Sparti Parti
Big Lake Brewing in Holland, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
6.88
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jcr (3165) reviewed Sparti Parti from Big Lake Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Hazy deep golden body. Frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, orange, lemon, mango. Sweet beginning, moderately bitter finish. Medium body, watery/velvety texture, lively carbonation. Flavors of fruit and citrus, toasted grain. Cleaner than a lot of IPAs in this style.
blackflag321 (2772) ticked Sparti Parti from Big Lake Brewing 6 years ago
superspak (10163) reviewed Sparti Parti from Big Lake Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/2/2018. 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 lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of mandarin orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big mandarin orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a delicious NEIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the melowly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Nicely soft feel. Great Amarillo/Mandarina showcase. Very juicy and fairly dank/earthy hop complexity; nice wheat/oat/malt backbone; mild residual sweetness with lingering bitter dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example as expected.