Tilted Earth: Summer IPA
Arbor Brewing Company in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Wheat / White Summer|
Score
6.96
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Our Summer 2018 release is a Session Wheat IPA, an ideal pairing to a Michigan Summer. Brewed with wheat and loads of citrusy Amarillo and Citra hops, its crushable and packed with goodness to quench yiur thirst all Summer long.
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a hazy, straw gold with a small white head with big bubbles that dissipates. Lots of white grapefruit, muscat and notes of lime on the nose. More of the same on the palate. Strong pithy, bitterness with lingering lemon zest and green citrus. Slight acidic note that lingers.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Clear straw color with a thin white head that burns away quickly to a wispy film. Spotty lace. Wheaty aroma with fruit and malt notes. Light-bodied with flavors of herbal wheat, citrusy hops and malt. The finish is wheaty with a mild hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce can from Tadych's Marquette, 8/31/20. Hazy yellow, thin head. Aroma of lemon, orange, wheat. Taste is... uh... straight up marijuana with some citrus. More melony that mary jane on the second sip, so maybe this beer plus that bit of mozzarella I just ate = weed. Interesting. Thin, crisp.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the Plymouth Taproom. Pours a clear yellow with a white head. Grassy, floral hop aromas with toasty malt. Flavor has the toasty malt with floral hops, grapefruit, pine. It's solid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/24/2018. Pours slightly lazy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings around the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent session wheat IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Labeled as Citra/Amarillo, but it's mostly Amarillo; and really spot on profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; nice pale/wheat malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. A really enjoyable offering, loved the hop profile as expected.