7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
24 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 8/14/2017. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy ruby red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, white grape/wine, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, grapefruit juice, and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big juicy ruby red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, white grape/wine, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of ruby red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, white grape/wine, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, grapefruit juice, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.6%. Overall this is a very nice fruited IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, grapefruit juice, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Nice Galaxy/Nelson hop showcase. Juicy and lightly dank hops/fruit; nice bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Held up well for the age.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2018
at 23:35