Love & Wrestling
Mayflower Brewing Company

Alright, this is a new DDH double IPA from Mayflower featuring Citra and Amarillo hops and named after two brothers who boarded the Mayflower from England. They also had sisters named Patience and Love, so you know their parents were all for aphoristic names. What do you mean, "Wrestling isn't an aphorism"? Get out of here.

Pours a deep amber/medium orange color with a solid haziness and a dense head of eggshell-white foam measuring up to about three fingers at its highest point. Excellent legs here and some nice lace as the foam recedes to about a finger-and-a-half after five or so minutes in my glass. The intense opacity of this beer is definitely highlighted by its darker color when compared to most NEIPAs. I assume some specialty malts were used in this brew to give it that appearance, but we'll see.

The nose is herbal, leafy, and dank with a strong component of tropical fruit laid out as an undercurrent throughout the experience. Sweaty passion fruit, bright pineapple and lightly-catty guava/mango appear prominent in the main body of the beer, with some lighter notes of citrus poking out here and there. I can detect a bit of caramel malt for sure, lending credence to my prediction of specialty grains based on the darker-than-usual color of this beer. Those aspects aren't intruding, per se, but I do notice them, and the sweetness seemingly melds well with the dry-hop additions.

My first sips detail essentially what I expected... leafy and grassy hoppiness backended by semi-sweet malty notes backing up the proceedings. Noticeable tropical fruit backbone is present with multiple focused sips, but this overall seems like a bit of a malty DIPA to me. I would definitely like a little bit more crisp tropical and/or citrus fruitiness to be present. The main thrust of the beer is chewy and oat and/or wheat-forward with a graininess that lingers into the finish of each sip. Flavors of pineapple and mango meld with some overly-sweet maltiness and intense yeast-driven esters, making this a bit tougher to drink than some other bigger NEIPAs. Would definitely prefer a more lithe beer, for sure. Not bad, though.

Really impressed. Maybe I wasn't expecting greatness given Mayflower has traditionally been a brewery of classic styles, But this DIPA is great, full tropical fruit on display in the nose and in flavor. Full body but still quenching enough. Between this and 400, I've been impressed with Mayflower's NEIPA game.

A: The beer is very hazy to cloudy dark yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that has very good retention properties and also left thick lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of gooseberry are present in the nose along with notes of grapefruit and hints of pine.
T: The taste follows the smell, except that the flavors of grapefruit are a touch stronger and there are also some hints of alcohol.
M: It feels nearly medium-bodied, very juicy and a bit smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The use of oats in this beer definitely help to lighten up the body and lend some smoothness to the mouthfeel, making it easier to drink than if it was a standard Double IPA.

Serving type: can

On-tap 12/4/2021 at Jillian’s Sports Pub & Grille in Somerset, MA, served in a US tumbler glass.

A: The beer is a hazy yellowish gold color, with a short dense off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma contains strong citrus & tropical fruits, floral & dank hops and caramelized malts.

T: The taste starts out sweet with strong flavors of citrus and tropical fruits. Then a nice floral and dank hops bitterness comes in. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy and brings a very good balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet and slightly hoppy.

M: Crisp and very smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

O: Very tasty, goes down very easily, not too filling, good kick, very good representation of style. This is a very good 2NEIPA to drink for a long time.

2021-10-29
16oz can served in a Mayflower pint glass. Received as retaliation from @WunderLlama in BIF #14. Dated 09/15/21.

Pours a hazy golden with a fairly large fairly coarse head. Smell is mild grapefruit and stronger resin, maybe a hint of melon.

Taste is pretty interesting. Soft is the first word that comes to mind. I kind of get a little biscuit from it. I get some orange and/or grapefruit pith, I think. Moderate floweriness, moderate ripe mango, moderate melon rind.

Mouthfeel is rich and soft. Overall, this is a good beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fluffy off-white head on a pale gold body; good amount of lace.

Scent is disappointing - soapy and a vague fruit?

Flavor is better. Sweet tropical fruit and citrus.

Soft creamy mouth feel and a medium body

 

Can poured into a not a straight sided glass

Massive three finger fluffy white foam head , great retention. , very good lacings over a hazy orange liquid

Aroma is citrus , orange , orange ring, lemon,,

Taste is orange citrus, tangy, hint of pine on the finish

Low sudsing , hop nibble, citrus taste lingers , semi dry finish

Good beer