The Saus Baus IPA
Evil Twin Brewing

 

Taste like Tussin...

 

 

 

A nice mellow cloudy yellow color. Fruity to my smell. Mellow tasting smooth hints of citrus and floral. 7.8% India Pale Ale. For you collectors it in a 16 oz. silver can with a paper sticker.

A really weird combination (vanilla AND yuzu? really??) that surprisingly isn't terrible. However, it would have been better without the vanilla. What can I say, it sounded crazy enough that I just had to try it. Does that make it a success?

 

 

 

16oz can. Pours hazy pale orange with a thin layer of head. No lacing. The aroma is sweet and citrusy. Tangerine, creamsicle, grapefruit, lime, mango and guava. The taste is much like the aroma. Mostly tangerine and grapefruit along with the creamsicle. Lime, vanilla cream and grapefruit at the end with some light malts. Light to medium body with a slightly dry mouthfeel. Solid IPA I’ll definitely buy again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy pale golden yellow color with a 1-23 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, lemon, lime, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest/rind, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, tangerine/yuzu juice, and moderate bready malt/vanilla/lactose notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, lemon, lime, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest/rind, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness; and light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, lemon, lime, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest/rind, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cracker, biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, tangerine/yuzu juice, and moderate bready malt/vanilla/lactose flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance; and zero lingering hop/fruit astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.8%. Overall this is an awesome fruited IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, tangerine/yuzu juice, and moderate bready malt/vanilla/lactose flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, with the moderately bitter/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Very vibrant, juicy, and fairly dank balanced hop/fruit complexity; nice bready oats/lactose backbone, with minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and well made style example as expected. Seems like they used Simcoe hops, and they work perfectly with the fruit profile.