Brouwerij Anders! Tropical Milkshake 2018

Tropical Milkshake 2018

 

Brouwerij Anders! in Halen, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪

  IPA - New England / Hazy Regular Out of Production
Score
7.28
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 12
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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

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.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2018 at 14:37


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

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.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2018 at 23:34


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

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.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2018 at 06:34


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

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!

Tried from Can on 11 Jun 2018 at 14:17


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

28/04/2018 – 10cl glass shared with an international ratebeer crew @ZBF2018 Hazy light yellow, small head. Nose is lots of tropical fruits. Taste is sweet, bit malts, tropical fruits.

Tried on 11 May 2018 at 12:40


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

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.

Tried from Draft on 03 May 2018 at 16:05


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

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

Tried on 03 May 2018 at 12:13


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

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!

Tried from Draft on 03 May 2018 at 08:55


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

28 April 2018, at Zythos Bierfestival. Deputy Taster: Anke.
Hazy pale yellow with a small, foamy, white head; some lacing. Aroma of passionfruit, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, carambola, flowery hops. It tastes light to medium fruity sweet and light to medium hoppy bitter, some yeast & doughy malt in the back. Dry, hoppy, fruity & grapefruit-like finish, not overly bitter. Medium body, creamy texture, fizzy carbonation. One of the best beers at the festival.

Tried on 02 May 2018 at 09:24


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

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.

Tried on 01 May 2018 at 09:38