Solis Occasus #76
Mike Hess Brewing - Miramar
- From:
- Mike Hess Brewing - Miramar
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 07, 2017
- Added:
- Oct 11, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Solis (Sunset/West Coast) is our dynamic IPA brand—every batch is a unique San Diego-style IPA—always 7.5% ABV, hop-forward, bone-dry, light-colored and sure to satisfy craft fans and hop heads. Masterfully combining 2-row and other malts, along with new hops or unique hop combinations, Solis allows us to keep our creative juices flowing and your mouth watering. Make sure you ask your server which batch they are serving and try them all! Can drinkers—look on the bottom of your can for a package date and batch number.
Batch 76: A collaboration with Intergalactic Brewing Company with Amarillo, Idaho 7, and Motueka! Look for this batch in early September!
Batch 76: A collaboration with Intergalactic Brewing Company with Amarillo, Idaho 7, and Motueka! Look for this batch in early September!
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
3.7/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Type: 12-oz. can
Glass: Beer Nerd 12-oz. tulip
From: Trader Joe’s in La Mesa, Calif.
Price: $1.67
Purchased: Oct. 10, 2017
Consumed: Oct. 13, 2017
Reviewed as: American IPA
Misc.: Canned on Aug. 31, 2017; Collaboration with Intergalactic Brewing
Not a Mike Hess fan (the beer, not the man), but did like the last Solis version I tried, giving #64 a 3.92 in March. Looked at the back of the can of this one on a recent trip to Trader Joe’s and liked what I saw when I looked it up. The website read, “A collaboration with Intergalactic Brewing Company with Amarillo, Idaho 7, and Motueka!” Like Amarillo, still new to Motueka and don’t really like Idaho 7, but still wanted to give it a shot.
Poured a golden mostly clear color with 2-to-3 fingers of off-white frothy head. Slow-moving bubbles coming up from the bottom of the glass. Good spotty lacing. Decent retention. (Sight - 3.50)
Thought I wasn’t that familiar with Motueka, then I smelled this beer. Got Motueka, caramel candy square and toffee. Not a lot else surprisingly. From the can got some spice as well. (Smell - 3.50)
Taste followed the nose for the most part. Got Motueka, caramel candy squares, toffee, unknown spice (Amarillo is spicy to me sometimes) and bitter woody malts (almost Nugget). So malty. (Taste - 3.75)
Medium body. Oily texture. Average carbonation. Malty finish. (Feel - 4.00)
A very interesting beer to say the least. Motueka dominated with those caramel candy squares coming in (which I like). I’d probably have this again on purpose. (Overall - 3.75)
3.70 | 84 | B
Nov 07, 2017Glass: Beer Nerd 12-oz. tulip
From: Trader Joe’s in La Mesa, Calif.
Price: $1.67
Purchased: Oct. 10, 2017
Consumed: Oct. 13, 2017
Reviewed as: American IPA
Misc.: Canned on Aug. 31, 2017; Collaboration with Intergalactic Brewing
Not a Mike Hess fan (the beer, not the man), but did like the last Solis version I tried, giving #64 a 3.92 in March. Looked at the back of the can of this one on a recent trip to Trader Joe’s and liked what I saw when I looked it up. The website read, “A collaboration with Intergalactic Brewing Company with Amarillo, Idaho 7, and Motueka!” Like Amarillo, still new to Motueka and don’t really like Idaho 7, but still wanted to give it a shot.
Poured a golden mostly clear color with 2-to-3 fingers of off-white frothy head. Slow-moving bubbles coming up from the bottom of the glass. Good spotty lacing. Decent retention. (Sight - 3.50)
Thought I wasn’t that familiar with Motueka, then I smelled this beer. Got Motueka, caramel candy square and toffee. Not a lot else surprisingly. From the can got some spice as well. (Smell - 3.50)
Taste followed the nose for the most part. Got Motueka, caramel candy squares, toffee, unknown spice (Amarillo is spicy to me sometimes) and bitter woody malts (almost Nugget). So malty. (Taste - 3.75)
Medium body. Oily texture. Average carbonation. Malty finish. (Feel - 4.00)
A very interesting beer to say the least. Motueka dominated with those caramel candy squares coming in (which I like). I’d probably have this again on purpose. (Overall - 3.75)
3.70 | 84 | B
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