A Door to Tomorrow
Carton Brewing Company

 

Very light in color, on the spectrum of lemon yellow to light orange. Excellent head production, retention, and lacing. A ton of sediment in the bottom of the glass, even without pouring the entire can.

Hoppy but light and juicy aroma. Notes of melon, pineapple, tangerine, cream, fresh mint, basil.

Just as lush and nuanced on the palate. Quite green and herbal; moderate to strong pungent dankness. Fruity hop notes of melon, mango, papaya, pineapple, and mandarin orange. A touch astringent, but overall very drinkable for 10% ABV.

Reviewed 9 days after canning. Poured into a pint glass. It pours a murky, dirty pastel yellow with a half finger of creamy, bright white head and lots of clinging lacing. A robust nose of lemon, pineapple, tangerine, and a hint of stone fruit and caramel. Its taste offers soft lemon and grapefruit with hints of stone fruit and peach from the Nectaron hops over a base of dry wheat and barley. There is additional oat sweetness and herbal notes which I assume come from the HBC586 hops (of which I'm unfamiliar). As it warms there is additional caramel sweetness from the Carahell malt. There is mild, clean bitterness throughout. For a TIPA the flavors are surprisingly delicate. Like most big Carton IPAs it has a plush, creamy mouth feel with pleasant carbonation, and it doesn't drink nearly 10% ABV. Be careful with this one. Overall, A Door to Tomorrow has great depth of flavor and it really opens up as it breathes and warms. It's a very good TIPA.

While the boss was climbing 30,000 feet a day in France, the elves were making this triple NE IPA to (I guess) soothe sore legs.
a) Orangeade body, sports lasting, lacing meringue head.
s) Noseful of citrus, hop head fest: HBC586, nectaron, trident - mostly new to my nose.
Peach, pineapple, mango, sulphur.
t) Follows aroma and big blasting, complex flavors including more earthy, sulphur, herbal notes.
f) Chewy, clean.
o) Blast.