Spirit Breaker
Bare Hands Brewery

 

 

Hazy golden yellow pour with white head that settles into a thin circle around the rim. Aroma is a nice citrus pineapple and alcohol. Taste follows the nose and is ok, but the alcohol comes through too strongly and gives the beer an ethanol flavor that overpowers the other citrus elements. The finish is also bitter, but not in an entirely pleasant way. Overall it’s ok, but not anything I would seek out again.

 

 

 

I had this on draft at Taxman's Death and Taxes Day festival, but that was amidst quite a large quantity of other beverages, so I'm glad to try it now in cans in an environment with less sensory overload. The pour is golden-orange with a fluffy finger of head that leaves nice lacing behind. Juicy pineapple, peach, and lemongrass on the nose, really appealing. The palate has a bitter punch to it, but I'd much rather encounter that than the malty mess that most self-styled triple IPAs over 10% exhibit. This is intense and strong, but still very flavorful without anything weighing it down.

Pours very hazy murky, dark gold. Impossible o see through. 2 finger head. Aroma- orange, pineapple, berries, mango. Bread, and some green/ minty notes. Taste-all those same fruits and plenty of them, no need to relist. Pretty decent bitter bite to it. Some definite alcohol presence. Mouthfeel is a bit too tingly. Overall- good tasting beer. I find the triple versions to be too much though. The alcohol and bitterness did outshine the juice.

The pour is a hazy golden yellow with a billowy white head. Gorgeous beer. Dank hops on the nose, with tangerines most prominent, and hints of passion fruit.

The taste is fully focused on the dank hop flavors - there is no discernible malt, but there is highly discernible citrus and pineapple flavors that end in a dry finish - and no alcohol presence at all. No idea how Bare Hands pulled that off, but they did.