Head Full of Dynomite v.3: Simcoe, Cryo Simcoe, Sorachi Ace, Mosaic
Fremont Brewing Company

16oz can

Pours about a finger of white head into my tulip. Slightly soapy looking. The body is very hazy. Slightly lighter than a lot of beers in this style, a lot of yellow, a few darker tones as well though. Head retention wasn't anything special, average or maybe a little below. Good initial lacing. Looks good so far.

The nose on this is very impressive. Tropical bomb, mango, papaya, pineapple. Some sharp hop notes as well, a little dank, but more zesty and citrusy (obviously) than anything. The hops have a bite on the nose, zesty describes them well. This is seriously bursting with aroma. The fruit and the hop oils are both very pronounced, which is rare and impressive. Barring some kind of obvious adjunct addition I’m missing, this is the most impressive hazy IPA nose I've ever sniffed.

The flavor tastes more like an of-this-world beer, but it is still very good. More citrusy than anything as far as fruit goes. Tropical notes are there, but are far smaller and show up more in the aftertaste. The zesty hops however, are pretty much as present as they were on the nose. Slightly creamy taste, I'm sure there is wheat and probably oats in here. Slightly bitter, but quite smooth. Hop flavor is very nice. Solid flavor.

Mouthfeel is good. The body is somewhat light, but definitely not watery. Carbonation is about medium, maybe a touch below. Bitterness is moderate (a friend of mine complained about this, I would usually do the same, but there is certainly not zero bitterness, it's here). Slightly creamy, solid mouthfeel.

The drinkability is great. It's crazy tasty, no off flavors, and nothing getting in the way of being extremely sessionable.

The appearance turned out Decent. Lacing was ok, heavy at the top and diminished from there. Not bad overall

Overall this is a super solid beer. The nose is incredible. Not as loaded on the flavor, but it's very well done none the less, great hop profile.

Update: as this warmed (and likely also do to swirling any yeast and trub out of the can), hop bitterness increased. Almost to the point of a burn, this would point to trub. Which, while common, is not what I would call acceptable, ever. Still, this somehow worked. It still really tastes good and only added to the character of the beer.

 

 

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a very hazy caramel amber with a two finger white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of lightly caramel malt, citrus, dank and tropical hops (as expected), orange, mango, passion fruit and cantaloupe. Flavor is pale malt, citrus, tropical and piney hops, grapefruit, lemon, papaya, passion fruit; the hops are juicy at first then pack a nice hoppy burst in the finish, revealing more pine. Medium bodied with light creaminess and good mouth feel. This version was so juicy at first I thought it would lose my interest in bland juiciness after half a glass like a lot of this style. It was, however, completely redeemed by a very nice burst of hops in the finish that was simultaneously juicy and delivering a lingering piney hop finish. One of the winners of the hazy IPA deluge. I understand why this one has such a following.
(Note: I moved this review from a less informative duplicate listing. I drank this within a week of brewing, not on this late date of editing).

 

 

Pours a nice, hazy golden straw color with a fluffy white head. Dank citrus hop notes on the nose give way to a taste that features bubble gum, resiny pine, and tropical fruit notes.

This is hoppy sunshine in a glass. Cute little drink umbrella optional.

 

 

Hazy yellow with a creamy white head with good retention and excellent lacing. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit. Flavor combines a resinous pine bitterness and a slightly sweet tropical fruit quality. Medium bodied with a citrus pith finish.