8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got in a BIF from Dragginballs76. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/27/2018. Pours very hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, red apple, mango, watermelon, blackberry, raspberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, wood, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, red apple, mango, watermelon, blackberry, raspberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, wood, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy bitterness; and peppery yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, red apple, mango, watermelon, blackberry, raspberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, wood, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an excellent NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, fruity/spicy yeast, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Unique profile from Meridian/Calista hops; with fruity/spicy Kviek yeast. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops/yeast; nice wheat/oat/malt backbone, minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Oct 2018
at 00:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft. Tangerine, lime, biscuit malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Cloudy golden yellow with moderate head. Moderately sweet tangerine, lime, malt, and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Good body. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2018
at 21:59
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Draft. Banana, orange, clove, wheat malt, and straw aroma. Hazy pale yellow with small head. Moderately sweet banana/orange, clove, wheat malt, and very mildly bitter straw flavor. Nice body and balance. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2018
at 21:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft. Orange, caramel malt, and orange peel aroma. Golden yellow with moderate head. Moderately sweet orange, caramel malt, and moderately bitter orange peel flavor. Good body. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2018
at 21:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Draft. Chocolate malt, ash, and hay aroma. Black with moderate brown head. Moderately sweet chocolate malt and moderately bitter hay flavor. Nice body. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2018
at 01:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden coloured body with a peach tint and a nice, two centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of fresh grassy and herbal hops with a bit of citrus and grapefruits. Light-bodied; Lightly grassy and earthy flavours with a bit of grain and assertive specialty grain flavour with some lighter sweetness coming from honey and citrus fruits that finishes with quite a bit of bitterness from the hops. Aftertaste is well-balanced with a slightly hoppier than expected flavour full of grass and bitter grapefruits and ends nicely with a good malt kick, some citrus and only a touch of the alcohol around. Overall, a nice and welcoming IPA with some good flavours and a moderate complexity to finish it off nicely. Good to sample if you can grab it as it borders a Light IPA and a real IPA, but executed fairly nicely, especially for the East Coast. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from GrapeVine in Fort Mill, South Carolina on 21-August-2017 for US$1,89 after watching the Eclipse, sampled at home in Washington on 13-October-2017.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Oct 2017
at 17:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Beltway Brewing Company. Poured a nice orange color with a small off-white head, plenty of lacing. Aroma was light biscuit, plenty of sweet malts, some earthy hops. Flavor was pleasant chewy hops notes. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2015
at 22:49