Chapter One
Lamplighter Brewing Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Flavoured Series Out of Production|
Score
6.87
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Chapter One from Lamplighter Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Fresh can drunk 11/2/18.
Heavily hazy-to-not-quite-soupy, lemon-banana-skin-yellow with a small, white head showing moderate-to-low retention.
Pineapple is quite forward in the nose, but it's not a definitive actual pineapple fruit note and the integration between hop, ester and fruit seems quite good here. Light pine, white wine, nectarine and some spicy Galaxy character mixes with cracker, biscuit and strong, fruity yeast as bubble gum surges forth, as well. A bit of resin/sharp ester, but I think that's just the extreme youth of the can (was canned a few days prior).
In the mouth it's soft, well-attenuated and very fruit-filled, from hop, yeast and actual fruit. Tons of ester and lots of bubble gum, with light white wine and spice from the Galaxy and a good amount of juice from the pineapple. Again, some sharpness occurs on the end, a bit of green resin from how fresh the beer is. But it's juicy and mega-fruity with mostly engaging, low-to-moderate carbonation and no flaw. Quite nice, this should be even better in a week or so.