7

Interesting. Falls somewhere between a typical NEIPA and a red IPA. Not overly hazy, a bit overly hoppy for a NEIPA.

6

Solid malt profile, a bit light for an altbier.

7

Not a style you see too often!

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can sent for comment, dated 11/25/20. Hazy, straw body, with a head that fizzles away quickly. Malty beer smell, no extra sweetness, but also very little hop aroma. Taste had clean, malty light American lager to it. Maybe a touch of corn sweetness. No specific hop, again, on the palette, but some small bitterness for what's intended to be a ballpark beer.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can sent by Crystal Lake for comment. I managed not to kick up a big head with my pour. Just a nice, slightly puffy parfait layer over an opaque, yellowish body. The smell is mainly passionfruit, backed by pine resin. Maybe a little bit mango creeps up after a few sips. Taste has some bitterness, subdued at first, but it builds up as I go along. Again, there’s the passionfruit and a bit of pine resin from a Cascade-derived hop. Some citrus peel comes up, too. Only through the middle of the beer did I get a hint of some strawberry.. I did not think much of the malts at first. But it tends toward the sweet side, enforcing the fruitiness of the overall package. This is a pretty strong tasting beer, one that manages to stand out among a hoarde of hoppy pale ales. Settles out with a bit of lemon. This would work nicely with a spread of sausage and hard cheeses, or as a between course beer.