Stiff Peaks - Mango, Pineapple
Twin Sails Brewing in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
6.94
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can, Legacy. Hazy, dullish sort of colour, like a dirty blonde sort of thing. The aroma is full of mango and pineapple, with a bit of underlying yeastiness. Full body, but just a light bitterness that showcases a slightly grapefruity element. It's always pretty funny to drink an IPA where the type of hop doesn't matter that much, but this particular grapefruit note blends fairly well with the pineapple and mango accents. This has a bit of yeast, a touch of alcohol, but mostly just a lot of fruitiness, and mellow hop character. I like it - not sure I'd use the term IPA in any form, but it's definitely a tasty strong fruit ale. Re-rate, May 10th. I have upgraded the score from 3.4 to 3.7, because I've found myself buying it, drinking it and enjoying it. On the first pass, it was fine, but there's something that is drawing me to this beer. It's probably the way that the fruit is gently integrated that's the key.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
473mL can, pours an opaque bright orange with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with fresh mango and pineapple, with a hint of lactose showing through. Flavour is like juice, with lots of sweet tropical fruits, especially the mango, coating the palate, followed by citrus hops, and gentle lactose. Really nicely designed. I'm not usually a fan of these milkshake IPAs with fruit in them, but this is done very tastefully. Excellent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at the brewery, 8.1% ABV
Cloudy to murky blond colour. It's mildly fruity and mildly earthy, not as juicy as expected, rather like a habanero mango sauce, as it has that kind of green pepper touch and very light chili hotness; moderate sweetness; it's more "beer" than the first version, but there is not much to say about malt and hops.
All said, it's drinkable but not impressive.
This beer was available as of April 6th, so if you haven't found it yet, out of beerhunter decency, you should pass.