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Elysian Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Sour / Wild Regular
Score
6.44
ABV: 6.6% IBU: - Ticks: 6
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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

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Tried from Can on 21 Jan 2022 at 21:31


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Fairly hazy copper and bronze coloured body with some slightly clear notes towards the bottom that bring out more of an amber glow, all with a thinnish, single centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of funky bretty and lactobilly notes with a pungent scent of the yeasts with a light touch of strawberries and even raspberries with some sour candy, but the hops and especially the yeast are strong and dry here, in a good way. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong tartness up front from the funky yeasts with a light breadiness, but much more of the fruit flavours that seemingly come through that leads to the tartness and present an enjoyable sweetness that's really picked up on the end, after the dryness and tartness wear off. Aftertaste shows a good balance of light malt and more strong hops, but the yeast here is the real complexity factor with a great layer of tartness and funky aspects that come out and bring out the dryness, all from the yeast. Overall, a very enjoyable and surprisingly well-done beer that hits all the right aspects for the style, while also having some real hop bitterness and a dryness, but the sugars and especially the yeasts are great here. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Wegman's in Woodbrige, Virginia on 22-December-2021 for US$1,99 (part of a mixed six pack!) sampled at my house here in Washington on 01-January-2022 after driving home from vacation in Georgia and South Carolina.

Tried from Can on 14 Jan 2022 at 22:04


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz can from Hops & Bottles. Hazy golden pour, light head fades to thin layer. Fruity aroma, stone fruit, tropical with a touch of sourness. Taste follows this pattern with soft, sour edd and gentle fruity flavors

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2022 at 04:21


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pour is a hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is some melon and stone fruit hops. Flavor is more of a grapefruit hop and finishes super sweet. Decent but not a world beater.

Tried on 02 Dec 2021 at 00:46


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce can from Woodman's Appleton, 9/3/21. Hazy orange, medium white head, good retention. Aroma of candied citrus, mild funk. Taste is melon, funk, grapefruit. Juicy. Mild tartness. Solid.

Tried from Can on 04 Sep 2021 at 05:03


4

Pours a hazy amber with a thin bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus, bizarre mix with sour mash, cherry and stone fruit. Taste has tangerine, more stone fruit, somewhat rotten fruit note. Palate has more of the rotten fruit notes, some apple. Weird.

Tried on 21 Jun 2021 at 01:47