5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Draught at Firewaters, 8/18/21.
Mildly hazy, rose-tinted-orange with a small, moderately-well-retained, white head.
Wow that's floral! Didn't realize this had orange vanilla in it when I ordered it, but here we are. Sweetness somewhat tempered by moderate citrus, though it's got almost as much orange character as hop character. Clean, for the most part, and not overdone on the vanilla-orange, though I wouldn't call it subtle either.
In the mouth, it seems more dominant. Big orange notes are somewhat sharp up front, dulling quickly without the lasting flavor of hop. Why people add orange to a citrusy IPA is beyond me. Vanilla is sort of just there, at least not overdone, I guess. Soft-ish texture, fine attenuation, though maybe sweetening as it warms with a bit of thinning in the flavor.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2021
at 14:40