Mens Room IPA
Black Raven Brewing Co.

12oz can from Brewers Haven. Golden pour, thin creamy head, light lacing. Light grainy aroma with a burst of lemon. Taste is sweet and biscuity, lemon rind, citrus, and finishes fast.

 

 

 

This beer pours a semi-clear golden color with a small white head. Aroma is sweet citrus and malt with the taste about the same, with some mild hop bitterness. Decent, easy drinking IPA.

 

can into glass
Fairly frothy and a little bit rocky, bright white head. Semi-cloudy, bright amber, with a yellow tint, for the look. A subtle pineapple, tangerine peel and mango melange, for the aroma. Good amount of mixed bitter herbs and a sharp medicinal note, with hardly any barley malt mouthfeel or flavor, to smooth things out, (would have been nice). Light bodied and ends with a somewhat sharp medicinal finish.

solid stuff, i swear ive seen this branding before from someone else, elysian i think it was, anyway, its good beer, juicy and modern, nice to rip on during a game, and cool to have it in seattle at a kraken game, a cool experience to say the least, and im sure this is great for the brewery, lots of volume and lots of exposure. the low alcohol is cool for a venue context when the packages are bigger and you tend to have more of them, price be damned! its a nice hop profile, juicy, fruit forward in a clean citrus way, just bitter enough, but very approachable, dry hoppy and tidy, distinctive and refreshing, idaho 7 and bravo, a fine mix of hops for this i reckon, some lime and lemon verbena from the idaho 7, no green onion this time, a little tea-like note, and some bitter grapefruit and tangerine from the bravo, less bitter than it often can be, but it packs the right amount in here. light peach and maybe mango as it warms, and it does ride a little grain sweetness to a longer finish, but the balance is excellent, this is pretty bold overall, and the freshness was gorgeous when i had it. some minerality to this which is flattering, good carbonation, and it warms up well, which is less and less common in ipa types these days it seems. solid offering, enough personality to be recognizable in a crowd, great hop profile, distinct for using such known varietals, and thats part of its appeal i suppose. real well done.

 

Pour is a clear light amber. Plentiful head out of the can provides a moderate level of citrus and fruit. Taste is solidly right in the IPA center. Bitterness is well-balanced with a cracker crust malt background. Finish is clean, if not real long. ABV 5.8%. All around good feel.. while nothing spectacular, this beer can hold its own in a crowded field.

As explained on the can's notes, the proceeds go to the local Fisher Houses supporting veterans and their families.

 

Poured from can nice head and lace. Smell of typical ipa and taste is grapefruit up front with a finish of pineapple. Pretty tastey ipa would definitely buy again.