First Ascent
Little Willow Brewing Company in Florence, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Black Hog BrewingIPA - New England / Hazy Rotating
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Score
6.89
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Benzai (24278) reviewed First Ascent from Little Willow Brewing Company 6 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Little Willow - First Ascent 7%
Can shared at mini-tasting. Hazy yellow color, medium sized white head. Aroma is lightly malts, tropical fruits. Flavor is malts, tropical fruit hoppy, decently hop bitterness lingering. Fruity hop bitters. Not bad. I like it. 6-7,5-7-8-7,5
Pinball (15843) reviewed First Ascent from Little Willow Brewing Company 9 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Aroma is oranges and lemon milkshakey, with a tiny hint of malty hops. the milk part seems to be ever so slightly tart. not really my thing. After a while and some warmth exotic fruits also show up in the aroma. mangoes, peaches, pear.
flavor is better. a bit more herbal hoppy and the milk has gone away. notes of grapefruit, oranges, pine, faint crisp slightly nutty perhaps malts, in fact a very well rounded strong ipa with a great balance between bitterness and hoppy more juicy notes. The malty base is super crisp and showcases the hops well. I am very surprised at the excellence of the flavor given the fairly uninspiring aroma. Great beer just don't smell it first.