Cultivision
Fremont Brewing Company

 

 

Can Date: 6/27/22
Palate Contaminants: salty potatoes

It has a nice medium gold color. Not what I'd call perfectly clear liquid, but it scatters light in an interesting way. Fine white head leaving lots of lacing.

The smell has a little pine, more light malt, and a lot of citrus. A lot of that is orange and tangerine, and combined with some of the other scents, red grapefruit. I'd even say one gets the leaves and flowers of the citrus tree.

Taste has a lot more of that light malt. Orange and red grapefruit are still in there, joined by honey and a little bit of cut grass. Sweetness is moderate, and the bitterness is moderate, although that gets covered up by pretty quickly

Carbonation is fine and smooth. The aftertaste has increasing bitterness, and it doesn't mesh with the citrus nearly as well as earlier. Malt is mostly gone. Alcohol is detectable.

Look: Slightly opaque orange with a sudsy, pure white head that builds to a pillow, holds, and slowly recedes, leaving great lacing behind
Aroma: Blueberries, pineapple, cantaloupe melon, mandarins, strawberries, raspberries, floral hop notes, a little mango, and some dank
Taste: Starts out with a hit of mango, melon, and citrus and quickly joined by a wave of mixed berries that interplay nicely. Tropical fruit and floral hops come to the forefront in the middle, along with some sweet malt and closes with berries and citrus
Mouthfeel: Full but light, clean, medium-high carbonation, and a clean and slightly soft finish
Overall: This is some tasty stuff. I have absolutely loved both of Fremont’s Cold IPAs so when I saw another one and this time a collab between them and one of my favorite hoppy brewers in Washington, I had to get it and it didn’t disappoint. A delicious citrus, berry, tropical fruit, and floral treat. Recommended

16oz can from Brewers Haven. Clear golden pour with a foamy white head. Hoppy aroma, citrus, floral, resinous. Taste offers some fruity sweetness up front, the hoppy notes trailing behind, not as hoppy as the aroma. Winds down with a light bitter finish.

My first Cold IPA. It was an easy drinking IPA, crisp and dry mostly. A lot like a Brut IPA or an IPL. Not sure if this is a style that will last, but I like variety and this was decent.

Appearance: Pours clear and golden colored with a firm, two fingered head; strong retention and strands of lacing

Smell: Dank and resinous with a pineapple and berry aspect

Taste: Fruit flavors forward, with pineapple and berry flavors prominent; resinous, through the middle, with a crisp finish; the aftertaste is a bit medicinal

Mouthfeel: Medium body with crisp carbonation

Overall: My first Cold IPA; I like a lot of things about this beer but I don't care for the aftertaste - I wonder if that has to do with the fermentation temperature or whether they used a lager yeast?

Pours a clear golden amber with plenty of foam in the chalice. Very light aroma. Some malty sweetness and a green flavor to start. I wonder if it's something with my taste buds, but the last three "Cold IPAs" I've had taste just the same. It's a berry taste with hints of Hawaiian Punch followed by a leathery and astringent finish. All quite well mannered, but not liking to finish any of these. Moderately bitter, but a soapy sort of aftertaste. From the 16 oz can purchased at Elizabeth Station. Dated 06/27/22.