Launch
Fat Orange Cat Brew Company in East Hampton, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.06
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yespr (55501) reviewed Launch from Fat Orange Cat Brew Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From tap. Pours clear and golden yellow, small white head. Aroma is fruity, crisp hoppy. Slight citrusy to peachy. Mellow, fruity. Lingering citrusy and slight peachy finish.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Launch from Fat Orange Cat Brew Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Slightly hazy orange and peach coloured body with a slightly smaller, two centimetre tall head that fades to just about nothing on top. Aroma of bitter and very resinous hops with some citrus and grapefruit definitely noticeable, along with some balanced malt (a lot of it noticeable) and a ton of alcohol all evident from the smells as well. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong dry and very juicy, fruity flavours throughout with a big kick of apricots and peaches noticeable right away with a lot of citrus, lemons, grapefruit and perfume noticeable right behind, with a lot of bitterness, but even more alcohol and herbal qualities as well. Aftertaste is deep and very resinous with a lot of kick and astringency from all the alcohol, but with a large hop presence that makes this quite bitter and a relatively good supporting malt backbone that seems to give way a bit especially towards the end with all the alcohol and bitterness. Overall, a strong and very pungent beer throughout with a lot of good flavours showing the citrus and fruits, but a bit too astringent and deep for an every-day drinking beer and one that perhaps shows too much to even be showcased for it's Imperial IPA status! I sampled this sixteen ounce (a bit too big for this one) can purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 09-March-2018 for US$4,99, canned exactly a month earlier on 09-February-2018, sampled just about a month after all that on 21-April-2018.