Tidal Imperial India Pale Ale
4 Hands Brewing Co.

 

 

My first sip showcased a soft bright taste. I noted tangerine, berry and pineapple. The flavors crashed on my tongue and left a lingering hop presence with pineapple aromatics as the aftertaste. Very refreshing and enjoyable.

Pours a golden straw with a finger of head. The nose has a combination of tropical fruit, specifically pineapple, backed with the essence of grain. The flavor profile includes some fruitiness with a very mild bitterness on the finish.

I'm trying this beer off the tapper at the brewery as part of a four sample flight. It poured a clear golden with thin white head that is leave some lace. The scent had grain and fruit notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bright malt base with subtle fruit and grain blend presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a great beer.

 

Pours a hazed gold with floaties, & 2 fingers of cream-colored head. Good head retention & lacing, floaties, not wild about...

S: Passion fruit, guava, & green melon& coconut once warm; then then pineapple

T: Dryness, passion fruit, a hint of grapefruit & lemon up & a hint of coconut up front. Limes, pomelo, green melon & a little pineapple once warm. Finishes with some pineapple, tangerine & lime

MF: Medium body, low key carbonation that seems almost flat as time marches on, plus a little grittyness, body thinned as well, acidity picked up as it warmed

Solid effort but was hoping for better. If it tasted like it smelled.... Not hard to drink though

 

16oz can. Stamp on can bottom is '23 173 17'.
Cloudy, straw colored body. Two fingers of white head which quickly retreat to soapy islands and a ring. Short strings of lacing are left behind.
Aroma is pineapple, pine, orange, cantaloupe, and a bit of mint.
Taste is orange, grapefruit, pineapple, cantaloupe, and some pine mid-point on. Sweet for the most part. Pine bitterness later on and into the aftertaste, but the level is low.
Thicker than medium mouth feel. Soapy texture. Some overall mouth sting but minor relative to the ABV%. Good carbonation.
More sweet than bitter and very fruity for flavors. Seems as if one per session is enough, because of the sweetness level.

Hazy/cloudy orange/yellow color with a modest but lasting white head and some nice foamy lacing.
The aroma is grapefruit, pineapple and pine.
The taste is juicy lemon, grapefruit, with hints of pineapple and mango.
The finish is dry with lingering grapefruit zest and pine resin, moderate bitterness.
The body is medium, plenty of nice carbonation, fairly smooth, the ABV is well hidden but appreciated.
Altogether, this is an enjoyable and refreshing take on Imperial IPA, very nice.

Gold in color with a hazy complexion. There’s an inch of frothy dishwater white on top. The aroma is of pineapple, lemon, and melon. I’m tasting pineapple, melon, and lime. The mouth is fairly smooth considering the ABV.

 

From an aluminum can...Medium haze on an orangish beer with a tall white head. The aroma has a little fruit and pale malt notes. It's restrained for an imperial IPA smell. The taste is balanced, if not just a little sweet. It hides its alcohol well, and has a pleasant hop bitterness in the finish. Not outstanding, but drinkable and enjoyable.

 

16oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of bubbly foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of grapefruit, pine, orange peel and sweet caramel. Nice piney bitterness with tropical fruit and a backbone of caramel and toffee.