Subsidiaries
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Fairly hazy deep copper and bronze coloured body with a large, five to six centimetre tall deep tan head that lasts a long time. Aroma of lactose, tons of guava, mangoes, pineapple, tart berries, cream, very deep malts with melon and papaya seemingly adding to the body, and yes, a hint of passionfruit in the nose. Medium to Full-bodied-ish; Strong citrus and fruit flavours dominate here, with a lot of lactose, cream and rich malt body coming through, along with a slight sweetness and even a tart fruit note as well, but there is a great balance of malt and hops here for sure. Aftertaste is rich from malts and from flavours with the papaya, mango and melon notes the strongest, along with a bigger bite of sweetness and some hop bitterness coming at the very end. Overall, a nicely done, lactosey IPA with tons of fruit notes - most of them tropical, but the balance is struck right and finishes nicely! Good to sample very fresh, from the West Coast, bought in Pennsylvania, but sampled here in Washington! A reminder of Hawai`i for me, a place I haven't been in more than a year now! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Gettysburg Beer Mart in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on 12-May-2021 for US$5,99, canned on 08-April-2021 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 17-July-2021.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2022
at 06:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Brewdog, Norwich. Nice head with good duration. Color is hazy golden. Aroma and taste are rich vanilla, tropical fruits, hops and malt. Nice sweet vanilla finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2022
at 17:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at BD Paddington, 20/05/22. Pale yellow orange with an off white cap. Nose is vanilla, caramel, light coffee, sweet malts. Taste comprises coffee latte, creamy malts, sugars, vanilla, iced coffee touch. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness. Fine for a milkshake style IPA.
Tried
on 21 May 2022
at 23:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Tap at the brewdog Paddington. A mostly clear golden yellow coloured pour with a small white head. Aroma is big sweet vanilla cream, peaches and cream. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, adjunct peach and cream, vanilla, white chocolate. Palate is semi sweet, creamy, moderate. Very adjunct heavy.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2022
at 11:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is vanilla, lactose, malty biscuit. Taste is vanilla, malty, light fruity, bready.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2022
at 11:44
4.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Exploded Can upon moving locations! Crazy odd pink and muddied, cloudy coloured body with no head at all, despite the can popping, the carbonation must have been lost shortly thereafter. Aroma of bread, lactobilly notes, some vanilla and cream, strawberries and a large funkiness that doesn't smell too pleasant. Medium-bodied; Funky strawberry flavours dominate up front with some bread and yeast notes with a light dash of flowers and some dryness near the end along with an odd citrus fruit and grass finish. Aftertaste shows some grass and herbal aspects with a definite breadyness and yeast flavour with some soft icing sugar and lactose funk towards the end, but the strawberries and dryness show through at the end and bring out a bit of a rustic finish, but still goes down pretty easily. Overall, a very funky, strawberry and dry, grassy beer with a lot of breadiness and yeast qualities that has a little bit of sweetness, but the flavours and complexity doesn't come together nicely to make this a consistent package - plus the can popped the top and exploded on me - after just two months after purchase! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Trader Joe's in San Francisco (North Beach), California on 08-March-2022 for US$3,75 ($15/four pack) sampled at my house here in Washington on 15-May-2022.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2022
at 08:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Firkin Tavern in Ewing, NJ. Bright orange gold color. Small creamy beige head. Floral hop nose hints at pineapple. Flavor is bittersweet citrus. Lime, orange and pink grapefruit. Sticky, dank hops on backend.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2022
at 21:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Grocery Outlet in Vacaville, CA. Pours translucent orangey gold with a large creamy white head. Aroma of raspberry, lactose and citrus. Med body. Flavor pretty much matches the aroma - barely sour/lightly sweet. Might be some passion fruit or pineapple. That tongue prickle thing. Slight acidity. Nice flavor.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2022
at 23:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Total Wine in Folsom, CA. Pours hazy/translucent gold with a monstrous foamy white head that slowly laced down. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruits. Med body. Flavor is mango, citrus and lightly cooked caramel malt. Dry for a NEIPA. Bitter for a NEIPA. Works for me.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2022
at 01:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Brewdog, at 6.8%. Pours hazy orange with a thin white head. Aromas of the inside of a custard cream biscuit. Taste has a hint of lemon. Light hop bitterness. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Apr 2022
at 14:46