Tried
on 03 Sep 2021
at 21:53
Tried
on 03 Sep 2021
at 21:36
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Draught at Tip Tap Room, 7/29/21.
Concrete-looking appearance with a drab copper color and dense, well-retained, white head.
Zesty but not punchy, or overly acidic lime mixing with light watermelon, riesling and tons of stone fruit. Wow. This is clear and crisp with so much hop character and not impeded by any annoying bubble gum or other weird yeast notes. Malts seem very supportive with gently honey-like notes and a bit of cracker/biscuit. No alcohol, hop twang or flaw noted.
Hot damn that is amazing. I have really missed this brewery! Lush, juicy, Galaxy-heavy notes of complex white wine, stone fruit and guava all easily balanced by a deep, pillowy-soft, sumptuous maltiness that adds plentiful honey to easily balance the moderate acidity. Citra and Galaxy working in perfect harmony here to create a soft, easygoing juiciness alongside the more complex tropical and white wine notes. Tight, low, engaging carbonation and no hop twang or alcohol noted. Phenomenal. Pretty near-perfect for me as far as NEIIPAs go. Just a shade more malt sweetness than I'd prefer, but that's a big nitpick.
Concrete-looking appearance with a drab copper color and dense, well-retained, white head.
Zesty but not punchy, or overly acidic lime mixing with light watermelon, riesling and tons of stone fruit. Wow. This is clear and crisp with so much hop character and not impeded by any annoying bubble gum or other weird yeast notes. Malts seem very supportive with gently honey-like notes and a bit of cracker/biscuit. No alcohol, hop twang or flaw noted.
Hot damn that is amazing. I have really missed this brewery! Lush, juicy, Galaxy-heavy notes of complex white wine, stone fruit and guava all easily balanced by a deep, pillowy-soft, sumptuous maltiness that adds plentiful honey to easily balance the moderate acidity. Citra and Galaxy working in perfect harmony here to create a soft, easygoing juiciness alongside the more complex tropical and white wine notes. Tight, low, engaging carbonation and no hop twang or alcohol noted. Phenomenal. Pretty near-perfect for me as far as NEIIPAs go. Just a shade more malt sweetness than I'd prefer, but that's a big nitpick.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jul 2021
at 17:02
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jul 2021
at 15:33
From Dec of 2020. Nope!
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2021
at 20:38
8/10
Yussss, I love the marshmallow vanillaness of this, wish the chocolate made more of an appearance but only hints of dark chocolate. Tasty and also wish it was BA!
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jul 2021
at 23:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is bourbon barrel apple brandy notes coconut vanilla chocolate and some booze. Taste is more of the nice coconut vanilla chocolate almond notes and the barrels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2021
at 17:12
9/10
The name refers to the challenge of removing the cap... this blend of 5 different barrels is almost perfect. So complex but you can taste each barrel in turn. Little bourbon burn but loads of spice from the cinnamon whiskey and coconut rum, followed by
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2021
at 23:39
Tried
on 14 Feb 2021
at 14:46
Tried
on 17 Jan 2021
at 16:17