The Man
Aleman Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.85
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superspak (10160) reviewed The Man from Aleman Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, orange, grapefruit, pear, passion fruit, papaya, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, orange, grapefruit, pear, passion fruit, papaya, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, orange, grapefruit, pear, passion fruit, papaya, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.8%. Overall this is an excellent IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Feels like Azacca/El Dorado a lot, enormous stone fruit flavors. Extremely juicy and lightly dank/earthy hop complexity; with a nice bready malt backbone, mild residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on Midwest style IPA.
nuplastikk (10543) reviewed The Man from Aleman Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12oz can c/o Ben. Unfiltered greyed copper body. Frothy off-white head. Pretty straightforward old school IPA. Nothing that exciting hop wise, maybe some C-hops, pinch of mosaic? Not bad, but not that impressive either.