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North Peak Brewing Company

 

On tap.

A - Vibrant medium gold color with a nice even layer of foam and light carbonation.

S - Nice citrus aroma with some subtle biscuity malt.

T - Citrus and tropical fruit with a subtle, solid biscuity malt backbone. Ends balanced with a slight nod to the bitter side (ever so slight).

M - Solid medium body with gentle carbonation.

O - This is solid IPA that's worth a try.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had an outdated can. Not impressed, will try again and present another review.

 

 

 

 

Basic IPA look with mild haze and full, pale head that lasts long enough to look pretty. Clean and light scent, not overbearing. Solid bitterness without too much going on. Carbonation foams in the mouth a bit much for me, and the bitterness leaves it dry. This beer doesn't excite me but is perfectly drinkable.

After letting the carbonation die out I can gather a good amount of sweet floral flavour that I couldn't (or otherwise didn't) before. Almost the barest hint of an añejo tequila, even.

A brew from @superspak poured into a 16 oz Foam Brewing tulip glass. Pours a very attractive slightly hazy orange with a massive 3 finger sticky white head that leaves a wall of thin lace, with solid retention taking its sweet time to settle into a thin layer of bubbles. 4.25

Smell tangerine, apricot, mango, and grapefruit rind. 3.75

Taste follows grapefruit starts and finishes with orange, mango, and apricot all in a supporting roll. 3.75

Mouthfeel is a big medium, plenty of prickly carbonation, a tad dry, and at 7.4% extremely drinkable. 4

Overall I still appreciate an old West Coast IPA and that is what you get with this one, but a little East Coast influence also. 3.75

Golden amber body; outstanding carbonation, slowly rising and dense; incredibly thick and sculpted head. Nice aroma; resinous and a bit floral in chacter; somewhat subdued; very mild dried strawberry and blueberry. Malty with a bread crust character; dank sweetness with some very subtle fruity esters; bitterness starts developing midway into the taste then builds to a prominent and biting presence. Heavy body; smooth and velvety; creamy; some alcohol warmth and dryness.

This is a very fine American IPA, old school in looks and hop bitterness forwardness. It conceals its relatively high ABV well with its robust malt sweetness and density, while the hop profile does a fine job of cutting through the sweetness and adding some nice counterpoint with its deep, resinous, and prickly attributes. A very fine ale...