Beware The Haze
Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Lexington, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
6.75
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12oz can. Poured a mostly clear golden-yellow color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was citrus and pine. Nice and refreshing, light citrus. Hoppy floral notes.
Gold hazy pour. Strong sweet candy initial swallow with orange or tangerine notes and citrus palate. Light body and light carbonation
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8
Orange and grass nose. Hazy amber, abundant fine floating sediment medium head, nice lace. Grapefruit, strong and pronounced cedar and oak accents. Medium body, moderate carbonation.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Super hazy (of course) straw coloured body with a lighter golden glow and a very large, super thick, eight to nine centimetre tall just off-white head that covers the beer for a long time and eventually fades down. Aroma of pure Tang (tangerine) powder, like when you shake the can a lot and open the lid to get the mix really in the air, but there is a lot of hops in here as well, all with a big citrus component and a nice malt and wheat note from the malt bill that seems on the easier-to-drink side, but supportive, at least. Medium-bodied; Strong rich tangerines and full oranges come through at first with a big bite of candy sweetness and tropical sugars right behind and a light, but noticeable hop bitterness here that hits well at the end. Aftertaste is crisp from the tangerines, but fairly easy drinking with a nice balance of malt and hops, but even better balance of sugars and alcohol that is noticeable, but not cloying nor too strong. Overall, a pretty nice, super fruity/tangeriney beer that has more of a Tang note and artificial aspect than anything real or fresh, but nice throughout and perhaps the fakeness actually works out in it's favor! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Trader Joe's in Falls Church (Bailey's Crossroads, Skyline), Virginia on 25-August-2022 for US$1,84 sampled a few weeks later in my hotel room here in Reston, Virginia on 04-October-2022.