Can't Tell Me Nothing
Barrier Brewing Company

A thanks to the champion of canned beer, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a 16 oz. can. Has a hazy golden color with a 1 inch head. Smell is of tropical fruits. Taste is oranges, mango, limes, mild bitterness. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall is a solid beer.

1 US pint can, from Seven Cellars. ABV is 7.8% Cloudy / opaque yellow colour, moderate white head. Intense aroma of spruce, citrus and tropical fruits. Fizzy and citric mouthfeel. The flavour has the same elements as the aroma, moderately sweet, moderate to low bitterness.

 

beautiful and creamy pour

I do not think that this beer is actually retired, but The CANQuest (tm) no longer has the wherewithal to quibble about such matters. 31 December 2020 draws nigh & with it, my last review on & for this site. C'est la guerre!

From the CAN: "Can't Tell Me Nothing Triple Dry Hopped India Pale Ale in Conjunction w/Equilibrium Brewing"; "Designed by Krittalrug".

I Crack!ed open the vent & beCAN a slow, gentle C-Line Glug into the awaiting glass, but its inherent haziness was evident from the outset. As such, I ramped things up & allowed it to run a bit more freely. I was rewarded with two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, eggshell-white head with very good retention for my efforts. Color was a turbid, murky Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7). Nose was a more-modern AIPA with a CANbination of tropical fruits, pine, some citrus fruit & a whiff of unabashed alcohol! Phew. This was clearly no playin' around! Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite creamy, but on the approach. The taste was like a tropical fruit smoothie infused with evergreen & grapefruit, blended with an unobtrusive vodka in terms of its taste, but not its heat. I was getting a definite alcohol burn in my sinuses off of this bad boy! 8=O It was certainly attention-getting. Finish was actually quite cool & dry, much less fruity than its nose & taste had led me to expect. Score CANother winner for/from Barrier! YMMV.

 

 

 

Pours a hazy golden amber with a finger and a half of rocky head that slowly dissipates to a thin ring with some lacing. Aroma of grapefruit, pineapple, and pine. Taste follows nose. Very nice.

 

Canned 08-25-20 In Con-Junction w/ Equilibrium Brewing.
It pours a tanned, doeskin beige with a 3 inch head of craggy, creamy over charged foam. The slump revealed sheets of pocked lace draping the goblet.
Aroma is sweet, floral and fruity. Candied tangerine slices, crushed lavender and fresh baked rolls with a brushed on sugar glaze. I'm not usually a fan of "juicy" hop flavor firecrackers but this has more going on than just the citrus. Good balance of malt to the "triple" hop rate.
Flavors reflect the smells - lots of malt sugars - thin - not rich caramel / crystal malt depth but enough sweetness to stand up to the flood of fruity hop flavors.
Firm bitterness lies beneath the malt and hop melody like a walking bass line in a Coltrane tune.
Body is medium and undermined a bit by the high carbonation but that fizzes out soon enough leaving a solid IPA in it's wake.
The finish is long and hoppy, sweetness having been left on the tongue before swallowing.
Not quite a 2X IPA but close in terms of flavor complexity and overall balance.