Other Coast
Two Beers Brewing Co.

No expert - simply enjoyed and will buy again

Six pack of cans picked up at Haggens in Woodinville, Washington.
No dating. Poured in to a pint glass.

Look- Pretty hazy light orange juice color, modest off-white head that recedes fairly quickly to a ring of foam, a fair amount of lacing. Light carbonation streaming as it sits.

Smell- Tropical fruit (pineapple and mango), danky melon, citrus (orange/tangerine, grapefruit and lemon), peach/nectarine, bready malt, light pine and herbal notes.

Taste- Follows the nose well, fairly sweet tropical and citrus fruits, a bit of the melon and peach, light pine and pepper with a decent malt backbone.

Feel- Medium bodied, crisp with a lingering light bitter finish, pretty nicely balanced. Moderate carbonation on the tongue.

O- A decent attempt at a NE haze bomb but it's not. There are better attempts available in the Seattle area, worth trying if you see it though.

Poured from 12oz can into a dimpled mug. No packaging date on the can.

Appearance: murky yellow-gold hue with a thin layer of frothy white foam atop. It definitely fills the hazy bill, although the head is not terribly dramatic.

Smell: tropical fruit aromas up front, followed by a little bit of dank pineyness. There's also a little bit of maltiness peeking through; I quite like it.

Taste: fruity and floral hop flavors with a slightly bready malt base. The hop flavors aren't quite as pronounced as they are in the aroma, but the subtle fruitiness continues to work. It's rather good.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a good level of carbonation and creaminess. Appropriate to the hazy style, I'd say.

Overall: I like this beer quite a lot. It's got a relatively low bitterness, and there's enough variation in the hop character between aroma and flavor that it remains interesting as I drink it. Good stuff!

Sunday, May 20, 2018 8:56 PM
12 ounce ca poured to wine glass
Sight: pale, light amber, almost yellowish liquid, very hazy, medium white foam lacing
Smell: hoppy
Taste: Bitter balance with malt sweetness
Feel: lively carbonation, good follow through, bitter aftertaste
Overall: very good beer, ok to repeat

 

"The Other Coast" is described as a hazy IPA and it is that. Quite cloudy in the IPA glass with adequate white foam but I would't say it's pretty. Some interesting aromas do fill the nose, from pink guava to a whiff of honeysuckle. Some slight sweetness followed by the back of the throat herbal gunk.

Overall this is kind of murky and too bitter for the light fizzy weight. I wish they had just given it a smaller dose of those wonderful aromatic hops and skipped the raw grain and seaweed soup flavors. From the 12 oz can purchased at Elizabeth Station.

Tried on tap at Bulldog Saloon Lynnwood, WA.