6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Wakefest. Pours a cloudy copper ruby with small off white head. The aroma is raspberry, wheat, dough. Slick body, tart raspberry, wheat, cereal, crushable, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2020
at 17:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Super clear golden coloured body with a nice two to three centimetre tall, soapy off-white head that leaves a pretty ugly lace on top. Aroma of very nice tropical fruits, with mangoes, guava, melons, kiwi, kumquats and even a small touch of tart passionfruit near the end of the nose, all with some malt noticeable as well. Medium-bodied; Very fruity flavours show initially with some light bitterness, but mainly a kiwi, tangerine-y and very mangoey bite, all complete with a good layer of malts, some subdued astringency from the alcohol and bitterness, but a crisp, yet flavourful, balanced beer that is slightly sweet, but deep and robust. Aftertaste shows a good amalgamation of the aforementioned notes, with fruits, malt and sweetness all tasting relatively strong, but adding to the complexity of a fairly easy-drinking, yet full-flavoured beer. Overall, a nice blend of hops, giving the robust, fruity bite, but some bitterness and depth still exists and doesn't show too many sugars, which works out well here. Nice to sample very fresh and a good almost Imperial-ish IPA locally, if you can find it! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Manassas, Virginia on 27-November-2020 for US$4,99, which arrived into the store on 19-November-2020, sampled at my house here in Washington on 01-December-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Dec 2020
at 05:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz can, pours cloudy pale yellow with white head. Medium bodied. Citrus and hops aroma, hoppy herbal taste. Medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2020
at 21:24
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Can thanks to AJ. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is cracker malt and licorice. Slick body, toasted malt, cracker, dry finish, decent.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2020
at 09:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can from Total Wine Fairfax: pours yellow hazy with a white head. Aroma is tropical fruit, lime, papaya. Taste is juicy and fruity, without being too sweet. There is low bitterness. Solid NEIPA, even though this is not the freshest.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2020
at 02:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a pint can. Pours a hazy gold with an off white head. Aromas of peach. Flavors are sweet pineapple and moderately bitter citrus.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Nov 2020
at 00:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Clear golden and peach coloured body, about 50 per cent opaque, with a very thin, off-white head that fades relatively quickly and leaves just about nothing on top. Aroma of oranges, light mangoes, some caster sugar, grass and a bit of bitter resin from the hops. Medium-bodied; Odd very funky and vegetal malt notes that are bitter, off-flavoured and showing more brocolli and cabbage than even specialty grains or rye - these are funky and overpowering any hop flavours, bitterness and all available sugars, that seemed plentiful in the nose, but have been pressed under the funky malts. Aftertaste is rich, but all from malt and funky grainy flavours with little else, aside from alcohol, that shows at least 8 per cent alcohol. Overall, not such a great beer, despite the relatively nice nose, the rest goes downhill quickly. This is worth passing over entirely, as it doesn't offer anything worthwhile that you can't get from a better alternative in the style. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from the Department of Beer and Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 18-September-2020 for US$4,22 sampled at my house here in Washington on 07-October-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2020
at 06:08
8/10
can at home.. September 2020... amber... small off white head.. soft peppery orange floral fruit nose... juicy sweet fruit.. peppery orange peel... Light spice... oily peppery fruit
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2020
at 17:44
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
16oz can pours a watery dark brown with some grey head. Nose has molasses, malt soda, tootsie roll, turbinado sugar. Flavors same with root beer, some vanilla. Where's this coconut they promised? Finishes off dry, high carbonation. 7 3 7 2 12
Tried
from Can
on 14 Sep 2020
at 20:12
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Ever so slightly hazy pure golden and even straw coloured body with a large four to five centimetre tall just off-white head that has a bunch of very nice small bubbles and stays afloat for a while. Aroma of grass, light lemon and grapefruit zest, some cleanser and a good balance of malt backbone and noticeable alcohol peeking around the edges. Full-bodied; Very rich, super syrupy sweetness at first with pure orange juice, honey, resin, pineapple and even mango juice noticeable here, with a huge malt backbone, some grassiness and rather subdued alpha acid bitterness, but the sweetness and rich body stand out the most at the end. Aftertaste is super pungent, yet remarkably drinkable, probably because the alcohol warmth and astringency is held at bay. The alcohol is noticeable, but in a sweet, resinous and rich way, without any real bitterness at all - just deep fruit notes and some grass with a hint of flowers. Overall, a very nice beer that almost shows plainly as an American Strong, due to how sweet, smooth and high alcohol this is, but that is due to the right recipe and right hop choices! An excellent option throughout, perhaps one of my favourite beers from the brewery - at least recently, perhaps ever! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from the Department of Beer and Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 24-July-2020 for US$6,38 sampled at my house here in Washington on 10-August-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2020
at 06:12