Rar nanticoke nectar5/18/2023 Grapefruit pith and lemon rind dryness, while the occasional blip of watery, chardonnay pokes through the bitter citruses. It’s practically the only aspect of this beer noticeable enough to assure you that your tongue hasn’t fallen off and died. Carbonation is slow, steady, and appropriately abrading. Remarkably hale and sumptuous, considering how hollowed-out the other aspects of this ale are. Orange peel, bits of malt flecked by crumbs of candied lemon but it’s such a tedious chore locating it that you may as well write it off as odorless. I had to inhale sharply enough to make myself lightheaded before detecting any aroma. Retention peters out like an asthmatic after jogging uphill. Sunny gold with a nice, cottony white froth. Where it falters is head retention and lacing, and they're really not that bad either. I doubt it will turn any heads but it's pretty nice as an everyday IPA. In the mouth it's medium bodied on the fuller side, and gently crisp. It's firmly bitter allowing the maltiness to shine upfront but eventually ending dry, earthy, and piney. Now I could be wrong but this appears to be brewed from pale ale malt, some crystal malt, and some "C" hops like Cascade, Centennial, and perhaps even a dash of Citra. it's exactly as I expected it to be except that there's a little bit of pine and earthiness to it. What is this a throwback IPA? Wow! On to the taste. The aroma is grainy, biscuity, caramelish, and floral & citrusy. Notes via stream of consciousness: A very hazy deep golden/amber colored body rests gently beneath a finger's width of off-white foam. I really loved this beer! If it was locally available it would be my go to when I needed a hop fix.12 fl. It also has a really nice and substantial bitterness to it, I think it is amplified by how dry it is. This beer finishes dry and leaves this amazing resin like feel and piney aftertaste, it just lingers and lingers and lingers. Mouthfeel is medium, nice smooth carbonation. Its like biting into and orange or a grapefruit.There is the rind type bite followed by the sweetness of the citrus, which mainly now comes out as grapefruit to me cause of the bite of the first sip. The taste really follows the nose on this one but the order changes. I could smell this one all day long and be happy. This is a very nice start, all the smells I love in an IPA. No lacing.Īroma is awesome! Super pungent sticky pine sap/resin like smell, hidden underneath are notes of citrus rind and grapefruit. Pours an attractive light copper/orange color with a nice white head, settles into a thin layer of white. Speaking of which, I’m sure Bud-drinkers would love it. Drink only if the prospect of actual flavor terrifies you. Concludes with a scant teaspoon of citra hops that are so bereft of their normal, tangy boldness, it’s like they were dehydrated to the brink of crumbling to dust before the brew master suddenly remembered to include them, ten minutes before the fermentation process was over.ĭepressingly meek.
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