Cease and Desist
Vanished Valley Brewing Company in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.94
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Canned 3/19, drunk 3/30/18.
Glowing bronze-to-copper with more of a strong cloudiness than soupiness. Large white head shows moderately-strong retention.
Smells like honey and graham cracker-like malt character, initially. Tangerine and marmalade are woven in, as caramel mixes in and increases the malt presence. It's not so much sweet and rich of malts as it is bready and grainy, with a bit stronger a focus than I'd prefer. Some "traditional" (for a NE IPA) mango-lime juice notes are very light and it ends with light pine, as well.
In the mouth it's a bit dry and grainy, certainly well-attenuated with a continuing (from the nose) focus on the malt. As it warms and breathes, it does soften considerably, adding a bit more juiciness in to the mix. Bubble gum-like yeast adds lots of perceived fruitiness while lime, tangerine and marmalade sit on the finish, a mix of lightly bitter and spicy. Alcohol is well-concealed, carbonation is engaging.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz. can. Date of 4-22-18. Thank you Chalumeaux! Aroma shows me light pine, bold mango pulp, and maybe orange bits. The flavor is a mango cocktail with a splash of resin in the backend. Bitterness is subdued by a mildly "juicy" texture. Pretty reasonable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
16oz can from Middleton Beer & Wine hazy orange with a white head. Aroma is caramel orange mango floral hops and light pine. Taste is semi sweet almost too much papaya orange mild herbal notes and a pine finish. Almost there.