Blood Orange Haze
Big Lake Brewing in Holland, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.21
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bookman65 (5963) reviewed Blood Orange Haze from Big Lake Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours a lightly hazy, copper-gold, with mid-sized head. Aroma is citrus, bread, some pine. Flavors follow. Crisp, clean mouthfeel. Mild hop bitterness at the finish. It's good, but is it really a hazy?
superspak (10163) reviewed Blood Orange Haze from Big Lake Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 7/16/2018. Pours very hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big blood oranges, juice, pulp, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of blood oranges, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big blood oranges, juice, pulp, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy bitterness; and citrus tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of blood oranges, juice, pulp, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of blood oranges, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness and citrus tartness balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and citrus tang/tartness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/tangy/acidic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is an outstanding fruited NEIPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of blood oranges, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/tart/tangy/drying finish. Awesome soft feel; this was definitely softer and less bitter than the base beer. Probably got it dialed in now. Great Citra/Mosaic showcase. Awesomely juicy and lightly dank hop/fruit complexity; nice pale/wheat malt backbone, with mild lingering sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.