Haze Cadet
Mikkeller ApS

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 1/8/2020. Pours very hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger dense dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%, or lingering hop burn after the finish. Overall this is an excellent NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Feels like Galaxy, Hallertau Blanc, Nelson Sauvin. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a nice sized wheat/oat/malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example as expected of the brewery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On tap at Tap and Mallet in Rochester, NY.

This one pours a cloudy light orange with a dull haze to it, with a small head and lots of lacing.

The smell is super reminiscent of Dialed In- there's soft and sweet white grape, some melon and mango, and a little bit of grassiness.

This works really nicely. There's a lot of tropical hop flavor and it melds very nicely with the sweet Reisling grape flavor. It adds to the hop flavor and doesn't stand out very loudly, which is good brewing practice.

This has a very soft mouthfeel, drinkable and clean, with a normal level of carbonation.

These guys continue to be one of the best 'new' breweries out there.

Hazy, orange brew with a fluffy white head. The aroma is killer with grapes and pine but there is a citrus and what I perceive as peach aroma in there too. The taste starts out fruity with grapes, peaches and citrus but falls off quickly . The finish is nice and there is a little bitterness and lingering peach skin.

 

The grape juice is definitely there, but it works better in the aroma than in the taste. The flavors just seems a little weird together.

 

 

if you like white wine you may like this. I do not. tasted like someone took a week IPA and blended it with chardonnay Couldn't drink the entire pint

 

Looks like trill, feels like trill, but flavor is very bland. not a lot of flavor at all. Drank it fresh and it was really bland/lemony. Aged = same