2nd Beer Of The Apocalypse Series: Conquest
Backlash Beer Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A: Poured from the bomber into a Duvel tulip. Body is clear, bright golden with a half-finger white head. Some splotches of lace left on the glass, though not a lot.

S: Florally hops; perfumey, with a slight musty-ness (mustiness?). Some cereal grains and wheat.

T: Cereal grains and husky grains are there, along with a good lemony bitterness and some citrus peel. Decent wheat twang too. Curious as to what hops they use; they seem light - kind of like Nelson Sauvin, a tad bit lighter than Citra and not as flavorful. Some underlying sweetness coats the mouth into the aftertaste, however, detracting from the "IPA" part of the beer.

M: Call it light-to-medium in heft. Carbonation is prickly on the palate and a tad bit sharp.

O: OK. Not great, not bad. My first beer from these guys, and I'd give them another chance.

 

A cloudy, pale yellow gold color with a modest white cover but respectable lacing. The nose includes clove-grass hops, a somewhat timid Belgian IPA idea with some skunky wheat. Nice and a bit difference. The flavor degrades a bit to a harsh grassy-lemon hop over crisp wheat and a twisted clove. But this mild Belgian-ish yeast sort of dominates the taste of this fairly light bodied ale with a thin, spritzy feel. With an aggressive (though fine) carbonation and a harsh hop/yeast attack this is an open your eyes brew that won't mix with every situation but is a commendable entry into the world of craftIPA's.

Split this with Stopper at cellar temp poured into two snifters.
The beer pours a cloudy gold color with small fizzy bleached white head of 1 cm.
The aroma is some citrus hops and light fruit with scattered hits of grainy malt. Also a little bit of wheat or yeast character for good measure. A decent mix of scents and fairly unique and not overpowering on the nose.
First sip reveals an average body and mild carbonation.
Flavor is mild with some yeasty bread notes and then some citrus fruit and tropical notes, maybe apricot or mango hits. Again the flavor is fairly unique like the nose, it isnt huge or robust but is enjoyable to drink. I didnt get a lot of funky notes from the yeast more like dough or like a scone flavor.
A decent beer, but not something I would track down again.

No bottling date...thanks merc for sharing
The beer pours a dull, hazy looking sunset orange with almost no head. The nose presents an amalgam of tropical fruits and yeast. The taste is sweet and wheaty with a lingering bitterness that coats the palate and provides that juicy fruit bite you're expecting. It's about a medium body with a residual, citrusy bitterness. It tastes relatively fresh and does a nice job interpreting the white IPA style. I'd probably consider this beer again in the future.

 

Cloudy gold color. Good initial head that leaves a ring of spotty lace.

Nicely balanced malt and hop. Nothing in the smell is extreme. In fact, I cannot detect "Belgian" elements of yeast or sourness.

More yeasty on the tongue--reminds me of homebrews. Not necessarily Belgian, just yeasty. Plenty of wheat flavor. Relatively thin bodied with an above average carbonation. Not a lot of bitterness to make this an IPA. So, overall, I'd say this is a clear miss to the style. The flavor is okay, but not enough to make this even a superior wheat beer.