Equilibrium Brewery Above The Clouds

Above The Clouds

 

Equilibrium Brewery in Middletown, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
7.54
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 13
If you walk onto the brew floor any given day, you’ll likely hear the guys playing a lot of late 90’s to early 00’s NY hip hop. Around 2 weeks ago we were brewing this still unnamed beer while “Above The Clouds” by Gang Starr was playing. Considering the recipe and style of what was cooking, we thought it would be a good nod to name it after the song playing and from one of our favourite groups around here.

Above the Clouds uses a heavy oat base and a whirlpool blend of Citra and Idaho 7. We then dry hopped it with Citra and the largest dose of Nelson to date and just a touch of lactose to really elevate its already velvety feel. It’s pours an opaque bright straw yellow with flavours of mixed citrus, a touch of sweet pine, gooseberry and faint notes of white wine grapes. The Nelson hops are showcased well and we find the flavours deep and complex while the #EQjuice finish is smooth and velvety thanks to our hopping processes. We want to shout out one of our earliest local supporters, Anthony Q., for supplying the background picture for this label from a recent flight.
 

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7

Above the crowds, above the clouds where the sounds are original /
Infinite skills create miracles /
Warrior spiritual /
Above the clouds rainin' down, holdin' it down. /
Ok, ootasin enamat, vesine hapukas, magus, puuviljane.

Tried from Can on 21 Mar 2025 at 20:46


6.4
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. An unclear yellow beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of hops, spices, hops, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrus fruits, hops, spices, and malt, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 01 May 2024 at 16:22


9.5

Tried on 14 Jun 2023 at 15:02


8

🎶 Above the crowds, above the clouds where the sounds are original
Infinite skills create miracles
Warrior spiritual, above the clouds
Reigning down, holdin' it down🎶

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2023 at 21:40


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Can. Color: Very hazy, orangejuice-like pale orange. Frothy white head. Nice lacing. Aroma: Hoppy, tropical fruit, orange. Taste: Hopforward. Grassy, mango, some pineapple, orange. A lot of tropical fruit. Very smooth, wheat malt background. Creamy mouthfeel. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Over moderate to medium sweet, light to moderate bitterness. A little on the sweet side for me, but great fruity complexity for this style.

Tried from Can on 24 Dec 2021 at 19:51


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

10/VIII/21 - 1Pt. can from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared @ home, BB: n/a, canned: IV/15/21 (2021-755) Thanks to all for participating in the Equilibrium tasting!

Very cloudy beige blond beer, big creamy yellowish head, stable, bit adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: lovely stuff going on here, tropical fruits, very intense and fruity, some melons, very nice aroma! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of tropical fruits, juicy, nice bitterness, lots of citrus, very bitter, bit soapy, lovely. Aftertaste: lots of citrus, grapefruit, resinous hops, bit soapy, slightly sweet, lovely beer!

Tried from Can from Bierhalle Deconinck on 10 Aug 2021 at 20:20


7

Canned 04/15, quite grey color :/ Creamy, smooth, sweet. Some tropical fruit notes, some breadiness, soft with a dry finish. Not at 100% anymore but still enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 18 Jun 2021 at 17:35


7

Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2021 at 14:47


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8


Can 1pt. @ home. 🏡

[ As Equilibrium Above the Clouds ].
ABV: 8.0%. Murky - muddy matt medium orange yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, oat, moderate to heavy hoppy, tropical fruit, fruity hops, sweet fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, tropical fruit, fruity hops, fruity, sweet fruit, wheat - oat, onion - celery notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20210524]
8-3-8-4-16

Tried from Can on 24 May 2021 at 19:26


7

Tried on 24 May 2021 at 19:23