Over Contracted
Matchless Brewing in Tumwater, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
7.22
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Toward the end of every brew year, hop suppliers send out "gentle" reminders of how over contracted brewers are on their hop needs. Again, reminding us how off our projections were and will always be! And so the mad scramble ensues to use up as much Simcoe, Amarillo, Eldorado and Centennial as we can. With this, we give you "Over Contracted IPA"! This random selection of or most abundant hops makes a pretty juicy, balanced, citrus forward beer with a soft pine note and enough bitterness to call it an IPA. Made only with malt, no "flaked stuff", and the Juice yeast strain, the beer looks merely hazy and drinks dry and crisp.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy and light golden coloured body with an almost perfect, tan head about three centimetres tall, with a nice orange glow to the body throughout! Aroma of citrus, light grain, a dash of flavours, pine and finishing with a soft stone fruit sweet aroma and some nice perfume. Medium-bodied; Rich floral and grassy hop notes up front show a good deal of alpha acids and bitterness, with a deep herbal, citrusey and well balanced malt profile soon afterwards. Aftertaste shows the grassy and almost resinous fresh hop qualities with some citrus fruits and a little leftover sweetness, along with a dash of alcohol and caster sugar at the end. Overall, a very nice blend of traditional IPA, with a littl bit of a citrusey (New England) IPA notes and a good deal of PNW (grassy/perfumey/dank) notes that make them a bit less pungent and more soft and easy-going throughout. Godo to sample, especially when fresh! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Downtown Spirits in Seattle, Washington [state] on 07-February-2020 for US$4,49 sampled just over two weeks later at home in [the real] Washington on 23-February-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2020
at 03:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft pour pint at The Collective. A pint of Matchless is a good way to end a work week. Thick haze, a juicy orange, with a loose foam head. Some sweet maltiness going on here, and it's really the headlining quality in both aroma and flavor. Some tropical fruit going on as well. Pineapple, and orange. A good balance of malt and juicy character. Refreshing. Fun IPA here.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2018
at 00:32