Arizona
Steel & Oak Brewing in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.74
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Winter doldrums, I believe they call them.
Time drags on and darkness lingers and we’re itching for the relief of warm sunshine and bright days. A quick flight down south would be nice!
We don’t have the ability to fly you down to more temperate climates but we did concoct a little escape as an alternative…
We combined passion fruit, guava and prickly pear cactus with an easy drinking hazy IPA base to provide a momentary getaway. Dry hop additions of Vic Secret and Mosaic provide layers of tropical fruit support with gentle bitterness and bubblegum. With a smooth mouthfeel, enhanced by the additions of spelt and oats, Arizona offers a bright, refreshing and balanced sip to wash away the gloom. At least for a little while!
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pictoman (9684) reviewed Arizona from Steel & Oak Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from 473mL can (canned 10 Jul 2023). Hazy yellow gold with small white head. Dank citrusy tropical hops with lots of prickly pear, a bit of guava, and some feint passionfruit. Decent.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Arizona from Steel & Oak Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
473mL can, pours a hazy bright golden orange with a small white head. Nose brings out a lot of the prickly pear upfront, with a touch of guava, and subdued citrus hopping. Flavour is largely a function of the tropical fruit -- the guava and prickly pear in particular -- followed by a hint of slightly tart passionfruit and subdued citrus hopping. None of the usual chalky nonsense or hopburn, thankfully. This comes across more like a slightly hopped tropical fruit beer than an IPA. Whatever it is, it's fine, but not interesting.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Arizona from Steel & Oak Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Amber, hazy, the fruit is mellow, balanced, but it comes across a bit light.