Haze Whopper
Sly Fox Brewing Company

 

$ 3.00 (Including tax)/16 oz can ($0.188/oz) from Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA. Reviewed 10/23/19.
Stamped on bottom of can “CANNED: 08/21/2019 BEST BY: 11/21/2019”. In reefer at store, stored upside down and served at 42 degrees.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Yellow, hazy.
Body – Dirty yellow, murky.
Head – Small (Maximum one cm, aggressive center pour), off-white, high density, average duration, diminishing to a two mm crown with a thin partial cap.
Lacing – Good. Irregular narrow three-dimensional bands of extremely tiny bubbles, connected to the next band by thin columns to form an open reticulum
Aroma – 3 – Not much. Weak citrus.
Flavor – 3.5 – Very weak powdered citrus drink, more citrusy when belched. Weakly bitter. No alcohol (6.7% ABV) flavor or aroma, no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 3 – Thin, watery, soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.5. While not a bad beer, certainly nothing to seek out. Like most NEIPAs, it is designed to be non-offensive by being weak. Since you’re supposed to drink it out of the can, the tiny head is appropriate. While I certainly wouldn’t turn down a free one, when I’m paying it’s one and done.