Hopback Cadillac
New Orleans Lager & Ale Brewing Company (NOLA)

 

 

L: Poured from a crowler to a snifter glass. Had a yellow- orange color and a super cloudy consistency. There was a quarter inch of creamy, somewhat long-lasting head. Above average lacing.

S: A very good aroma of hops, citrus fruit, tropical fruit, malt, and pine.

T: Tasted of a good amount of citrus fruit (orange, in particular), light malt notes (mostly in the finish), a good shot of hops (more than expected), a hint of pine, and some tropical fruit (pineapple, guava). A zesty, light, and focused flavor. It never goes overboard with any one element (i.e., the hops). Fruity, sweet, and tasty.

F: A good amount of carbonation with a sharp finish. Medium-bodied.

O: A well made, effervescent DIPA. Drinkable.

$3.49 per 16 fl oz can:

Hopped with El Dorado and Meridian. 8.3% ABV.

Guava. Yogurt. Pale malt. Crystal malt. Lilac. Floral hop flavours. Lactose sugar?

Almost refreshing.

It's a competent imperial IPA with a decent hop profile. Can't say I'd shell out $3.49 for a can again.

High C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE

 

 

 

Poured into a hotel glass. Very hazy but not turbid. Color was a bit darker than golden, but not amber. A nice medium sized white head that left great lacing. The aroma was bright tropical fruit. Mango, pineapple, tangerine, and faint pine. Same on the taste. A great fruity aspect to this one. Bitterness was there but very soft and not noticeable to me until the finish, when it lingered like an old school WCIPA. Soft on the palate. Overall a great drink. Somewhat unique in the lingering bitterness and not a cookie cutter NEIPA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a cloudy orange color with a thin foamy head. Head retention is mild, and lacing is good. Has a nice, juicy, sweet tangerine aroma with some juicy tangerine taste and mild piney bitterness. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.