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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours bright mahogany into a shaker. Tan head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Dark caramel and cocoa aromas. Soft with caramel and chocolate front to back and into the medium length finish.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2018
at 23:33
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Fresh can, undated, drunk 5/7/18.
Quite hazy, lemon-tangerine-brass. White head fading steadily to ring.
Passion fruit from the hops mixes with soft melon from the yeast. Nectarine and not-twangy papaya deepen the tropical fruit aspect and generally highly aromatic hop character. No pine, resin or alcohol in the nose. Clean, fruity, juicy and not bothered by the sparse malting.
In mouth it shows juicy hops mixing with honey-sweet malts. Vanilla, tangerine, passion fruit and nectarine are all soft and spicy, as well. Malty, supple textures with good dryness and attenuation. Light, balancing bitterness arrives on the finish. Just a fantastic amount of fruit juice character with absolutely no resin, dough or heavy yeast ester. Engaging, tight carbonation. Clean.
Quite hazy, lemon-tangerine-brass. White head fading steadily to ring.
Passion fruit from the hops mixes with soft melon from the yeast. Nectarine and not-twangy papaya deepen the tropical fruit aspect and generally highly aromatic hop character. No pine, resin or alcohol in the nose. Clean, fruity, juicy and not bothered by the sparse malting.
In mouth it shows juicy hops mixing with honey-sweet malts. Vanilla, tangerine, passion fruit and nectarine are all soft and spicy, as well. Malty, supple textures with good dryness and attenuation. Light, balancing bitterness arrives on the finish. Just a fantastic amount of fruit juice character with absolutely no resin, dough or heavy yeast ester. Engaging, tight carbonation. Clean.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2018
at 20:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from can almost clear golden orange with a nice white head. Aroma is oats citrus light floral hops. Taste is nice candied citrus nice mouth feel balanced hops and a mild bitterness in the finish. Nicely crafted. --- Beer merged from original tick of Tuba-Symphony Series on 15 Jul 2018 at 19:53 - Score: 7
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2018
at 23:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can, undated, drunk 3/30/18.
Pale orange-tangerine, moderately hazy, though not messy/soupy. White head atop is large and well-retained.
Pineapple announces the Citra up front as it slowly gains nectarine juice and light pine. Don't really get a ton of distinct Galaxy. Kind of seems like Galaxy is easily dominated by other hops as the Citra seems much more prominent here. Perhaps they just didnt use a lot of Galaxy, in proportion. Anyways, the orange peel is well-done, adding marmalade and spicy rind character without heavily floral notes. Pine continues to grow, though it doesn't feel intensely resinous. Malts are sparse, cracker-heavy and don't add much in the way of sweet honey-like character that you often get from this style. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's surprisingly light, but bitter and very dry, with biscuit and cracker adding very little malt depth. There's enough soft, almost chewy character to provide texture, though. This definitely feels like a different yeast than they normally use. Not the "Tree House"-derived, fruity, bubble gum and watermelon that you get from their other IPAs. Despite its haze, this doesn't feel anything like a NE IPA. Dry, pine and grapefruit-forward and VERY bitter. It's a good bitterness, if you're in to that sort of thing, not an acidic resin, but it's still too much for me. Tight carbonation and no alcohol or flaw. Citrus and pine bitterness for days. Can respect it, though I don't love it.
Pale orange-tangerine, moderately hazy, though not messy/soupy. White head atop is large and well-retained.
Pineapple announces the Citra up front as it slowly gains nectarine juice and light pine. Don't really get a ton of distinct Galaxy. Kind of seems like Galaxy is easily dominated by other hops as the Citra seems much more prominent here. Perhaps they just didnt use a lot of Galaxy, in proportion. Anyways, the orange peel is well-done, adding marmalade and spicy rind character without heavily floral notes. Pine continues to grow, though it doesn't feel intensely resinous. Malts are sparse, cracker-heavy and don't add much in the way of sweet honey-like character that you often get from this style. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's surprisingly light, but bitter and very dry, with biscuit and cracker adding very little malt depth. There's enough soft, almost chewy character to provide texture, though. This definitely feels like a different yeast than they normally use. Not the "Tree House"-derived, fruity, bubble gum and watermelon that you get from their other IPAs. Despite its haze, this doesn't feel anything like a NE IPA. Dry, pine and grapefruit-forward and VERY bitter. It's a good bitterness, if you're in to that sort of thing, not an acidic resin, but it's still too much for me. Tight carbonation and no alcohol or flaw. Citrus and pine bitterness for days. Can respect it, though I don't love it.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2018
at 16:56
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can pour into shaker pint glass from Andover Liquors. Appearance is hazy, dark yellow with greenish tinge, large dark floaties, no sparkle, finger-width off-white fizzy head with fair retention and mild sudsy lacing. Aroma is strong citrus over tropical fruit, faint pine and salty cracker. Taste is strong citrus, late fruit. Palate is medium bodied with slick texture, average carbonation and refreshing, sweet finish with mild spice. Overall, might be better to drink it right out of the can as the look is turbid, but a clean, fruity aroma and flavor and light, refreshing palate save the day.
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2018
at 02:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from can hazy orange with some floaties. Aroma is candied orange caramel floral hops and pine. Taste follows not overly sweet or bitter in the finish. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2018
at 01:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from can amber brown. Aroma is caramel malt grains Taste is caramel floral notes and a lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2018
at 00:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours cloudy orange into a shaker. Bright white head with little retention recedes leaving spider lacing. Tangerine and mint aromas. Soft with mint and mango upfront turning to dusty resin in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2018
at 02:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can, undated, but fresh, drunk 11/9/17.
Quite turbid, pale maize-golden with a good-sized white head showing moderate retention.
Very light esters in the nose give off the tell-tale bubble gum, but it's quickly joined by nectarine, light pine, dry pineapple and sparse cracker malt. No alcohol or flaw.
Light, dry, with cracker-biscuit malts behind and a soft and at times lightly grainy texture. Some bubble gum/melon character from the yeast but it's less prevalent here than in their other hoppy offerings. Very clean with ample, refreshing bitterness and engaging carbonation. Never really picks up any juiciness, however, and gains quite a bit of resin on the finish, as it warms and breathes and builds on the palate.
Quite turbid, pale maize-golden with a good-sized white head showing moderate retention.
Very light esters in the nose give off the tell-tale bubble gum, but it's quickly joined by nectarine, light pine, dry pineapple and sparse cracker malt. No alcohol or flaw.
Light, dry, with cracker-biscuit malts behind and a soft and at times lightly grainy texture. Some bubble gum/melon character from the yeast but it's less prevalent here than in their other hoppy offerings. Very clean with ample, refreshing bitterness and engaging carbonation. Never really picks up any juiciness, however, and gains quite a bit of resin on the finish, as it warms and breathes and builds on the palate.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Mar 2018
at 18:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pine and some grapefruit. Caramel like candied apple vibe. Pretty nice Bitter root finish. Can thanks to Chalumeaux.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Feb 2018
at 02:38