Smell the Colors
Cellarmaker Brewing Company in Oakland, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.21
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We’ve revamped a classic from the early days. New artwork and a slightly tweaked hop bill incorporating Nectaron. Smell the Colors is a hazy IPA that plays in full technicolor. Predominantly hopped with Citra alongside smaller amounts of Nectaron and a nice garnish of Simcoe T90 and Simcoe Cryo. Really beautiful bright flavors of grapefruit candy, mango and cara cara orange. Soft on the palate with a lush, pillowy mouthfeel. Those ‘olfactory hues...
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Catching up on a number of ratings while sheltering-in-place. Scores recorded at the time but not detailed notes.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2020
at 03:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated April 29, 2019. Aroma is fairly fruity and hop forward with mango and passion fruit most prevalent followed by orange, tangerine and pineapple. Faint dank notes and hints of cracker malt and alcohol. Pours a hazy, pale, yellow good with a medium sized, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to the edges where a thin film lingers for a bit. Flavor is slightly sweet with light cracker malt notes. Medium light bitterness and a hint of alcohol. Fairly fruity with mango, passion fruit, orange, tangerine and hints of pineapple and stone fruit. Lighter dank, resin notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice hazy IPA. Soft bitterness and rather fruity. Just enough malt to carry it.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2019
at 05:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(can) hazy, bright yellow orange colour with a medium tall white head; aroma of jam, tropical fruit; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2019
at 01:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
RBSG. Pours a hazy orange hue with a large white head. A big tropical nose. Soft, perfume, lemons, tropical fruit, smooth. Very drinkable.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2017
at 01:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Growler at RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a clear gold with small white head that lasts. The aroma is citrus, pine, grass. Medium body, grapefruit, dank, lingering resin finish, very nice.
Tried
from Growler
on 29 Jul 2017
at 21:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
RBSG Boise Grand Tasting
Clear light golden, small white head, light lacing. Grapefruit, fruity, earthy, mild bitterness
Ok
Clear light golden, small white head, light lacing. Grapefruit, fruity, earthy, mild bitterness
Ok
Tried
on 29 Jul 2017
at 20:04
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The beer is clear and light gold in color. Nice and bright. Medium white head. The aroma is bright and fresh and excellent. Lots of tropical fruit and sweet citrus. Mango, lemon, guava, blackberry, mild honey-ish malt sweetness. Mild bitterness, lots of hop flavor. Lasting citrus peel and pineapple finish. Some lime, big guava and mango, mild pine. Good stuff. Light feel, mild hop oiliness.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2015
at 15:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Full pour. Pours a crystal clear pale amber with a medium off-white head that dissipates slowly and laces well. Aroma is tropical citrus, just a whiff of buttery passionfruit and some pine. Lacking the dank pottiness or cat piss that I typically get from Citra-Simcoe combinations. Flavor has some light sweetness and medium bitterness, juicy, tropical, citrus and some pine. Medium body and indeed a nice silky mouthfeel from the wheat. Solid.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2014
at 21:17