Platform Elevated Hop Ramble
Platform Beer Company in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.09
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 12/11/2017. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy golden amber/light orange color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, pepper, pine, wheat, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, pepper, pine, wheat, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, pepper, pine, wheat, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 7.07%. Overall this is a very nice NEIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink; despite the fairly aggressively bitter/drying finish. Great mix of dank, vibrant, and earthy hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, with no residual sweetness. Simcoe, Amarillo, Comet, Citra, Calypso hops; plus Conan yeast. Very unique hop profile. A very enjoyable offering, and nice style example.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Orange with a white head. Fruity, tropical aroma. Inviting. Flavor is a bit on the tangy side with a bit too hefty of a citrus note, for my liking. Rather sweet. Could be improved with a heftier bitter base. Still, tasty enough and fits the style.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the Columbus taproom during the "Platform Beer Co. 3rd Anniversary Party!" on 07/04/2017. Murky orange-yellow color with a medium frothy white head that dissipates gradually to a film. Sticky small patches of lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit, piney hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of grapefruit, resiny hops and malt. The finish is tropical fruit and hops. Above average overall.