7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 11/14/2017. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy medium orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good 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 tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, apricot, peach, pear, pineapple, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel, light pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, apricot, peach, pear, pineapple, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel, light pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, apricot, peach, pear, pineapple, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel, light pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.3%. Overall this is a delicious IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink; with the modestly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Very nice balanced juicy/dank hop complexity; nice dark/bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. El Dorado, Centennial, Columbus, Mosaic, and Cascade. Nice mix of citrus/tropical/earthy character. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2018
at 00:58