Life In Technicolor: Grapefruit
Good Measure Brewing Company in Northfield, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.81
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at the brewery, 3/25/18.
Bright orange-tangerine-honey, moderately hazy with an off-white head that settles at cover.
Yeasty with dough and heavy ester followed by orange oil and tons of zest. Not that the grapefruit feels overdone, but the hops seem very underdone. Really haven't been a fan of actual citrus in IPAs, it never seems to augment/complement, but just detract and obscure the hops. No alcohol, at least. Biscuity, cracker-like malts behind it.
Yeasty and/or doughy in the mouth. Heavy, heavy dough through the middle. Tons of orange oil, as if the beer sat on the skin/rind too long. Hops seem an afterthought, as they do in the nose. On the plus side, the texture/carbonation/attenuation is near-perfect, yet again.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
5 oz. draft at the source. Cloudy orange color. Aroma is grapefruit peel, citrus, and peppery zest. Flavor is dominated by citrus. (Mostly grapefruit) bitterness is mild. Good amount of juice without overwhelming the brew.