Couple of cans at home, 10th December 2021. Pours a hazy orange, frothy head. Aroma is mango, tropical fruit, earthy. Taste is intense, dank, ripe tropical fruits, mango, a bitter earthy hit at the end and strong linger. Cracking stuff

440ml can. Murky golden, huge white head. Aroma of candied orange, peaches. Taste is sweet, lactosey, candied orange, ripe peaches, melon, light citrusy bitterness. Thick and creamy.

05-11-21

29th September 2021
Can. After the stunning Northern Monk QIPA, how the feck do you follow that and not be disappointed? Here goes then .. hazy orange gold beer with a small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth but a tad thin. It's semi dry and has decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, a soft creamy sweetness. An interesting hop combo here. Citra, the Cary Grant of hops, never gives a bad performance. Plus two new stars, Cashmere and Enigma. The slightly bitterish black pepper vibe is obvious and because I taste that I am looking for and finding that cranberry vibe that Enigma is reputed for. Good rich orange, tangerine and mandarin with a little peel bitterness holding in check the brightness of the citric juiciness. Cashmere I always found somewhat floral but here it is closer to it's descriptors of lemon - lime, defo more on the lime side and even then, more on the lime peel side. Okay some floral citrus on the back end. Smooth finish. Yeah, this was a really good dipa to follow the unbelievably good Northern Monk QIPA because despite that beers wonderous fruity hop complexity, this brew has plenty to say that Northern Monk didn't. Lime, lemon, black pepper and cranberry. What wonderful things hops are, that they can bring such a variety of flavours.