Triple Dry Hopped Intergalactic Gong Rip
BenchTop Brewing Company in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.14
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Ultra light, ghostly straw coloured body with a nice two centimetre tall pure white microfoamed head on top that stays atop nicely above the 95 per cent opaque, very light body - almost white! Aroma of very strong citrus notes, grass, hay, light candy, but the fruity notes seem strongest, with some alpha acid bitterness noticeable and also a lot of sweetness in the nose, at least. Medium to Full-bodied; Very rich wheatie malt notes dominate with a big kick of oranges, grapefruits and some stone fruits, but the body seemingly of some extra papaya or mango and the extra sweetness of pineapple - this ends very rich, as well. Aftertaste shows the deep stone fruit dryness and some grassy and perfumey hop qualities with a light bitterness and some enjoyable sweetness here, but the rich malts are strongest here. Overall, a nice well-rounded IPA that shows Imperial Status from the rich malts with some New England aspects from the unfiltered nature and the citrus fruits, some brut notes from the perfumey dryness and some pure West Coast aspects from the piney and crisp bitterness from the hops. Great across the board - very nice to try, especially relatively fresh! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from The Perfect Pour in Elkridge, Maryland on 25-October-2022 for US$5,25 sampled at my house here in Washington on 04-January-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2024
at 06:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample (thanks fonefan!). Hazy orangeish golden colour with a mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is nectary, some floral, fruity and mild toffeeish tones. Flavour is floral, some nectary, mild dried fruity and a bit wooden tones. A bit harsh bitter grassy tones in the finish too with some spiciness (hopburn?).
Tried
on 03 Jan 2023
at 23:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can 16fl.oz. @ [ M Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🇩🇰 🏡 👨💻🍺
[ As Benchtop Triple Dry Hopped Intergalactic Gong Rip ].
ABV: 8.5%. Murky medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, fruity malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, citrus, tropical fruit, fruity hops, citrus - passion fruit - grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, citrus, pine, citrus - passion fruit - grapefruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20221209]
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Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2022
at 10:57