Ozone Both Coast IPA
Orono Brewing Company in Orono, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
6.71
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Delightfully citrusy and bright. Packed with Galaxy and Mosaic hops, Ozone highlights our favorite characteristics of both West Coast and New England IPAs.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at the brewery, 7/3/16.
Lightly to minimally hazy, amber-copper with light auburn highlights and an off-white head that is medium-sized but falls quickly to a ring.
I will say, based on the descriptions of their beers on their website, I was expecting some juicebomb NE IPAs....in the nose, it’s got plenty of nectarine and earth from the mosaic, with light peach and lots of pineapple. It’s not lushly juicy though and there’s a strong undercurrent of orange rind, white grapefruit and pine resin...Woodiness from both amarillo and the specialty malts seems to detract, as well. Light iced tea character, breadiness and moderate red fruits on the finish. Clean, though and with just a touch of sharp alcohol mixing in with the resin.
In the mouth it’s very, very dry. The carbonation is tight and on point, with some heavy fruit character from yeast and hop showing strawberry, apple, peach, nectarine and again sour, resin-infused pineapple. Bready/grainy texture is rather hard and the palate seriously longs for the comfort of the soft, succulent base malt of the best examples. Nearly astringent with all of this bitterness and some alcohol to-boot. Perhaps they’ve whirled and dry-hopped correctly (though it seems they need a higher quantity) but it’s way too over-bittering hopped and needs a softer malt texture.
Lightly to minimally hazy, amber-copper with light auburn highlights and an off-white head that is medium-sized but falls quickly to a ring.
I will say, based on the descriptions of their beers on their website, I was expecting some juicebomb NE IPAs....in the nose, it’s got plenty of nectarine and earth from the mosaic, with light peach and lots of pineapple. It’s not lushly juicy though and there’s a strong undercurrent of orange rind, white grapefruit and pine resin...Woodiness from both amarillo and the specialty malts seems to detract, as well. Light iced tea character, breadiness and moderate red fruits on the finish. Clean, though and with just a touch of sharp alcohol mixing in with the resin.
In the mouth it’s very, very dry. The carbonation is tight and on point, with some heavy fruit character from yeast and hop showing strawberry, apple, peach, nectarine and again sour, resin-infused pineapple. Bready/grainy texture is rather hard and the palate seriously longs for the comfort of the soft, succulent base malt of the best examples. Nearly astringent with all of this bitterness and some alcohol to-boot. Perhaps they’ve whirled and dry-hopped correctly (though it seems they need a higher quantity) but it’s way too over-bittering hopped and needs a softer malt texture.
Tried
on 15 Jul 2016
at 09:57