7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can, from Malt @ Mold. Pours juicy bright yellow with foamy white head, sharp orange aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter orangey taste with alcohol undertones, bit of mango flavor, somewhat thick body, long juciy finish. Good brew.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2018
at 19:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Super hazy orange and copper coloured body with a thick, three centimetre tall, billowy off-white head that stays afloat for a long time. Aroma of, yes, oranges, sugars, light citrus, vanilla and a dose of alcohol and resin throughout - quite potent in the nose. Full-bodied; Super rich flavours of oranges, grain, alcohol, yeast, bread, vanilla, sugar, lactose and a bit of pineapple and tropical fruits noticeable as well that make this quite rich, especially with the higher alcohol, the malt content and the vanilla in the mix. Aftertaste shows the resin, the oranges and curacao along with the vanilla and definitely a lot of the malt shows through towards the end. Overall, a quite strong and incredibly pungent Imperial IPA with a definite fruit-centric flavour that has a lot of oranges and vanilla, but also some slightly bitter and more typical hop notes with some resin, pine and a dose of flowers towards the end as well, make this robust and deep. Nice to sample, but perhaps not my favourite IPA given it's richness and relatively one-sided nature. I sampled this pint-sized, sixteen ounce can purchased yesterday at Hy-Vee [Papillion] in Omaha, Nebraska on 05-November-2018 for US$4,99 sampled a day later in my hotel room here in Council Bluffs, Iowa on 06-November-2018.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Nov 2018
at 23:16
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 2
Texture 8
Overall 2
Maybe I'm not cut out for this new IPA world. Maybe I'm a jaded luddite, angry my old faves like Hop Devil get shat upon by haze fiends while undrinkably sweet cans of indulgent sugar-bomb IPAs are praised as the greatest thing to happen to beer since color-changing cans. Fine. I get it. I'm out of touch with today's tastes. But holy hell is this a cloying, unpleasant brew, full of overwrought vanilla sweetness made saccharine by the hop bitterness on the back end. Game over, man. Game over.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Nov 2018
at 03:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/25/2018. Pours very hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white off head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy pineapple, orange juice, guava, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruit, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy pineapple, orange juice, guava, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lightly tart/tangy pineapple, orange juice, guava, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruit, and bready malt flavors; with a solid malt/bitter/tartness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Touch of lingering spicy alcohol. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and slightly sticky/tangy/acidic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Mildly increasing warmth of 8.6% after the finish. Overall this is an incredible fruited NEDIPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruit, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the mildly bitter/tangy/drying finish. Amazing soft feel, and Mosaic/Citra profile. Extremely juicy hops/fruit, with slight dankness; perfect wheat/oat/malt balance. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazingly spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Oct 2018
at 23:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/14/2018. Pours very hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy peach, pineapple, mango, strawberry, mandarin orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, lime, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, fruit, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy peach, pineapple, mango, strawberry, mandarin orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, lime, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, zesty, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of peach, pineapple, mango, strawberry, mandarin orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, lime, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, fruit, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and fruit tartness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy/acidic mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.7%. Overall this is an awesome fruited NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, fruit, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Nice soft feel, not aggressive. Might be Galaxy/Motueka as noted of south pacific hops. Very juicy hops/fruit with some dank/earthy notes; great wheat/oat/malt balance. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example as expected. Perfectly balanced hop/fruit complexities.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2018
at 23:21
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 8/28/2018. Pours very hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, honey, brown sugar, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, raspberries, vanilla, sugar, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, honey, brown sugar, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and berry tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, honey, brown sugar, wheat, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, raspberries, vanilla, sugar, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, lightly sticky/acidic/tangy, and slightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.6%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited milkshake DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, raspberries, vanilla, sugar, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Great soft feel, just a touch too much lingering resins and tart fruit. Extremely juicy and lightly dank/earthy Mosaic hop/fruit complexity; great balanced vanilla/sugar/malt backbone. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering bitter/tart dryness. This had more berry presence than the other berried cream pops. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on dessert style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2018
at 00:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Canned 8/17, shared by Stacey on 9/27/18.
Soupy-chunky, orange-tan-maize. White head fading quickly to a ring.
Some scallion mixing with lactose and vanilla. Less so tropical fruit. Cherry-orange seems very yeast and alcohol driven. Just heavily, heavily estery with lots of alcohol dulling things. Not terribly aromatic.
Bitter lime, pineapple and cherry with big lactose-vanilla notes. Boozy, nearly astringent yet overly sweet and creamy....Keep getting cherry-vanilla. Eh, too much booze but not quite a drain pour. There is a semblance of malt depth here and even reasonable attenuation though it remains a bit sticky sweet on account of the vanilla and lactose. Definitely decadent, and at least they're up front about that. And it kinda works with Dorchester Brewing contracting it, since all of their beers are boozy as shit to begin with...
Soupy-chunky, orange-tan-maize. White head fading quickly to a ring.
Some scallion mixing with lactose and vanilla. Less so tropical fruit. Cherry-orange seems very yeast and alcohol driven. Just heavily, heavily estery with lots of alcohol dulling things. Not terribly aromatic.
Bitter lime, pineapple and cherry with big lactose-vanilla notes. Boozy, nearly astringent yet overly sweet and creamy....Keep getting cherry-vanilla. Eh, too much booze but not quite a drain pour. There is a semblance of malt depth here and even reasonable attenuation though it remains a bit sticky sweet on account of the vanilla and lactose. Definitely decadent, and at least they're up front about that. And it kinda works with Dorchester Brewing contracting it, since all of their beers are boozy as shit to begin with...
Tried
from Can
on 12 Oct 2018
at 19:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can thanks to William. Pours a cloudy orange yellow with medium white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong pine, mango, strawberry seed. Slick body, strawberry, mango, pine, lingering bitterness, very good.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2018
at 04:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can to glass. Orange and yeast aroma. Massively hazed yellow with solid white head.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2018
at 04:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 8/22/2018. Pours very hazy/cloudy medium orange/amber, light reddish color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off 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 tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, blueberry, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, blueberries, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, blueberry, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and slight berry tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, blueberry, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, blueberries, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, lightly sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.6%. Overall this is a fantastic milkshake DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, blueberries, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Awesome soft feel, just a touch too much lingering resins. Extremely juicy and lightly dank/earthy Mosiac hop/fruit complexity; perfect lactose/vanilla/malt backbone. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering bitter dryness. Not a ton of blueberries, but well balanced with the hop profile. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on dessert style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2018
at 23:07