KUIU Verde 2.0
Anchorage Brewing Company

 

 

Dark and murky yellow-orange body topped with a dense, sculpted, and creamy white head; sticky sheets and fingers of lacing along the glass. Dank and resinous aroma; pine resin; over-ripe citrus pith. Sweet and piney flavor; some bready, grainy malt notes at the base; mild hop bitterness.Heavy body yet rough and bubbly; sweet but with a rather dry character.

This is a fine yet rather pedestrian hazy IPA. It has dankness. It has mild citrus and bold pine qualities. It has an okay mouthfeel. Yes. Nice and rather satisfying.

 

Whew, a nice dank IPA with solid flavors. Canned date 10/3/19. Pours a slightly hazy yellow-orange color with some fluffy white head but just scant lingering lacing. Smells very ripe and dank, good mango, papaya, melon and orange notes. Malt, bread and caramel in the background, some herbal notes as well. Taste follows the nose, better balance between the bitter hops and sweeter malt backbone. Smooth, mild mouthfeel, good carbonation. An enjoyable offering.

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/3/019. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, strawberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, strawberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, strawberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.4%, or lingering hop burn after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic IPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nicely soft and not overly aggressive. Amazing Mosaic, Citra, Motueka, Strata profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops; with a nice wheat/oat/malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.

 

16 oz can from Tavour. Hazy pour with huge fluffy head. Aroma brings very gentle fruity notes, tropical and citrus. Taste is more of the fruity flavors, dry and light sweetness. Decent, but not wowed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018-10-24
16oz can served in a big snifter. Can dated 8/31/18. Gift from @mr-jj.

Pours hazy, whitish orange with a biggish head. Looks a bit like a slushy. Smell is orange and pineapple.

Taste is more orange and pineapple -- not over the top, and with a nice bitterness to balance it out.

Mouthfeel is thick but not still or sticky. Overall, I like this beer.