Calypso Session IPA

0.33 l bottle from 'AH XL' (Maastricht), best before February 2023. Hazy, golden yellow with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, quite fruity, slightly floral and a little grassy aroma of pineapple, passion fruit and light carambola. Slightly sweet, gently bitter, quite fruity, moderately floral and a bit grassy taste of pineapple, passion fruit, grains and some carambola, followed by a short, gently bitter, rather dry, slightly grainy and a bit grassy finish. Thin to medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Solid Session IPA, quite fruity but also quite grainy.
Earlier Rating: 6/30/2019 Total Score: 3.3
0.33 l bottle from 'Speciaalbierpakket.nl', best before February 2020. Clear, golden with a medium large, foamy, stable, white head. Slightly sweetish, fruity-floral and gently grassy aroma of lemon peel, pineapple, some lychee and traces of grass. Minimally sweet, quite dry, moderately bitter, gently fruity, grassy and a bit floral taste of lemon peel, pineapple and some grass, followed by a short, moderately bitter, rather dry, gently grassy finish. Thin to medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Solid, easily drinkable and refreshing beer. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Session I.P.A on 30 Jun 2019 at 18:49 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: 0.33 l bottle from 'Speciaalbierpakket.nl', best before February 2020. Clear, golden with a medium large, foamy, stable, white head. Slightly sweetish, fruity-floral and gently grassy aroma of lemon peel, pineapple, some lychee and traces of grass. Minimally sweet, quite dry, moderately bitter, gently fruity, grassy and a bit floral taste of lemon peel, pineapple and some grass, followed by a short, moderately bitter, rather dry, gently grassy finish. Thin to medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Solid, easily drinkable and refreshing beer.

Pajiza muy clara, de burbuja fina. Aroma lupulado seco. En boca paso muy fácil, muy ligera. Seca y ligeramente afrutada, con notas ácidas. Muy bebible

More tropical grapefruity in the hops. Still a firm bitterness, but well done and puts it perfectly in style. Nice beer. Albert heijn Amsterdam

Session ipa’s zijn meestal iets waar ik wel blij van wordt, deze is wat dun, citrus, gras..

33cl bottle from Albert Heijn Duinenwater supermarket in Knokke. F: medium, white, quick gone. C: pale gold, light hazy. A: citrus, floral, bit grapefruits, tropical fruits touch. T: light malty base, citrus, grapefruits, bit pineapple, dry on the palate, soft to medium carbonation, refreshing easy drinkable, enjoyed.

Bottle from Albert Heijn. Pours clear pale golden with a thin, off-white head. Aroma of yeast, malt, bread, dried apple. Taste is very yeasty, next to sweet apple & pear, some bitter grain. Yeasty & bready finish, touch of sour wheat & citrus, soft grassy hops. Medium body, slick texture, lively carbonation. Yeast is overpowering here, don't like.

Pale blond, white foam. Citrussy, notes of tropical fruit, some grapefruit. Light and thin, bitter finish.

330ml bottle from Albert Heijn. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, wet dog, light citrus, light floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter light sweet, with a light, crisp, slightly watery, fresh, mineral, light citrus, light dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

330 ml bottle. Unclear pale golden, foamy head. Lemon, some passionfruit, a bit pine, pale biscuit malts, some rice/corn, pineapple. Dry bitterness. Light bodied, oily watery texture, soft to lively carbonated, dry finish. Decent. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Session I.P.A on 18 Nov 2019 at 20:30 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6. Original review text: 330 ml bottle. Unclear pale golden, foamy head. Lemon, some passionfruit, a bit pine, pale biscuit malts, some rice/corn, pineapple. Dry bitterness. Light bodied, oily watery texture, soft to lively carbonated, dry finish. Decent.