All The Good Names Were Tolkien
Barreled Souls Brewing Company in Saco, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Vitamin Sea BrewingIPA - New England / Hazy Special Out of Production
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6.77
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from Air Force Hops (thanks, Chris!) poured into taster glass as part of a blind taste test. Appearance is hazy yellow/light brown with nice sparkle, finger-width white foamy head with good retention and no lacing. Aroma is lemony citrus. Taste is lemon citrus with cracker/biscuit, some astringency, mild grape/Nelson Sauvin. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with frothy texture, soft carbonation with crisp, dry finish as taste with mild yeast. Overall, aroma and taste are on the mild side and the complexity there is doesn't fully mesh well. Not enough sweet to balance the yeasty, bitter astringency.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
No can dating. Nose is all earthy pine / herbal hints. The flavor is like drinking a raw Simcoe or Amarillo hop pellet. Malt is enough to provide balance. Low bitterness in the form of danky pine. Soft mouthfeel. One-dimensional but well-made.