Voodoo Ranger Cryo Ranger IPA
New Belgium Brewing Company

Pours a golden color with a small head. Aroma is malt, citrus & tropical fruit Taste is similar with a hint of hop bitterness. It has a full body and a little alcohol taste. Good smooth beer. BOD 2-6-2024

 

 

Pours a good golden color with decent white cap.

Aroma of sweet malt and herbal, piney hops.

My first taste impressions are hops with a prominent pine note. Sweet malt follows in a supporting role but hops stay on top. There is a surprising slight woodsy undertaste that's actually pleasant.

Medium full texture with balancing carbonation.

No surprises here, it is an IPA and hops are abundant, yet this one is a bit of a standout and a cut above average.

 

 

 

A solid addition to the rather diverse array of things labeled 'voodoo ranger' by new Belgium, this one was overall quite solid

Not especially outstanding in any one area of flavor, but yet the pine, fruit and malts come together pretty well. Finish is on the sweet side, but feel is real nice.

 

 

On tap.

A - Medium gold with thin lacing and light carbonation.

S - Light malt and stale fruit.

T - Very faded fruity citrus and ends on the sweeter side, fruitiness begins to build after the sip and leaves a cloying sugary residue.

M - Medium.body with light carbonation.

O - Unfortunatly this was pretty lame and guessing it was an old keg. Will revisit again in the future.

Poured from a can. Golden in color with a white head and some lacing. Smells of tropical fruit, pine and hops. Flavors of pine, tropical fruit and sweet undertones. Flavor is very good.

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a clear golden amber color with a two finger height head of white foam. The head has a good level of retention, fading over time and leaving a ton of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is heaviest of a grainy and cracker malt smell mixed with notes of melon and a hint of lemon. Along with these smells comes notes of grape and a bit of herbal and grapefruit hop and a touch of must.
Taste – The taste starts with a crisp cracker malt backbone with some grape and a little bit of melon. There is some herbal and pine hops that persist throughout, adding a nice backbone hop flavor. As the taste advances some light lemon and orange join in, and with some flavors of grain and a bit of earth, one is left with a crisp and moderately dank hopped taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is a bit thinner and more crisp with a higher level of carbonation. For the flavors and the crisp tastes the feel is nice and makes for an easy sipper.
Overall – A rather decent IPA overall, with a more dank hop profile and a clean crisp flavor profile.

 

From a 12oz can:

Appearance: Clear yellow, big head.

Smell: Citrus, melon note.

Taste: Mild sweetness, then the taste is a lot of honeydew melon. Not over-the-top melon Fanta, but solid melon. Low carbonation leads to a slick mouthfeel.

Overall: Saw some good reviews here on BA so sprang for a 6 pack. Interesting beer, quite a bit of melon flavor, which was what got me interested in the first place. Worth a try.

 

I brought a 6pck of cans of this beer from my local meijer store. It poured a clear copper with white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had subtle dank tropical fruit notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bright semi sweet malt base with crisp tropical fruit presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body and had good carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.