Optical Delusions
Spyglass Brewing Company in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Proclamation Ale CompanyIPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Special
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Score
7.45
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DIPA hopped with Citra and Rakau hops.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can (7/3/25) from Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine. Opaque orange juice, nice sparkle, good-sized head with excellent retention and nice, soapy lacing. Aroma is super strong candied citrus and berries along with herb. Taste is insanely strong candied fruit, berry, citrus, cherry. Smooth, creamy, frothy texture, average carbonation and fruity with mild herb finish that ends dry and mildly bitter. Ridiculously strong aroma and taste. I guess the herb is coming from Rakau? Not.a huge fan but it merely serves as a foil to the incredible juiciness. Nice!
Tried
from Can
from
Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine
on 25 Sep 2025
at 03:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Brewery draught, 7/26/25.
Juicy and with some light white grape and slightly unripe tropical fruit. Cracker and white bread hops with mango and oj on the end.
Juicy and fruity with a zippy bitterness. Ripe tropical fruit and softer malts though with light biscuit in the end. Mild mineral. Sort of underwhelmed by these Rakau but the beer is brewed well.
Juicy and with some light white grape and slightly unripe tropical fruit. Cracker and white bread hops with mango and oj on the end.
Juicy and fruity with a zippy bitterness. Ripe tropical fruit and softer malts though with light biscuit in the end. Mild mineral. Sort of underwhelmed by these Rakau but the beer is brewed well.
Tried
from Draft
at
Spyglass Brewing Company (Innovative Way)
on 25 Jul 2025
at 16:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Draught at Beer Temple, Amsterdam, 19 Feb 2025) Cloudy golden colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of grapefruit, pineapple, mango and pine needles. Fruity, hoppy taste with citrus, peaches, orange, mango, pineapple, white bread and a mild citric/piney bitterness. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Fresh and juicy. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerTemple
on 03 Apr 2025
at 19:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
4 oz draft. Flavor pops with white grapefruit, and various citrus with a mild herbal finish like. Juicy texture with very low bitterness. Alcohol is not detected. Delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Aug 2024
at 19:37