3-Way IPA (2023 W/ Anchorage & Cellarmaker)
Fort George Brewery + Public House

 

 

pours bright yellow with fine head light hoppy smell great hoppy taste in every sip

Third edition for this year. Canned 6/27/23, date code has "CHICO" stamped alongside, so presume that's a hop reference. Hazy pour, prominent fruit for the nose. Carbonation is a little light for our taste. The feel is smooth and complements the flavors coming out. Moderate ABV of 7% is just right.

Of the three editions so far, we like this one the best

 

Look: A bright glowing orange – almost yellow, and the pour kickstarts a lofty white head that rises and quickly settles to a lid, leaving awesome-looking lacing behind
Aroma: Navel and Cara cara orange, peach, mango, a hint of cantaloupe melon, mixed berries, some pineapple, passionfruit, and sweet bready malt
Taste: Opens up with a hit of mango and melon that mingle before being followed by juicy peach, oranges, passionfruit, and pineapple that seems to rush in individually before meshing together. As that subsides, a berry blend enters center stage that includes thimbleberries, gooseberries, and blackberries and these shine for a moment before citrus, mango, peach, and tropical fruit reemerge for the close
Mouthfeel: Full, lightly slick, soft, medium-high carbonation, and soft and somewhat smooth on the finish
Overall: This is some tasty stuff. A yearly treat I’ve had the pleasure of trying each and every year it’s been made, this being the 10th iteration, and another winner in my opinion. I’m not the biggest hazy fan but these folks often do right on theirs by me and this fits that mold and is a very fruity, juicy, and delicious beer overall. I would love to see them make a WCIPA version like they did last year alongside this but won’t sit around hoping. Definitely worth the buy and try

 

Cellarmaker, Anchorage, and Fort George team up.

Slightly hazy, with tremendous foam from the slow pour. The aroma has an underlying earthy note, balanced by a melon forward hop profile. The sip draws from the same well, with more of a fruit menagerie. Easy drinking.

 

Excited for this one considering the partners involved; pours from the crowler a soft gold color with moderate hazy and bright white head; fruity and citrusy and dry with notes of tropical fruit, citrus peel, pine needle, peach, flowers, softer than I expected, was hoping for 'explosive' and this is just 'solid', which I'm still happy with.

 

Green can from Belmont Station.

Hazy, ugly yellowish orange with a dense, off-white head with good retention and lacing. The nose is mildly green with fruit rolls, otange tang, melon, peach, some honey. Fanta-like. The palate opens mildly bitter with the dankness that I associate with Cellarmaker IPAs. Along with this is Fanta and Tang, along with peach. A mildly harsh aspirin-like astringency is present. Honey, mildly floral. Drying, fruity finish. Creamy palate with soft carbonation.

16oz can from Hops & Bottles. Bright orange/ golden pour, fine spotty head, some lacing. Citrus aroma, grapefruit, tangerine, some mango. Taste is citrusy, orange peel, tropical and a touch of stone fruit, almost dry feel. A lot more subtle than I was expecting.