Idiosynkrasie (17851) reviewed Hop Flume from Energy City Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
473ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, pale golden colour with average to huge, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Slightly restricted, citrusy and piney, hoppy aroma, hints of lemon, tangerine, resin, pale malty background with a minimally sweet-ish touch of peanut, herbal overtones with a touch of juniper berry. Taste is dry, citrusy and piney, minimally herbal hoppy, woody hints of pineapple, some juniper berry, a touch of lime; lingering, dry hoppy finish. Oily texture, creamy palate, fine but efficacious carbonation. Neither the juciest nor the most aromatic NEIPA, quite low on fruity aspects, but well crafted.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz. Aroma is chocolate, strawberry, wet stone, dark bread, bad breath. Pours black with a thin beige quickly collapsing head; settles into a ring after a few seconds. Taste is lightly sweet, lightly tart, roasty, light to moderately bitter, finishing lightly dry.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz can from Tavour, 2/12/20. Pours a dark brown color with a smaller, thin head, no lace. Pretty much what they described, vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate all coming through. Fairly sweet, as you'd expect. Well made, very sweet, not cloying. Quite good. 8/3/8/4/16
Hammered. Throw this into the b ring
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
16 oz can from Tavour, 11/7/19. Hazy light golden, small white head. Big orange aroma. Sweet vanilla too. Definite orange creamsickle thing here in taste and feel. Pretty darn tasty. Very sweet. I like it as a one off, and I think the flavors are right on point for what they were going for, but this one is too sweet and too sticky for me to want more than one. 8/4/8/3/16
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz can from Tavour, 11/5/19. Hazy reddish-pink color, kinda looks like pink grapefruit juice. Lots of red berry in the aroma. Drinks fruity (both sweet and tart), while the vanilla and milk sugar add a good bunch more sweetness to it. The carbonation here is more tingly than expected, not that creamy lactose feel you get in most of these heavy lactose beers. I guess I would describe this one as somewhere between a Sour IPA and a Milkshake IPA. Well made, but not something I'd expect I would want more than one of. 7/3/8/3/15
Champions League! Interesting beer. Lot going on. Raspberry isn't over bearing, thankfully, get some vanilla too.
superspak (10160) reviewed Hop Nawi from Energy City Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, strawberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, white bread dough, biscuit, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, strawberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, white bread dough, biscuit, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, strawberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, white bread dough, biscuit, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is a fantastic NEIPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Great soft feel and not aggressive. Fantastic Vic Secret, Galaxy profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops; with a nice sized wheat/oat/malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 oz. Aroma is raspberry, vanilla, citrus peel. Pours hazy brick red with a one finger crackling reddish-white head that falls into a ring after 30 seconds. Taste is moderately sweet, lightly bitter, with flavors of raspberry and vanilla, very much like a milkshake. Good.