Thanks For 2
Brouwerij West

16 ounce can, poured into Lexan tulip for outdoor enjoyment. No date but kept cold since I received it. Pours pale orange with some pink highlights
Little head that leaves minimal ring around the interior of glass.
The nose reminds me of Hi-C orange drink, tangerine notes as well.
Soft citrus, sweet tangerine, sweet citrus. Canned mandarin orange and its syrup. Note the theme here...
Soft and fulller Light carbonation. Highly drinkable. Don’t understand the low ratings here unless difference in batches. This is truly enjoyable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appearance is a hazy light apricot and poured with a finger plus of white head.

Aroma is stone fruit, maybe apple, and some melon.

Taste is hard to pin down. It’s slightly sweet, and hints of an awful lot of different fruits. Apples, grapes, stone fruit, melon and a plethora of others. A pretty healthy dose of wheat as well. Finishes earthy and ever so slightly bitter.

Mouthfeel is on point. Soft, smooth and full. Carb is moderate to low.

Overall an interesting ipa that has a mouthfeel better than a lot of other ipas. It’s an interesting combo of hops. I am grateful for the opportunity to try it. I would also like to try an ipa from these guys with some classic hop profiles...

 

This is BW’s Anniversary IPA, released on 03/04/18. Cracking it open today, hoping for the best!

Pours a hazy deep golden yellow, with frothy white head that laces heavily around the glass.

The aromas are herbal, zesty, and a bit sour. Notes of green apple and stone fruit emerge, and so far it feels like I’m diving into a gueuze or a similar farmhouse.

The flavors comprise of sweet malt, a distinct breadiness, and tart citrus throughout. The lemon and lime really come through, and flavors of orange peel ring through and compliment the maltiness. Overall it’s pleasant and tasty, but finishes with a little too much 1-dimensionality.

A full bodied beer, you can really tell they threw a bunch of oats and other grains into the mash to fill this one out. It’s smooth and creamy, finishing sticky. There’s a low carb that cuts through any residual tartness from the citrus. The mouthfeel is easily the best part of this beer.

 

 

Well, I guess it’s best to simply be up front: because this is one of the worst beers I have ever had before. And this is coming from a guy who once unknowingly ordered a Radler in Germany not knowing what it was. I mean, honestly, this is like the Miley Cyrus of beers. You look at it, take a sip, and it leaves you confused, repulsed, and angry all in one.

The beer starts off ok, it kind of has a Tang, orangish hue to it. And going in for a sniff, it smells pleasant enough with tropical fruits and stuff. But the taste...The taste! This thing is like The Golden Corral of beers: I mean, awful. It just has this disgusting, rotted, skunky Blue Moon taste to it…

I’m in pain.

Poured from a 16-ounce can procured at the source. No canned date. Hazy, dirty-dark yellow under a 1/2" thick white head which leaves spotty lace. Aroma is pungent, fruity green apples, melon, stone fruit, strawberries and white grape with some Jolly Rancher candy notes. Slightly sweet candied fruits with some tropical papaya. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Almost no bitterness, rather soft feel. Congrats on 2!