floral, soapy taste as well, but certainly not offputting. The coconut doesn't overpower, and the citrus provides just a touch of bite. Really interesting.