Never Say Never
Almanac Beer Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Served in a mini pilsner glass at the Union Brewhouse in Weymouth.

Appearance: A one finger head was poured that reduced to a thin layer. It is a slightly hazy pale yellow color with great clarity and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass. Super frothy lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.

Smell: Tropical, lemon, citrus, grapefruit, herbal, toasted, biscuity, and caramel malts.

Taste: Rolling and rolling awesome hop flavor. Nice malt bill, super light bitterness, slight chewy notes, and no signs of alcohol.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, light to medium bodied, light light bitterness, medium carbonation, and easy drinking for a DIPA with well hidden alcohol.

Overall: For a brewery known for their sours, this is a pretty solid DIPA. I'll definitely grab another glass.

 

Grunt fill from Albertsons. Hazy orange/golden body, thick, fluffy head. Aroma leads off with big citrus smells., Pink grapefruit and lemon. Taste is more citrus, small hops bite, not what you’d expect from an IIPA. Feel is wonderful, like it evaporates in your mouth. Light and fruity, with some big IPA notes in the background.

 

On-tap 12/18/2016 at Natty Greene’s Tavern in North Attleboro, MA, served in a tulip glass.

A: The beer is a deep cloudy gold color, with a large foamy white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma contains fruity citrus, floral hops and caramelized malts.

T: The taste starts out sweet with flavors of fruity citrus and caramel that are quickly followed by a strong floral bitterness. The malt character is hearty and brings a very good balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet and slightly hoppy.

M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

O: Very tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, good kick, very good representation of style, this is a very solid 2IPA to drink for a long time.

 

On tap at Tap and Mallet in Rochester, NY.

This one pours a mostly clear golden yellow, with a small head, and a bit of lacing.

Smells like oily hop resin, grapefruit, pineapple, and mango, some earthy grassiness, etc.

This is surprisingly really nice- I didn't know Almanac could nail a hoppy beer, as their ouevre is usually sour stuff. This is quite oily and resinous, very bitter on the finish. However, up front, it's really juicy, pineapple, grapefruit, and tangerine, with no sign of alcohol, or much malt character at all. This is super well executed DIPA.

This is medium bodied, pretty crisp, slightly oily, with a good level of carbonation.

This one comes highly recommended from me. Really nice stuff.