Platform Beer Company Platform / Free Will Round Trip 862

Platform / Free Will Round Trip 862

 

Platform Beer Company in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - New England / Hazy Regular Out of Production
Score
7.05
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7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at the Columbus taproom during the "4 Year Anniversary Party" on 06/30/2018. Hazy straw-gold color with a medium thin white head that evaporates quickly to a wispy film. Short strings of lace. Aroma of tropical fruit, grassy hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of melon, lemony hops and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried from Draft on 27 Sep 2018 at 19:46

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Got in a trade with spelingchampeon. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/25/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a small 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 lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, grapefruit, mango, melon, red apple, passion fruit, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with fruity/citrus/tropical hops, fruity yeast, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, grapefruit, mango, melon, red apple, passion fruit, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, grapefruit, mango, melon, red apple, passion fruit, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/citrus/tropical hops, fruity yeast, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance; and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a very nice NEIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/citrus/tropical hops, fruity yeast, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink, with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Awesomely soft feel. Pretty unique hop profile from Calista, Loral, Mosaic, Chinook, and Amarillo; with balanced Voss Kveik yeast character. Very juicy and lightly dank hop/yeast complexity; perfectly balanced oat/wheat/pale malt backbone, with mild residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Really well made.
Tried from Can on 27 Jun 2018 at 00:37