Nelquinox
Cellarmaker Brewing Company in Oakland, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.25
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popery (1998) reviewed Nelquinox from Cellarmaker Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
The beer is medium gold. It has good clarity. No haze evident. Medium white head. Some lacing. The aroma is tangerine, pineapple, mango, kiwi, grape, peach, blackberry and other tropical/floral/citrus flavors. There’s also a spicier pepper note in there. A bit different than their normal spectrum of hoppiness. Malt provides a background honey character with light caramel. Taste is medium bitter and fairly dry. Lots of hop flavor. More of that spice flavor. Also, more apples and citrus than tropical. Still quite nice. Mouthfeel is light with some pleasant hop oiliness. Refreshing. Another very good hoppy beer from Cellarmaker.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
From a growler courtesy of popery. Aroma is very hop forward with a light, pale malt background note. Aroma has a bit of a grapefruit note with some melon and tropical fruit, but also a spicy note similar to a hot pepper but without the green bell pepper character. A unique hop profile. Pours a fairly clear, yellow gold with a large, rocky, slightly off-white head that exhibits decent retention as it recedes to a thin film that lingers. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor has a light sweetness with medium light, pale malt and cracker notes. Medium high bitterness with quite a bit of hop flavor. Lots of grapefruit and hop resin with lighter melon and tropical fruit notes. Hints of the spicy character that was rpeaent in the aroma. Some orange and peach present as well. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice IPA with a really unique hop character. Tons of hops with a nice background malt flavor. This beer is delicious and I am not picking up any diacetyl.