Weekend Away
Paw Paw Brewing Company in Paw Paw, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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6.91
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Drake (22934) reviewed Weekend Away from Paw Paw Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle from Jim's Foodmart, 6/20/20. Uh oh, gusher! Thought I'd open this cause, well, its a weekend away. Hazy amber large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toasted malt, caramel, floral and citrus hops. Taste is candied citrus, pine, toasted malt. Medium bodied, moderate lingering bitterness. Decent. Old school.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Mixed six from Paw Paw. Amber colored pour, with a foamy head, but better behaved than the gusher from the KUA. A little bit of haze is there. The head is showing a few loose particles. The hops suggest a slight pine and stone fruit nose. Taste starts out pretty malty and hearty. Then the hop asserts itself, building up some solid American hop bitterness, then some resin and a hint of citrus and mint. Very well played. More of an American Pale Ale to my mind, except maybe for the malt load.
superspak (10160) reviewed Weekend Away from Paw Paw Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, peppercorn, pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/pine/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, peppercorn, pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, peppercorn, pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.2%. Overall this is a delicious IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, never overly aggressive. Pretty classic tasting Midwest styled IPA as expected, spot on Chinook hop showcase. Juicy, dank, and earthy hop complexity; balanced bready malts, and mild lingering sweetness. A very enjoyable and well made style example.