Fresh Hop Lush IPA
Fremont Brewing Company

Poured from a 16 ounce can dated 9-24-25 into a tulip glass at 52 degrees.

Look- Medium gold, moderately hazy, white frothy head, plentiful tiny visible particulate, average head retention and lacing.

Smell- Grassy, dank, pine resin, clementine, medium strength of scent.

Taste- Herbal, grassy, lemon, slight clementine, slight pine, between medium and high strength of flavor.

Feel- Between medium and full body, average carbonation, highly prickly, highly astringent, highly creamy, moderately bitter.

Overall- Medium gold with moderate haze and average head retention and lacing. The bouquet was a nice mix of dankness, grassiness, pine resin and clementine. The taste had the same components, but the herbal/grassiness as well as a new lemon character overshadowed the rest of the flavors. The mouthfeel was very nice with a robust medium-full body, high creaminess and high fresh hop prickliness. Although, high astringency was a major detractor that kept my feel rating closer to four than five. Overall this was a good beer that delivered an enjoyable experience.

Pours an effervescent gold with a thumb of fluffy ivory colored head. Pretty good head retention & great lacing

S: Melons, passion fruit & guava in vast quantity

T: Follows the nose, dryness, white grape, pine & a little pineapple up front. Pine, white grapes, cantaloupes, pomelo & dryness as this beer warms up. Finishes with a variety of melon flavors, pine, dryness, pomelo, white grape & lemon

MF Medium body, fairly firm carbonation, very good balance

Superb drinkability, this a nice blend of hop flavors

Canned on: 9-24-25
Many thx to muchloveforhops3 for this can!

A - Medium gold pour with nice clarity and very vibrant carbonation and a thin frothy head.

S - Tropical fruit and pineapple dominate the nose with a little bit of citrus. Overall aroma is on the juicy side.

T - Pineapple, sweet grapefruit, some tropical fruit, some spiciness, and ends with a piney bitterness.

M - Big medium body with lots of pricklies on the tongue and a semi-dry finish.

O - Rock solid!

Pours a copper like gold, light chill haze, sticky and persistent white head, clumpy with loads of lacing.

Aroma jumps out of the glass on this one; incredibly bright; citrus, zest, sap, light pineapple, hidden below is light grainy and sweet malt.

The taste is full of sticky and sappy fruit; orange peels, dash of hawaiian punch, pine, light malt sweetness with grain character.

Medium body, this verges on big IPA territory; it has some heft and warmth but it is also highly drinkable, very clean beer; carbonation is very pleasant on this one, vibrant yet smooth, green sticky bitterness on the back of the tongue.

Excellent example of what fresh hops can create. This is a great drinking experience that harkens back to the days when IPAs would challenge the taste buds and make you feel the beer quite awhile after you've had it. Juicy soft flavors quickly give way to a palate coating resinous nature. Fresh Citra hops seem prevalent. A long bitterness comes forth creating a strong drinkability. The resin seems oily as it develops. This is a great IPA and reminds the hazy crowd who came first and who is still in charge

16oz tallboy can purchased at Community Pint, in Spokane, WA, for $8. Canned on September 24, 2025, per the stamp on the bottom of the can.

Clear golden amber color, with a massive, pillowy, creamy looking off-white head. Tons of lace.

Bold juicy, fruity aroma.

Flavor is pleasingly fruitily hoppy up front. Becomes more spicily bitter at the midway point, and then there's a crisp, piney fadeout.

Medium bodied, with a nicely oily and resiny mouth feel.

Did this reinvent the wheel? No. It's a very pleasing IPA that I could drink all night, though.

16oz can (packaged 9/25/2025) into a tulip. Pours a crystal clear pale straw color with a 1-finger white head.

Aroma is tropical and juicy with notes of citrus and pine. Classic West Coast fare. Grapefruit, orange, and sweet bready malt.

Taste is likewise loaded with juicy fruit flavors, followed by an assertive but not overpowering bitterness. Nice balance between the alpha acids of the fresh hops and the dry sweetness of the pale malt.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied—this beer glides effortlessly across the palate and finishes crisp and clean. Drinkable.

Overall a solid FH offering. I haven’t had regular Lush so can’t say how it compares, but this is a tasty, well-made beer.

 

2025-10-01
16oz can served in a shaker pint. Packaged 09/25/05. Bought it two days ago at the Columbia taphouse.

Pours clear brassy amber, medium sized head, moderate to high carbonation. Smell is bright and fresh, hops and greenness, a little toffee and toast maltiness.

Taste is moderately dank, lovely floral sweetness and thick resinous bitterness, melon rind and other fruit skins, bubble gum and tropical juice. Clinging bitter finish makes me want to sip more and more.

Mouthfeel is medium and very smooth, just enough effervescence. Really nice beer.