Luponic Distortion: Revolution No. 013
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

(review from June 2019) More floral with a limey finish to my tastebuds. Well balanced, smooth & lighter ipa with gentle palate heft & a slightly citrusy backend.

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Copenhagen 31/1 2020. 35,5 cl can from Meny, Østerfælled Torv, Kbh. Ø. Walker’s battling Bear and Lion on the can with a maelstrom-like distortion in the centre.

Pours slightly unclear golden yellow with a small white head. Settles as thin, patchy layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.

Aroma is intense with a candy sweetness mingling with exotic fruit and citric notes. Ice cream and Piña Colada. Peach and pineapple. Citrus and lime rummaging in the background.

Medium strong carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is quite sweet and a bit candy-like. Followed by a medium strong citric bitterness. Lingers for a bit. Semi-dry finish.

Manages to give a touch of Piña Colada without getting cloying. But it is a bit on the sweet side

12 oz can from Boise Co-op. Bright, clear golden color, frothy head. Fruity, floral, piney aroma. Taste offers some light hops bitterness, pineapple, coconut traces. Bittersweet, oily, slick.

 

 

355 ml can, as Firestone Walker Luponic Distortion IPA Series No. 13. "Revolution" is not mentioned on the can. Bought at Vinoble Frederikshavn. ABV is 5.9%. Allegedly with hints of Piña Colada, Key Lime and nectarine. Moderately hazy pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of citrus fruits, pineapple and peaches. Moderately sweet and distinctly fruity flavour, with the same elements as the aroma, also hints of sprucetips, with a moderate piney bitterness in the finish.

 

 

Look: It pours golden with a white head. Head retention is excellent.

Smell: It has a lively aroma array with lime, nectarine, and pineapple.

Taste: It has flavors of lime, nectarine with background notes of pineapple. It does have a bit of sweetness behind it overall in the flavor.

Feel: It has a medium body with moderate bitterness.

Overall, a well done tropical IPA.

Leah is really enjoying this over. It's a surprisingly smooth and creamy IPA, with the traditional, yummy hippiness. A slight vanilla undertone, pineapple, and a little apricot. Goes down nice and easy. At home during covid-19.

After pouring, clear yellow liquid filled the glass. The fluid look light with very thin layer of bubbles almost like a mass market lager. The smell of hop is very sharp which considered not very pleasant. The taste is hoppy, but not really show hint of fruity that claimed on the bottle. The aftertaste last surprisingly long comparing to the light initial hint. Not a bad IPA at all , but if you expect a full fruity flavors aside from hoppy , you should try anothers.

 

 

Light gold in color with an inch of densely packed eggshell white on top. The aroma is of pineapple and lime. I’m tasting pineapple and lime. The mouth is crisp and refreshing.

Poured from 12oz can into a tulip. Canned 7/12/19 -- perhaps a bit past its prime, but let's give it a shot anyway.

Appearance: clear, light-golden hue with just a touch of haze and a finger of frothy white foam atop. It looks pretty good.

Smell: earthy, herbal hops with what I perceive as a bit of lime character. Just a hint of citrus; not bad, but overall I'm sure this is faded from its original glory. Oh, hey, it says key lime on the can -- welp, I definitely got the lime.

Taste: hops are a bit herbal, but I'm definitely getting the piña colada character advertised on the can. I'm impressed! Even a few months out of date, this beer is still holding up.

Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a good carbonation and creaminess for the style.

Overall: I would love to have tasted this fresh, but it still holds up as a decent, earthy, lightly fruity IPA.

A thanks to the commander of the canquest, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of mild citrus. Taste is of oranges, limes, mild bitterness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall, it ain't bad, but this brewery makes much better IPA's.

 

Poured from a 12 oz bottle bought in Las Vegas.

L - Extremely light straw color with green hints; superb clarity. Pure white head is moderate on the first pour, with large, soapy bubbles, but fades quickly to almost nothing.

S - Aroma is all about the hops. In this case, they are lightly citrusy and tropical, but don't reveal any particular fruits that I can associate the aromas with. Some light, bready malt in the background. Very clean.

T - Like the aroma, the flavors are light, clean citrus and tropical fruit, with a subtle touch. Late in the palate there is a light malt sweetness with a bready note, then an off-dry finish.

F - Medium body. Low carbonation. Moderate to low hops bitterness for an IPA. Light alcohol burn. Subtle impression all around.

O - This is an IPA brewed with a light, subtle touch. It seems more like a US Pale Ale than IPA to me, due to its level of hops bitterness, but I have no big gripe with the classification of it. Clean, light and vaguely tropical are my principle descriptors for it.