The newest Kerel, since last week; from the trusted stubby 'pharmacist' bottle, bought at the brewery. Session IPA in the New England style, so I guess I could have put it under that new hazy IPA category just as well, depending on which aspect you think is more important for the overall beer than the other. Egg-white, very regular, moussy, hardly lacing, medium thick head, opening in the middle but with a flat 'veil' of foam remaining; completely cloudy appearance from the start, apricot blonde with straw blonde edges. Aroma of indeed luscious tropical hop effects, mango, mandarin, yuzu and ripe lime 'citrusness', granadilla, papaja, pineapple juice, green hop powder, tropical orchids, sweetbread, pink pepper, ground dry ginger, Thai basil, minerals, glazed pear, wormwood leaves, touch of honey. Fruity onset, sweetish core of ripe mandarin, pineapple and mango but in a restrained kind of way, with a lime-like sourish edge; lively carbonation with minerally side effects but not too harsh. Supple, 'fluffy' but basically also thin and even slightly watery mouthfeel, powdery effects, cereally maltiness, white bread and slight biscuit with notable soft oatmeal effect, under a growing hoppiness reiterating the tropical effects from the nose in a somewhat more restrained way, with mostly unripe mango, lots of fresh citrus and a dash of exotic pepper shining through. Meanwhile, the hops add quite outspoken, powdery, leafy, peppery bitterness covering the back of the mouth in even a bit resinous way, lasting quite long and lending body to an otherwise essentially thin beer. Maybe 2.5% ABV - less than the 'tripel' type of Belgian table beers, for example - is just a little bit too modest even for a session IPA, maybe this would have worked better at a slightly higher alcohol strength and a bit more body, but these are petty details: there is no denying that for a 2.5% IPA, this is full of delicate, fragrant aromas, packed with exotic citrus and in that sense very 'sunny', bright and very highly quenchable. The powdery hop bitterness is perhaps a tad much - it lingers much longer than I would expect from a beer carrying the New England specification in its name; all things put together, this is therefore clearly more successful as a session IPA than as a NEIPA, which meets my expectations. Still: very cleverly done, colourful and inviting to drink, confidently hopped and clean enough without disturbing Belgian yeast effects, at least at this very young age - but then, this kind of beers are of course meant to be consumed as young as possible, so get them while you can. Within its specific premise, possibly the best Kerel beer so far? Do drink this young, though, as the hoppy fragrance declines exceptionally quickly here...

6 3 6 3 12Bottle shared at Borefts Beer Festival ‘18.   Hazy orange brown with a big off white head.  Aroma of malt, biscuit and light fruits.  Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter.  Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Bottle. Hazy amber color with beige head. Aroma is caramel, lightly estery, rather sweet. Taste is caramel, grapefruit, grains. Sticky mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Ok.

Bottle. Hazy amber color with white head. Aroma is sticky, phenolic, dusty. Taste is the same, with some piney-resinous hops in there. Overattenuated. Silky mouthfeel with foamy carbonation. Not for me.

33cl bottle. A hazy amber beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of spicy bitter hops, flowers, yeast. Taste of yeasty caramelish malt, red fruits, spices.

Starke Karbonisierung. Leicht herb, steigend fruchtig, moderat hopfig. Vollmundig, kurzer Nachhall, süffig. 10/8/9/8//8

Starke Karbonisierung. Hell hopfig-würzig, weich getreidig, zum Ende etwas herb. Süffig, langer Nachhall. Gut. 10/8/9/9//9

21sr September 2018
Borefts queue rate. Hazy amber, good cream colour head. Fluffy dry malts, an unexpected dark chocolate and coffee burst. Reasonable dried fruits. Spicy finish. Not bad.