Westbrook Brewing Co. Orange Creamsicle Shake IPA

Orange Creamsicle Shake IPA

 

Westbrook Brewing Co. in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Milkshake Regular
Score
6.77
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7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Very hazy, dense orange and straw coloured body with a thinnish, one centimetre tall off-white head that fades pretty quickly to leave an ugly head on top. Aroma of oranges, grass, hay, cream, milk, vanilla and a good level of sugars leftover here with no real alcohol in the nose, either. Medium-bodied; Super orange-y and citrusey throughout here with a big hit of vanilla, cream, malts and yes, of course - lactose, easily the strongest thing noticeable here, with a kick of flowers and dry hop bitterness at the end. Aftertaste is pretty well-balanced with a good deal of sugars sitting above the malt and hops, both here, but the wheat becomes noticeable, as does the slightly bittering hops towards the end that yes, bring out a bunch of citrus notes and more cream/vanilla and lactose - a ton throughout this one. Overall, a strong and very true-to-name beer - the vanilla, orange and cream are deep here, and as someone who doesn't like creamsicles - I don't like it, but it's great that this is what they set out to do and got it really right! Good for those who like it and still nice enough for others...this one is respectable, for sure and I'm glad to have gotten this during my last trip to South Carolina! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from White Whale Craft Ales in Savannah, Georgia on 31-December-2021 for US$6,00, canned on 25-October-2021 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 27-February-2022.
Tried from Can on 13 Jul 2023 at 19:27

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Fits the description, with a heavy orange zest presence backed up by copious amounts of vanilla and a moderate sweetness. Underlined by grapefruit, peach, and berry notes, then grows unexpectedly oily on the back end, providing a decidedly non-creamsicle-like bitter fade. Growing hop burn starts to wear after half a pint.
Tried on 24 Aug 2020 at 00:10