Up To The Atmosphere
Barrier Brewing Company

 

Poured from a 16 oz can into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Hazed golden pour with thick fluffy white head. Great lacing.

S: Tropical juice. Grapefruit and mango.

T.F: Sweet and juicy... mango and grapefruit as above... papaya and passionfruit with a bit of honey thrown in. Melon and green tea. Very modest bitterness... creamy and sticky on the tongue.

O: A solid NEIPA. Good fruit flavor... doesn't really stand out but very pleasant.

 

 

 

 

 

32 oz growler poured into a shaker.
Purchased at Trenton Road Take Out in Levittown, PA.

Appearance
Golden blonde. Extra hazy. Short white head.

Nose
Lemon, guava, peach, passion fruit, mango, blueberry, and honey.

Taste
Guava, mango, and papaya. Passion fruit, green tea, and blueberry. Smooth honey and candy sugar maltiness.

Mouthfeel
Medium-light bodied, smooth, and juicy with only a slight bitterness.

Overall
Solid, smooth, and easy drinking.

Canned 5-20-19
L: Hazy, golden. Nice lacing, nice head 1 minute post pour.
S: Flowery, melon and citrus.
T: Taste did not match the smell. Kind of ho-hum. Not sure if being a month and a week old have changed the flavors.. just not very exciting.
F: Lightly bittered and a bit carbonated. No overbite with either. Light-medium MF. A slight bit oily late.
O: Not sure about how well the hops have hung in, but I didn't get much in the flavor department. Smell was a lot better than the taste.

Pale, hazy gold with a soapy, clingy head. Aroma has lots of ripe melon / cantaloupe, earthy pilsen malt, lemon pith, yeast reminiscent of a farmhouse ale. Different than a typical IPA aroma but i like it. Taste is more of a straightforward tropical explosion - peach, mango, starfruit, apricot. Finishes with a big burst of pineapple. There isn’t much hop bitterness to add some contrast, which it could have used, but if tropical IPAs are your thing this one checks all the boxes.