8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Super hazy golden and peach coloured body with a glow of light copper and a thick, fairly opaque raw honey tint and a nice two to three centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of ridiculously dank resinous and tropical fruity hops with quite a bit of pungent malt, a good deal of alcohol, some sweeter fruit and citrus notes and ending with some more mellow pine finishes. Full-bodied; Very rich malt flavour at first that dives right into the pine and floral aspects of the hops, then quickly turns and shows a bunch of sweet and tropical fruit notes, coupled with a big, thick malty flavour with some noticeable alcohol near the end and a touch of grain as well with quite a bit of lingering bitterness form the hops at first. Aftertaste shows a punch from the alcohol and sugars, but a good balance for the style with definitely more of the hops coming through, but a lot of sweetness as well and a proper balance of yeastie/bready malts as well. Overall, a rich and more jucy/fruity/hazy IPA showing a 'New England' side of things, on Imperial side of an Imperial IPA, but not horribly so, this feels almost more like a West Coast IPA, but it definitely has it's imperial aspects as well. Nice to try and if you like either Imperial IPAs or 'East Coast' Style IPAs, this might be one to try to find - FRESH. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can purchased from BeerTopia in Omaha, Nebraska on 05-February-2018 for US$5,49 sampled at home in Washington on 19-March-2018 two days after returning from Omaha.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2018
at 06:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pour is a almost clear blonde with just a little chill haze clouding things up. Aroma is plenty fruity and I also get some garlic and onion. Flavor is a citrus bomb with lots of fresh peeled orange and some grapefruit. The 10% alcohol does not get in the way too much but it does leave a warning in the chest as this goes down. If this was about 8% it would have gotten an even better score. Pretty nice showcase of the citra hop. Probably best fresh as possible.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2018
at 00:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can. Pours slightly hazy gold, medium off-white head, dissipates slowly, good lacing. Aroma is grass, grainy, dankness, lots of garlic & onions. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, super dank and oniony. Medium body. Not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2018
at 00:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can shared by Marcus. Pours brassy gold with a white head. Aroma of juicy fruits, clearly citrus with possibly a touch of evergreen. Deep inhale suggests herby wet straw to me. Intriguing aroma. Med + body. Flavor is like the aroma - fruity/citrus - intriguingly complex. This is one tasty ale.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2018
at 20:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 1/24/2018. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, coconut, vanilla, cream, honey, marshmallow, brown sugar, biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, vanilla, coconut, sugars, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, coconut, vanilla, cream, honey, marshmallow, brown sugar, biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, zesty, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, coconut, vanilla, cream, honey, marshmallow, brown sugar, biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, vanilla, coconut, sugars, and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Mildly increasing warmth of 9.5% after the finish. Overall this is a delicious dessert style DIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, vanilla, coconut, sugars, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV, with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very juicy and lightly dank Mosaic hops, with balanced coconut/vanilla/sugar flavors and bready malts. Not too sweet/heavy feeling. A very enjoyable and unique offering.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2018
at 22:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from can nice orange color with a white hesd. Aroma is mango fruit puree peach biscuit floral hops. Taste is pineaple mango vanilla lingering bitterness not overly sweet but has a creamsicle like finish.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2018
at 23:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of orange, creamsicle, citrus, pine and light biscuit toast malt - medium body
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2018
at 05:34
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours moderately hazy golden amber/light orange color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas if big lightly tart/tangy peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, lemon, orange, grapefruit, passion fruit, papaya, strawberry, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, honey, vanilla, cream, biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, tropical fruit, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge lightly tart/tangy peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, lemon, orange, grapefruit, passion fruit, papaya, strawberry, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, honey, vanilla, cream, biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, lemon, orange, grapefruit, passion fruit, papaya, strawberry, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, honey, vanilla, cream, biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, tropical fruit, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and fruit tang/tartness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/silky, and lightly sticky/tangy mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 9.3%. Overall this is a fantastic DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, tropical fruit, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and extremely easy to drink with the minimally bitter/drying finish. Mind blowingly juicy Citra hops and fruit; with balanced sweet malts and lactose. A dessert DIPA if there ever was one, but it's not overwhelming on sweetness at all. Very NEIPA-like. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2018
at 23:18
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can sampled at Craft Brewed. Pours a hazy, cloudy gold with a finger of creamy head that lingers. Light tropical hops, some citrus and then graham crackers, vanilla bean and tons of marshmallow cream. Palate is all marshmallow, even some of the powdered sugar texture on the outside of a marshmallow. No trace of the alcohol, smooth and it is exactly as advertised.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2018
at 03:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can sampled at Craft Brewed. Pours a hazy glowing gold with a finger of creamy foam that lingers. Lots of fruit in the nose, strawberry, melon and pineapple aromas dominate. On the palate, fruit flesh and dry skin notes come out. Not as sweet as I expected. Quite dry with the fruit skin really balancing out the sweet fruit flesh. Loads of tropical notes thoughout, some dankness as well. A low bitterness hums through on the finish. Very nice and no trace of the 9% abv.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2018
at 03:11