Blue Shell
Barrier Brewing Company
- From:
- Barrier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,196 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #8,164 - Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 5.23%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 11, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 21, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Triple NEIPA brewed in conjunction with Bottle Logic Brewing. With heaping amounts of Citra, Mosaic and than a touch of Sabro.
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Reviewed by UWDAWG from Washington
4.57/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.57/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 16 ounce can into a snifter.
Look- Deep gold, very hazy, no visible particulate, opaque, white sudsy head, average head retention, above average lacing.
Smell- Clementine, strawberry, pineapple, medium strength of scent.
Taste- Clementine, pineapple, strawberry, peach, pithy, slightly boozy, high strength of flavor.
Feel- Full body, average carbonation, moderately bitter, moderately mouth warming, moderately creamy, no astringency, soft.
Overall- Look was deep gold and very hazy with an average head retention. The bouquet was pleasant, but the strength could have been higher. The flavors where an extremely high powered delicious mix of clementine, pineapple, strawberry, peach and booziness. The feel was an enjoyable full bodied, mildly mouth warming and moderately creamy mix. Overall this beer was very enjoyable with exceptional flavors and feel.
Jan 11, 2023Look- Deep gold, very hazy, no visible particulate, opaque, white sudsy head, average head retention, above average lacing.
Smell- Clementine, strawberry, pineapple, medium strength of scent.
Taste- Clementine, pineapple, strawberry, peach, pithy, slightly boozy, high strength of flavor.
Feel- Full body, average carbonation, moderately bitter, moderately mouth warming, moderately creamy, no astringency, soft.
Overall- Look was deep gold and very hazy with an average head retention. The bouquet was pleasant, but the strength could have been higher. The flavors where an extremely high powered delicious mix of clementine, pineapple, strawberry, peach and booziness. The feel was an enjoyable full bodied, mildly mouth warming and moderately creamy mix. Overall this beer was very enjoyable with exceptional flavors and feel.
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
4.24/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: The beer is very hazy to cloudy pale yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left a thin collar around the edge and lots of specks of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of coconut and cream are present in the nose along with notes of lime, the latter of which become stronger as the beer begins to warm up.
T: The taste follows the smell, except that the flavors of coconut and cream are a bit stronger. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied and very juicy on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer drinks incredibly well considering its strength and hides any traces of alcohol from the taste.
Serving type: can
Sep 22, 2022S: Moderate aromas of coconut and cream are present in the nose along with notes of lime, the latter of which become stronger as the beer begins to warm up.
T: The taste follows the smell, except that the flavors of coconut and cream are a bit stronger. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied and very juicy on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer drinks incredibly well considering its strength and hides any traces of alcohol from the taste.
Serving type: can
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
4.55/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.55/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
OMFG! I was on my ~ weekly re-up to the Friendly Greek Bottle Shop (FGBS) here in LNCPA yesterday when I saw that this was on-tap! 8=O I love Barrier & their CANlabs are the best! They seem to CANlaborate on just about everything. Well, I was not going to pass this up, so I got a Crowler fill to go.
From the Crowler: "Name/ABV/5-15-2020".
These Crowler CANs are tough on the initial Glug. I CAN Crack! open the vent without any problem, but since the vent is set back further than on a normal CAN, I get some dribbling. Once the Glug gets rolling, though, I CAN usually CANage from there. Such was the case here as it took a while to start, but as it foamed to form two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, bone-white head, I was forced to back down & off anyway. The head evinced tremendous retention. Color was a turbid, murky Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5). I did not care. I was so excited about this collab that nothing else mattered. Nose was peach, pine, dank & tropical! 8=O By tropical, I mean the gamut of mango, guava, papaya, passion fruit & pineapple. 8=O Mouthfeel was full, but not dense or viscous. It was just a big, heavy, hulking load. 8=O The taste was stunning, literally rocking me back in my seat on the first sip. Phew. I want to add grapefruit & orange/CANgerine to my list from the nose. Man, was this some powerful stuff! A quart of it all to myself might not have been optimal, but such is my high hurdle in the times in which we live. Phew! Finish was super-dry and as I exhaled after each sip, I could hear the zephyr winds blowing across the Sahara. This one was NOT for the faint of heart. Even I was feeling poleaxed by it all. YMMV.
May 16, 2020From the Crowler: "Name/ABV/5-15-2020".
These Crowler CANs are tough on the initial Glug. I CAN Crack! open the vent without any problem, but since the vent is set back further than on a normal CAN, I get some dribbling. Once the Glug gets rolling, though, I CAN usually CANage from there. Such was the case here as it took a while to start, but as it foamed to form two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, bone-white head, I was forced to back down & off anyway. The head evinced tremendous retention. Color was a turbid, murky Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5). I did not care. I was so excited about this collab that nothing else mattered. Nose was peach, pine, dank & tropical! 8=O By tropical, I mean the gamut of mango, guava, papaya, passion fruit & pineapple. 8=O Mouthfeel was full, but not dense or viscous. It was just a big, heavy, hulking load. 8=O The taste was stunning, literally rocking me back in my seat on the first sip. Phew. I want to add grapefruit & orange/CANgerine to my list from the nose. Man, was this some powerful stuff! A quart of it all to myself might not have been optimal, but such is my high hurdle in the times in which we live. Phew! Finish was super-dry and as I exhaled after each sip, I could hear the zephyr winds blowing across the Sahara. This one was NOT for the faint of heart. Even I was feeling poleaxed by it all. YMMV.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.86/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can from Tavour. Milky, hazy yellow, straw colored pour, small fizzy head. Light citrusy aroma. Citrusy taste, too, grapefruit and lemon. Zesty. Pretty light on the palate for a 10% IPA.
Apr 27, 2020
Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts
4.23/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Canned 2 weeks ago.
L -- Intensely hazy, milky orange body with two fingers of soapy white head produced with moderate pour. Decent retention and minimal lacing
S -- Orange creamsicle, pineapple, mango, garlic, peach, apricot, coconut. Not getting much sabro here, but still has a very nice tropical aroma
T -- Mostly gentle citrus (orange/clementine/tangerine) alongside a burst of fruity yeasty spiciness
F -- You can really feel the hop/yeast particulate on this one, especially if you don't decant from the can. Literally teeth coating. Medium mouthfeel, medium+ carb
O -- Other than the slight burn on the end of the sip (this should be slightly more filtered than it is) this stuff is excellent. First sort-of Bottle Logic hoppy offering I've had
85/100
Mar 05, 2020L -- Intensely hazy, milky orange body with two fingers of soapy white head produced with moderate pour. Decent retention and minimal lacing
S -- Orange creamsicle, pineapple, mango, garlic, peach, apricot, coconut. Not getting much sabro here, but still has a very nice tropical aroma
T -- Mostly gentle citrus (orange/clementine/tangerine) alongside a burst of fruity yeasty spiciness
F -- You can really feel the hop/yeast particulate on this one, especially if you don't decant from the can. Literally teeth coating. Medium mouthfeel, medium+ carb
O -- Other than the slight burn on the end of the sip (this should be slightly more filtered than it is) this stuff is excellent. First sort-of Bottle Logic hoppy offering I've had
85/100
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