Head in the Clouds
Santa Monica Brew Works in Santa Monica, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.00
|
|
Sign up to add a tick or review
jgb9348 (11734) reviewed Head in the Clouds from Santa Monica Brew Works 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
s: oranges | wheat | hay
a: super cloudy pale yellow body | rich off-white head
t: dank | grapefruit | aspartame
p: oaty | curacao | lactosey finish
o: rich throughout | more bitter than expected for style (but nice) | nice to sample fresh in LA!
16 ounce can | Ralph's Farm Fare: Inglewood (Los Angeles), California | 04-August-2025 | US$13,99/four pack | Canned: 26-June-2025 | sampled: a few minutes after purchase after just setting foot back inside the USA
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can (9/12/24) from Total Wine & More, W. Hollywood. Cloudy, dark orange, one nasty floatie, nice sparkle, ephemeral head and no lacing. Aroma is strong orange and tart apple (cider), malt background. Taste is initial strong tart/sweet orange and apple, 2nd half mostly bread. Smooth, fairly thick texture, soft carbonation, mild esophageal warmth, bready finish, dry, yeasty and minimal bitterness. I think this would have been better on draft or several months ago--age got the better of this.
maniac (11830) ticked Head in the Clouds from Santa Monica Brew Works 1 year ago
Hazy orange body small foamy white head. Fruity resiny citrus aroma. Fruity citrus resiny flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/2/7/3/14 3.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Pours a cloudy, deep golden body and a small dense white head. Aroma's: juicy, citrus, tropical fruit, maracuja. Retronasal it's quite resinous, also juicy, citrussy. Flavor is light moderate bitter with sourish juiciness and light sweet. Medium bodied. Finishes somewhat dry and moderate bitter
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pour is a hazy peach color with a large white head. Aroma is very orange and peach forward. Flavor is more orange and peach with some aspirin chalk and a little honey malt finish. Decent IPA with a good hot of fruity hops and no alcohol is felt.
fombe89 (10863) ticked Head in the Clouds from Santa Monica Brew Works 2 years ago
On tap @Santa Mónica, Los Ángeles Internacional Airport. 02/10/2023. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores frutales, tropical cuerpo medio.
Pint at LAX. Nose is very tropical and fruity, mango, papaya and passion fruit. Murky orange with a yellowish head. Flavor is tropical fruits with a mild bitterness.
Clarkvv (16327) reviewed Head in the Clouds from Santa Monica Brew Works 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at LAX, 12/8/22. Heavily hazy, muted bronze. Small, off-white head, no retention. Juicy, tropical, quite estery with soft, bread and have bey-like malt. Not sharp or boozey. Soft, juicy, malty, clean. Wow. Impressed with random airport hazy dipa...tons of Citra, no resin or alcohol. Big maltiness and super soft texture is the highlight but it's still amply hopped and balanced. Hops are juicy and citrusy, not overly complex but no twang, onion, resin.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
US Pint can at my daughters in Laguna Hills on 29th January 2022. Hazy golden orange body, off-white head (in the clouds). Tropical fruits in the nose and taste, slightly sweeter than bitter or sour. Body depth a little thin for an 8.5% brew.
bb (18337) reviewed Head in the Clouds from Santa Monica Brew Works 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Amber beer with a cream head. tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and grapefruit linger with light pine.