Stratosphere
Sixpoint Brewery

Pours a hazy light copper color. The nose has a plethora of citrus flavors with some distinct tropical sweetness to match the citrus. The flavor also brings some sweet notes but the overwhelming note is acidic alcohol. This offering tastes like someone dropped a shot of grain into the glass after the beer was tapped. The booziness overpowers everything else and made the offering rather unpleasant to finish.

There are plenty of 10%+ IPAs that balance or even hide the booze well (Hi-Res is a very good example of one). This is NOT one of them.

Look: an opaque acorn yellow color with a thick white head.
Aroma: pineapple, bubblegum, tangerine.
Taste: bright tangerine and pineapple flavors mixed with a resin, earthy note. Slightly boozy on the finish and the alcohol brought a sweetness that mixed with the pineapple on the finish.
Feel: almost full-bodied, good carbonation.
Overall: very tasty. The sweetness seems in line for a 10% IPA. A bit more boozy than I'd like but outstanding.

12 oz can, dated 7/25/19, poured into a teku

A- A hazy golden orange with a two finger white head.

S- Citrus, tropical fruits, gummy bears, touch of alcohol, limes.

T- Tropical fruits, limes, citrus, gummy bears, touch of alcohol, slightly earthy.

M- Smooth, full body.

O- A little boozy but still pretty well balanced, love the gummy bear flavors.

L - 1/2 finger foamy offwhite head atop a milky yellow body.

S - pineapple, grapefruit, honey.

T - tropical fruit smoothie. Pineapple, melon, grapefruit, orange. Smooth middle, with alcohol and a hint of cleaning solution creeping in on the finish. Low bitterness. Moderate-low sweetness. Moderate-low booziness.

F - medium-full body with appropriate carb.

O - tasty Galaxy, but the cleaning solution finish detracts.