Stratanaut
Melvin Brewing
- From:
- Melvin Brewing
- Wyoming, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 9.95%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 27, 2020
- Added:
- Aug 04, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
For this journey into lupulin, we blasted off through the Strata sphere, loading our hazy vessel with flavors of star fruit, stone fruit and fresh dank provided by this innovative hop hybrid. Fasten your helmet and prepare for an interplanetary voyage! Take in the imagery. Feel the cold can in your hand. Listen to the gas as it cracks open. Smell the tantalizing aromas. Savor the bold flavors as they ebb and flow over your taste buds.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.51/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
16 oz can from Jeremy. Hazy pour, light foamy head. Aroma is citrus, grapefruit peel with some nice dank overtones. Lightly sweet and bitter, oily, slick.
Feb 27, 2020
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.3/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
i thought this was stunning, even had it next to the highly acclaimed three way ipa with strata that fort george does, and this one owns it. well, maybe not owns, but its exceptionally good and noticeably better, at least for my tastes. hazy but not overly so, with a real pale color, some light coming through it, a tall airy head, and soda-like carbonation for as long as i let it stay in my glass. aroma here is awesome, botanical and crazy fresh, with all the uniqueness of the strata hops coming through immediately, orange and sativa, meyer lemon and gin, lemongrass and cut flowers, really sexy, and its all there in the flavor too, over a really simple and minimalist sort of grain base, light cereals, real dry, a little bit of body but super clean, what i want to support a hop profile like this thats distinct and intense without being overdosed, very true to the hop itself, i love it. the hops are there from start to finish and different aspects stand out at different times, which is neat. this is such a cool varietal, and its easily one of the best beers i have seen to use it so far. very lively mouthfeel only adds to the freshness. melvin makes such good hoppy beer, and this is among their greatest triumph to date. not to be missed!
Sep 19, 2019
Reviewed by UWDAWG from Washington
3.93/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 16 oz can into a IPA glass.
Look- Pale straw, hazy, no visible sediment, white frothy head, above average head retention and lacing.
Smell- Citrus, earthy, scent is underwhelming.
Taste- Citrus, slightly piney, earthy, somewhat watery flavor.
Feel- Thin body, average carbonation, astringent finish.
Sep 01, 2019Look- Pale straw, hazy, no visible sediment, white frothy head, above average head retention and lacing.
Smell- Citrus, earthy, scent is underwhelming.
Taste- Citrus, slightly piney, earthy, somewhat watery flavor.
Feel- Thin body, average carbonation, astringent finish.
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
4.12/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2019-08-13
16oz can served in a pint glass. Dated 07/22/19. Gift from my brother in law.
Pours a slightly hazy light yellow with a biggish head and lots of carbonation. Smell is tropical and juicy, a little citrus. Smells like sunshine.
Taste is milder -- more orange, more citrus pith. Mild pine finish.
Mouthfeel is light, smooth. Overall, good beer.
Aug 14, 201916oz can served in a pint glass. Dated 07/22/19. Gift from my brother in law.
Pours a slightly hazy light yellow with a biggish head and lots of carbonation. Smell is tropical and juicy, a little citrus. Smells like sunshine.
Taste is milder -- more orange, more citrus pith. Mild pine finish.
Mouthfeel is light, smooth. Overall, good beer.
Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming
3.06/5 rDev -21.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.06/5 rDev -21.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Canned July 19th 2019.
It pours a lightly hazy straw yellow with a small and quickly disappearing head of foam. Lacing is lacing. Served at near cellar temperature, I thought that the look would be more impressive.
Smells dank as hell. Onions, melons,more onions, I reckon that this will taste bitter.
Taste doesn't have a lot of bitterness. Dankness in spades. Maybe the most dank beer that I have ever had. Loads of onion, melon, some grapefruit citrus that eases some of the pain of the palate wrecking dankness. No malt that I can detect.
Medium bodied with a juicy mouthfeel.
I'm glad that I only bought a single. This is not my cup of tea.
Aug 04, 2019It pours a lightly hazy straw yellow with a small and quickly disappearing head of foam. Lacing is lacing. Served at near cellar temperature, I thought that the look would be more impressive.
Smells dank as hell. Onions, melons,more onions, I reckon that this will taste bitter.
Taste doesn't have a lot of bitterness. Dankness in spades. Maybe the most dank beer that I have ever had. Loads of onion, melon, some grapefruit citrus that eases some of the pain of the palate wrecking dankness. No malt that I can detect.
Medium bodied with a juicy mouthfeel.
I'm glad that I only bought a single. This is not my cup of tea.
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