Flight Of The UFOnaut
Greenbush Brewing Company
- From:
- Greenbush Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.9%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 7.39%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 29, 2014
- Added:
- May 17, 2013
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by tectactoe from Michigan
3.74/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Ashley's in Westland for the Shorts vs. Greenbush Throwdown. UFOnaut pours a deep and rich copper color, so dark that it's showing some ruby hints near the edges of the translucent edges - the center remains completely opaque, however. The cap is foamy and khaki-colored, leaving behind some lacing as it tears down the glass.
A good amount of hoppiness jumps out from the aroma; lightly pungent pine needles, mild herbs and ash, and a thrashing of bitter citrus zest. Good usage of American C-hops, although there isn't necessarily anything too crazy or exciting about the aroma. It's good, but that's about it. Malt is severely understated, as with most IPAs, but I was expecting some caramel and/or toffee malt aromas given the deep color of the beer.
The taste is in harmony with the aroma and mimics it nearly perfectly. Pines and pine needles attack the palate first, and they seem slightly more pungent this time around, with lots of dirty hop oils and raw hop abrasion. Fruits are more pronounced and certain follow along the path of bitterness - grapefruit pith and tangerine peels tingle the palate with their somewhat out of kilter bitter-sweet mix.
UFOnaut is certainly a bit more bitter than expected, but it's actually quite savory, and over the course of the brew, the bitterness is definitely manageable and eventually becomes enjoyable. Much more citrus comes out in the finish, too, although I am still surprised by the lack of toasted malt flavors. Very small amount of toffee, but it's possible that I'm just imagining it because I'm expecting it to be there. Bitter, citrus-peel finish with some long-lasting pine notes. Medium bodied, crispy, almost sticky, medium carbonation.
A decent IPA, I enjoyed this one a fair bit more than Greenbush's Dunegras, and much more than Brother Benjamin, though I've never seen this one in bottles (yet). They need to get working on that, as I think it's much better than both of those options. Nothing too bold or stunning here, but a pretty solid AIPA all around. Bitter enough to satisfy hopheads but not bold enough to scare new-comers away.
May 17, 2013A good amount of hoppiness jumps out from the aroma; lightly pungent pine needles, mild herbs and ash, and a thrashing of bitter citrus zest. Good usage of American C-hops, although there isn't necessarily anything too crazy or exciting about the aroma. It's good, but that's about it. Malt is severely understated, as with most IPAs, but I was expecting some caramel and/or toffee malt aromas given the deep color of the beer.
The taste is in harmony with the aroma and mimics it nearly perfectly. Pines and pine needles attack the palate first, and they seem slightly more pungent this time around, with lots of dirty hop oils and raw hop abrasion. Fruits are more pronounced and certain follow along the path of bitterness - grapefruit pith and tangerine peels tingle the palate with their somewhat out of kilter bitter-sweet mix.
UFOnaut is certainly a bit more bitter than expected, but it's actually quite savory, and over the course of the brew, the bitterness is definitely manageable and eventually becomes enjoyable. Much more citrus comes out in the finish, too, although I am still surprised by the lack of toasted malt flavors. Very small amount of toffee, but it's possible that I'm just imagining it because I'm expecting it to be there. Bitter, citrus-peel finish with some long-lasting pine notes. Medium bodied, crispy, almost sticky, medium carbonation.
A decent IPA, I enjoyed this one a fair bit more than Greenbush's Dunegras, and much more than Brother Benjamin, though I've never seen this one in bottles (yet). They need to get working on that, as I think it's much better than both of those options. Nothing too bold or stunning here, but a pretty solid AIPA all around. Bitter enough to satisfy hopheads but not bold enough to scare new-comers away.
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