Maoritanga
Commonwealth Brewing Company in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.45
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Double IPA with copious amounts of NZ Waimea hops!
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can drunk 8/30/18.
Heavily hazy-to-soupy, dull brass-golden. Off-white head atop steadily fades to a ring.
Soft, understated hops show are a bit timid initially, letting forth light pineapple, floral notes, hints of kiwi and passion fruit. Cracker and biscuit malts sit lightly in the background and the yeast is quite fruity, with very light, not-overdone, hints of bubble gum. No resin, pine, scallion, any of that sort of thing. Alcohol is well-concealed, as well.
In the mouth it begins with unripe pineapple, nectarine, lemon and tangerine, with a soft, malty, well-attenuated texture and perfect carbonation, as Commonwealth always has, impressively. As it warms, light-to-moderate citrus bitterness (lime zest, tangerine) emerges alongside juicy pineapple and mango with light floral hints and a near-perfect balance overall. No big malts, yet there's just enough honey-like sweetness and biscuit to provide depth to the palate. Really nice stuff. Warming and breathing really helped this one.
Heavily hazy-to-soupy, dull brass-golden. Off-white head atop steadily fades to a ring.
Soft, understated hops show are a bit timid initially, letting forth light pineapple, floral notes, hints of kiwi and passion fruit. Cracker and biscuit malts sit lightly in the background and the yeast is quite fruity, with very light, not-overdone, hints of bubble gum. No resin, pine, scallion, any of that sort of thing. Alcohol is well-concealed, as well.
In the mouth it begins with unripe pineapple, nectarine, lemon and tangerine, with a soft, malty, well-attenuated texture and perfect carbonation, as Commonwealth always has, impressively. As it warms, light-to-moderate citrus bitterness (lime zest, tangerine) emerges alongside juicy pineapple and mango with light floral hints and a near-perfect balance overall. No big malts, yet there's just enough honey-like sweetness and biscuit to provide depth to the palate. Really nice stuff. Warming and breathing really helped this one.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Sep 2018
at 20:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
4 oz pour on draft at B Side. Hazy yellowish orange with off-white head. Aromas of grassy notes, floral, pine, juniper, herbs. Tastes of citrus, floral, pine, garlic. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2018
at 01:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Lots of bit tangerine and lemon. Very nice stuff here. One hops variety but lots of body like Madonna's evidence. Orange pour with OK head. Tangy hops finish. Green onion. Can - wonderful stuff here.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Aug 2018
at 01:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can 8-4-18
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2018
at 03:29