Hazy IPA with lactose, made by Anders for the Zythos Bierfestival apparently; 75 cl bottle with crown cap, bottled in mid-April to already seven months old at the time when I got it. Very thick, egg-white, frothy, papery lacing, stable head over a hazy yellowish ‘old gold’ robe with no visible sparkling. Aroma of bath foam, lemon-scented hand soap, cheese spread, fried apples, green banana, cold camomile tea, baking soda, Chinese chrysanthemum tea, green pear, ginger powder. Fruity onset, banana, apricot, touch of lychee, rather sweet with medium carb and soft, fluffy mouthfeel, very doughy – white bready with the expected lactose creaminess, though less so than is often the case in these ‘milkshake IPAs’ (and that to me is not a bad thing at all, to be honest). Bitter flowers and wormwood in the finish along with old citrus peel- and lightly cheesy retronasal hop aromas, but the luscious New World ‘tropicalness’ promised on the label lags far behind – if it is even there at all. What is there to a high extent, is an overall soapiness making it less pleasant in terms of mouthfeel. Too much emphasis on hop bitterness and not nearly enough on tropical ‘new’ hop aromatics, though admittedly seven months is clearly too old for this type of beer anyway, so I will not be too harsh on it. Still, in this form, this is drinkable enough without delivering what it promises, the label made me dream of expressive mango, tropical citrus and passionfruit scents, but I got near to none of those, alas.

Bottle @ home. Very hazy unclear pale yellow color, full sized white head that lasts for a long time. Aroma and flavor are moderately malty, as the label suggest it's got a lot of tropical fruit, citrussy, slight saison-ish notes in the distance. Lots of hops. Indeed a milkshaky texture. Sweetish rather than bitter if any bitterness at all. Decent to medium body and carbonation. Decent to solid I'd say.

Bottle from LDW, Eke. Hazy yellow colour, white foam. Sweet nose of tropical fruit, papaya, mango. Lots of carbonation. Sweet taste, lots of pine, honey and lactose sweetness. Bitter finish. Bit too much carbonation.

Sampled at zythod 2018. Thnx for sharing, everyone ! Pours unclear yellow, small white head. Smell is fruity, juicy hops. Taste is sharp bit bitter. Very fruity. Intense. Dry hop fruityness. Mild candy notes. Nice!

F: thin, white, not long lasting. C: straw, hazy. A: citrus, orange, mellow tropical fruity. T: citrus, tropical fruits, grapefruits, medium body and lively carbonation, nice balanced, fully enjoyed, sample draft shared with Germany and BE RB crew @ ZBF 2018.

Süffiger, frisch hopfiger Beginn. Süßlich, angenehm herb, sehr süffig. Rund würzig-bitter, spritzig. Gefällt. 10/10/9/10//10

Tap. Hazy pale golden color with white head. Aroma is tropical fruits, blueberries. Taste is blueberries, oniony, biscuity, lactose, juicy. Silky mouthfeel with fine-bubbled carbonation. I like!

Sampled @ Zythos Bier Festival 2018. A murky pale yellow beer. Aroma of dry grassy hops, Lactose. Taste of dry citrusy hops, yellow fruits, lactose, long bitter finish.