Head Full of Fresh Hops (2023): Citra, Mosaic, and Ekuanot
Fremont Brewing Company

This beer pours a nice hazy golden with a head that took up half the glass when I started pouring. It settled down later, but a lot of air. Aroma is fresh citrus with sweetness with some bready malt. This beer is smooth with the slightest bitterness. Excellent beer. BOD 9-27-23. Rated 10-23-2023

shame on me for kind of losing track of this one in the beer fridge, obviously was not designed to hang out in there for several months, but its still doing alright, and was an enjoyable drink last night, even if i know its faded and degraded some, dang. peachy pale brassy colored beer with a huge creamy inch of lasting white head, like beaten egg whites. the bottom of the can, maybe the last inch, has some almost sandy looking sediment, but its uniform is pretty until then. the nose has trace oxidation and some green character, but its also still got some of that sexy fresh hop oily dankness, lemon marmalade, lime leaf, and green tea, a slight detergent thing happening to me, more as it warms, a little ripe melon juiciness, definitely more than just citra in play, its pretty dynamic. the flavor is good too still, clean ferment and on the dry side, earthy mixed malt type grain base, fluffy and airy feeling, soft and expansive, right on for both the flavors and textures of the fresh hops. good weed, green grape, papaya, green pinecone, and mandarin orange from the can, oily and sticky, clean though, just slightly vegetal, and still bright feeling to me, rushing carbonation, tiny bubbles but tons of them, some pep to it. overall i wish i had cracked this when i first got it, not sure what i was thinking there, but its still rad, is appreciable different from previous years, and fremont remains king of the hazy types, king of the fresh hops, and one of the best breweries in the west...

 

 

 

pours yellow hazy with big head big hoppy smell one of the freshest hoopped ipa i have ever drank big hop taste

Tasty 16oz can, very fresh to this market; hazy yellow/gold pour with a sudsy white head, tropical, grapefruit pith, bready malt, smooth, zesty, lemon, floral.

16oz can from Hops & Bottles. Hazy golden pour, thick fluffy head, chunky lacing. Gorgeous. Muted citrusy aroma, bready malts. Taste is citrus and stone fruit, bready, grapefruit zest. Creamy smooth. Excellent.

16 oz. Can
PKGD: 09/26/23

Poured into a Tree House glass a pretty nice cloudy pale yellow color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, guava, mango, peach, melon, nectarine), pretty nice diesel like. The taste is very nice hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, mango, peach, melon, nectarine), pretty nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV hidden very nicely, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty beer. Orange Julius! Addictive! MilkShake! Nice to see it around here.

Poured from a 16 ounce can dated 9-27-23 into a tulip glass.

Look- Pale gold, sudsy white head, very hazy, plentiful visible particulate, above average head retention and lacing.

Smell- Melon, clementine, dank, pine resin, peach, grassy, between medium and high strength of scent.

Taste- Clementine, peach, melon, pine resin, grassy, between medium and high strength of flavor.

Feel- Between thin and medium body, average carbonation, highly prickly, moderately bitter, moderately mouth watering finish, mildly mouth warming.

Overall- This was a delicious fresh hop experience. Plenty of fresh hop character and strength in both bouquet and flavor. Awesome look, but body was a little thinner than expected.

Canned 9/26. Mildly hazy, as it’s still opaque, yellow gold hues with light fluffy head and sticky lacing. Tangy zesty scents of mango and papaya. Taste follows, a slight lemony aftertaste as well. Medium bodied, not as crisp a feel as I expect from the style, full mouth watering finish. Tasty, very fruit forward. Interesting take on the style.

16oz can purchased at Huckleberry's, in Spokane, WA, for $4.99. Canned on September 27, 2023, per the stamp on the bottom of the can.

Poured into an imperial can glass, this was a murky orange-yellow color, almost taupe. Good sized off-white head, lots of lace.

Mellow, sweet and citrusy fruit-like hop aroma. Just a teensie bit of crackery malt scent as well.

Fruit forward, but not obnoxiously so. And there's different sorts of fruitiness going on, with a tremendous amount of balance. Mango, papaya, orange, a little bit of strawberry. There's a very light bitterness on the back end, but it's very subtle. Ends fairly soft.

Medium bodied, with a lightly creamy mouth feel.

This is a delight to drink. The balance is pretty much perfect, and there's no one aspect getting dominant enough to affect the sheer drinkability, which is off the charts.