Red Hazy Skies
Yakima Craft Brewing Co. / Hop Capital Brewing Co.

16oz can purchased at the Tulalip Market on the Tulalip reservation while I was getting my fireworks for the 4th of July. No BB date available, served in a pint glass.

Look- Nice hazy, medium copper color. Decent head that recedes quickly and minimal lacing.

Smell- Primarily citrus (I mostly get lemon and tangerine) with a malty bready kind of background.

Taste- Very similar to the smell. Mixed citrus followed with a faint berry, followed by a nice malty punch and some bitterness in the finish.

Feel- Medium body and moderate carbonation, bitterness from the taste lingers a bit from swig to swig.

O- Decent hazy IPA from a rather small brewery.

Sidenote- My family is from Yakima (Dad's side) and there is a road named after them in the valley, south of Yakima, which happens to run through the hop fields. Kind of feels like a bit of family history, in a weird way.

Had a pint with dinner at the Next Door Gastro Pub in Port Angeles, WA on 5-22-19 for $7.00.

Beer was served pale red with a solid pink head.

Nose is fresh raspberries with a mild hint of citrus.

Taste is raspberry forward over a modes malt base, with a bitter rind and pine finish; bitterness is 5/10.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and pretty refreshing.

Overall a fun beer to try but should be aimed at folks looking to break into IPAs.

 

Appearance is hazy reddish copper with a moderate white head that has decent retention and leaves a near solid sheet of lacing. Aroma is predominantly citrus, orange and perhaps lemon. Taste is very similar, a little caramel at first, then raspberry (probably where the color comes from), with lemony citrus taking over. Finish is slightly bitter citrus peel with a lingering raspberry aftertaste.