Westbound Vagabond
Wanderlust Brewing Company in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.01
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured up on tap at the Mesa, AZ Brass Tap where it exhibits a copper body that has some nice hop haze going on and supporting a tan head that leaves behind some sheet lacing. The aroma offers up light caramel and fruity esters and then firm near eye searing pine hops with a faint hit of floral hops in the background. The taste delivers a wide load of resiny bitter pine hops that are thickened up nicely by some smooth semi sweet maltiness. The resiny sappy hop bitterness only grows to midway and then allows for a sliver of floral hops to peak out from time to time. Nice bitter old school IIPA. As it warms just a bit I get a sense of earthy tea like hoppiness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft @ Famous Pizza & Beer in Sedona, AZ. Pours clear dark golden color with white head. Aromas of grapefruit, caramel, and a hint of alcohol. Moderately bitter grapefruit rind flavor with sweet caramel. Medium to full body with moderate carbonation.