Equal Magnitudes
Pipeworks Brewing Co.

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on October 18, 2019. Double dry-hopped oat India Pale Ale brewed with Mosaic, Amarillo and Cryo Amarillo hops.

 

 

16oz can, date stamped 10/8/19. An incredibly tall off-white head leaves crazy amounts of thick lacing on the glass as it fades atop a hazy & opaque apricot colored ale. Green hops fill the nose with tropical fruit, citrus, and pine. Bold concentrated green hops in this one - maybe too much? Puckering hop presence, initial pseudo-bitterness builds into true bitterness on the palate with hop notes of grapefruit, orange, pine resin, mango, and passion fruit; slightly nutty oats create a bit of a malt presence. Very full and creamy body, moderate carbonation, sticky hop resins coat the palate with bitterness on the dry finish. This was good, but I think the hops and cryo hops were a little overkill on this one - it helped the aroma but took away from the drinking experience.

Aroma is fruit, floral/citrus and relatively big soapiness. The flavor is fruit/citrus, cracker malts, tropical fruit and a medium sweet/grapefruit hop finish.

Had this one on tap at the Lodi tap house. This was a nice beer. Big time orange taste and smell with some grapefruit and maybe some hints of smooth peach. Very nice hazy/cloudy look, almost like a glass of pulpy orange juice. Very smooth creamy mouthfeel. Terrific beer by Pipeworks.