Faces Double IPA (Mosaic & Citra)

Can from the LCBO. Hazy orange pour, dank tropical fruit, with lots of citrus zest. Soft resin notes, slight sweetness. full mouth feel, soft caerb, medium bitterness.

Can from the LCBO. Lightly hazed medium amber with a large lingering off white head producing tight lace. Nose is tropical fruit and citrus with tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, mango along with some light bready notes. Flavour follows with a light sweet malt under a big grapefruit and pineapple bitterness. Mouth is medium+ and creamy with average carbonation and a lingering bitter finish. 8/4-/7+/3+/15+

Aromatic with grapefruit, tangerine and full of grassy hop resin. Small rocky and effervescent head covering a lightly veiled golden liquid. Taste is fruity and warm with tropical fruit and tangerine accents on a malty base giving off notes of light caramel and biscuit. Alcohol still takes up a good part of the palette and intrudes into the finish, giving it a rather spicy character. The bitterness is almost non-existent leaving rather plenty of room for fruit and alcohol. The malted base gives enough weight to the body and texture while supporting a fairly lively effervescence that enhances the drinkability index. In summary: a little too much alcohol, mainly fruity and lack of bitterness. Aromatique aux accents de pamplemousse, de mandarine et plein de résine herbeuse de houblon. Petite mousse rocailleuse et effervescente recouvrant un liquide doré légèrement voilé. En bouche c’est fruité et chaleureux relevant des accents de fruits tropicaux et de mandarine sur une base maltée dégageant des notes de léger caramel et de biscuit. L’alcool accapare quand même une bonne partie de la palette et s’immisce en finale, lui donnant un caractère plutôt épicé. L’amertume est à peu près inexistante laissant plutôt plein d’espace aux fruits et à l’alcool. La base maltée confère assez de poids au corps et à la texture tout en supportant une effervescence assez vive qui rehausse l’indice de buvabilité. En résumé : un peu trop d’alcool, surtout fruitée et manque d’amertume.

Can that pours a slight hazy golden colour with a frothy off-white head. decent retention and some light spotted lacing. Hoppy nose with mostly the Mosaic hops showing some grassiness over citrus notes. Hints of sweetness, kind of like Belgian Ale yeast and sugars. Flavours of the grassy hops, blending with the light sweet base. This is where the mango notes show. Seems to balance nicely as it breathes. A nice Double IPA all-around.