Voltron Volume 7 - BKS Collaboration
4 Hands Brewing Co.

 

 

Yellow to copper colored with a very hazy complexion. There’s a fingernail of off white on top. The aroma is of citrus and lemon. I’m tasting plenty of citrus and lemon. The mouth is very approachable and welcoming.

Pours a hazed gold with one finger of pearl colored head. Sheets of lacing & above average head retetion

S: Passion fruit, guava, traces of orange

T: Follows the nose, & pineapple notes up front. Seet pineapple, some green melon, guava & a little leafy hop & tangerine as this beer warms up. Finishes with pineapple/orange juice, & a little green melon

MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, some acidity, good balance

So easy to drink, flavor-wise this one is probably the best in the series I tried & also the freshest, not a coincidence

16oz can. Poured out a slightly cloudy golden orange color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left sudsy lacing on the glass. It smelled of melon, grapefruit, orange and sweet caramel. Sweet fruity taste with toasted caramel and sharp piney bitterness.

 

Pours a dark-ish orange color with a firm opaqueness to the translucency. Head is two fingers of off-white foam. Aroma is papaya, grapefruit, and old orange zest. It has an earthy, musty malt note that cuts through - which reminds me of other 4Hand's IPAs I've had before. Aroma is fairly brief. Flavor profile is a little bit more full, bringing notes of grapefruit, papaya, orange zest, and some rich juicy guava right at the end. The last note revives memories of BKS Artisan Ale hazy IPAs. Earthy malt note is a bit more subdued here, with doughy malts taking more of the emphasis for the malts - which are an afterthought to the hops. Finish is sugary sweet, to the point it seems this may have a little candy sugar in it. Mouth feel is medium in thickness. Texture is a mild creaminess that falls just short of a luscious creamy texture. Overall, a good and fairly potent NE IPA for under $14 per 4 pk (of 16oz cans.) In that regard, it is a good value.

Served in a 15.5oz Spiegelau tulip from a 16oz can.

Purchased at the grocery store this morning. It was in a floor display, but the cans were still cold from coming off the truck, likely right from the brewery. Anyway, this is my kind of Hazy. Balanced flavor, smells great and APV in the center of the dial. 4Hands continues to produce consistently good IPAs!